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![Show Contents]() Midget History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Midget is a nickname of Madge and baptismal name as in 'the son of Margaret.' 1 Early Origins of the Midget familyThe surname Midget was first found in Surrey where William Maggard was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 2 From this earliest entry we must move to Yorkshire to find the next two entries. It is here that Willelmus Machet was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 1 and later, Samuel Maggett was listed in 1647. 2 Early History of the Midget familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Midget research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1379, 1526, 1670, 1736, 1737, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Midget History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Midget Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Midget has appeared include Machet, Machett, Madgett, Madget, Machitt, Machtit, Matchet and many more. Early Notables of the Midget familyDistinguished members of the family include John Machet, Rector of Lambeth, county Surrey, in 1526.
Nicholas Madgett of Madget (fl. 1799), was an Irish adventurer, born at Kinsale, co. Kerry, and was according to a secret correspondent of Lord Castlereagh-probably Samuel Turner in 1799, at the time of Humbert's expedition to Ireland, near sixty years of age, and had lived for forty years in France. He was employed in the French foreign office in 1794 and the succeeding years in negotiating measures between the French government and Irish politicians for a French invasion of Ireland. In 1794 he gave William Jackson (1737?-1795)...
Another 364 words (26 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Midget Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Midget family to Ireland
Some of the Midget family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 103 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Midget arrived in North America very early:
Midget Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Midget, who arrived in Maryland in 1670 3
Midget Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Capt R L Midget who arrived in San Francisco in 1850
- Capt. Midget, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
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