| ![Show Contents]() Monteath History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland The ancient Pictish-Scottish family that first used the name Monteath lived in Monteith in the southwest of the county of Perth. Early Origins of the Monteath familyThe surname Monteath was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Monteath familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Monteath research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1322 and 1396 are included under the topic Early Monteath History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Monteath Spelling VariationsThe arts of spelling and translation were yet in their infancies when surnames began, so there are an enormous number of spelling variations of the names in early Scottish records. This is a particular problem with Scottish names because of the numerous times a name might have been loosely translated to English from Gaelic and back. Monteath has been spelled Monteath, Monteith, Menteath, Menteth, Menteith and others. Early Notables of the Monteath familyMore information is included under the topic Early Monteath Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Monteath migration to the United States | + |
This oppression forced many Scots to leave their homelands. Most of these chose North America as their destination. Although the journey left many sick and poor, these immigrants were welcomed the hardy with great opportunity. Many of these settlers stood up for their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. More recently, Scots abroad have recovered much of their collective heritage through highland games and other patriotic functions and groups. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has located various settlers bearing the name Monteath:
Monteath Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Monteath, who settled in New York in 1775
- William Monteath, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1775 1
Monteath Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ann Monteath, who settled in Baltimore in 1831
- Thomas L Stuart Monteath, who arrived in New York in 1832 1
| Monteath migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Monteath Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Thomas Monteath, who settled in Jamaica in 1795
- James Monteath, who settled in Jamaica in 1798
| Contemporary Notables of the name Monteath (post 1700) | + |
- Alec Monteath (b. 1941), Scottish announcer for Scottish Television from 1964-1969
- Bruce Monteath (b. 1955), former Australian rules football player
- Peter Monteath, Australian historian, lecturer at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
- Sir David Monteath KCB KCSI KCMG CVO OBE (1887-1961), English Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for India and Burma in 1941
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Monteath migration to the United States 
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