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![Show Contents]() Meager History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Meager familyThe surname Meager was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Meager familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Meager research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Meager History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Meager Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Meager, Megre, Meagre, Meagerman, Meagreman, Meeger, Meegre, Meigre, Maygre, Magre, Maygray, Magray and many more. Early Notables of the Meager familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Meager family of Oxfordshire
 Meager migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Meager Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. John H. Meager, (b. 1853), aged 45, Cornish miner, from Helstone, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lucania" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 28th May 1898 en route to Ishpeming, Michigan, USA 1
Meager Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Mr. Stephen Meager, (b. 1870), aged 34, Cornish miner, from Helstone, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Cedric" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 9th October 1904 en route to New York, USA 1
- Mr. John E. Meager, (b. 1860), aged 44, American returning from Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 13th November 1904 en route to the United States 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Meager Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Richard Meager U.E. who settled in Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1784 2
| Meager 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: Meager Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Meager, (b. 1874), aged 1 day, Cornish settler departing on 6th January 1874 aboard the ship "Rakaia" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 26th April 1874 3
- Mr. Alfred Meager, (b. 1871), aged 3, Cornish settler departing on 6th January 1874 aboard the ship "Rakaia" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 26th April 1874 3
- Mr. John Meager, (b. 1869), aged 5, Cornish settler departing on 6th January 1874 aboard the ship "Rakaia" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 26th April 1874 3
- Mr. John William Meager, (b. 1845), aged 29, Cornish coalminer departing on 6th January 1874 aboard the ship "Rakaia" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 26th April 1874 3
- Mrs. Kitty A. Meager, (b. 1850), aged 24, Cornish settler departing on 6th January 1874 aboard the ship "Rakaia" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 26th April 1874 3
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Meager (post 1700) | + |
- Jill Meager, English actor, artist and portrait painter who studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- Lee Meager (b. 1978), English lightweight boxer from Salford, England
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