Harkeane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Harkeane family

Early History of the Harkeane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harkeane research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1327, 1379 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Harkeane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harkeane Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Harkeane family name include Harkin, Harken, Harkins, Hacon, Hakon, Haken and many more.

Early Notables of the Harkeane family

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Migration of the Harkeane family to Ireland

Some of the Harkeane family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 83 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Harkeane family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Harkeane surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Ann Harkin, who arrived in St. John, New Brunswick in 1833.