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Letham History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Ireland United States Canada New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Letham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Letham family

The surname Letham was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Letham family

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Letham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leydon, Leidden, Leyden, Leidon, Lethen, Lethane and others.

Early Notables of the Letham family

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Migration of the Letham family to Ireland

Some of the Letham family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Letham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Letham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Letham, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 [1]

Letham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Letham, who settled in North Carolina in 1813
Miss Agnes Letham, aged 23, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863

Letham migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Letham Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Letham, who settled in Nova Scotia sometime between 1598 and 1783

Letham migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Letham Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Letham, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th September 1853 [2]
Mrs. Letham, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th September 1853 [2]
Mr. Robert Letham, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th September 1853 [2]
Mr. David Letham, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th September 1853 [2]
Mr. John Letham, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 17th October 1855 [2]
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Contemporary Notables of the name Letham (post 1700) +

Dugald Ronald "Ronnie" Letham (1949-2008), Scottish actor
David Letham (1923-2007), Scottish football player and administrator
Isabel Letham (1899-1995), Australian pioneer first-time surfer at Freshwater Beach, Sydney in 1915, tandem with Duke Kahanamoku

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html