Norey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Norey family

The surname Norey was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), the family were a sept of the Clan MacLeod.

Norrey (Norreys and others) is derived from the Old French (le) Noreis, Noreys, meaning 'Northman,' 'Northerner.' In Latin the name was Norrensis. "Robert le Norreis witnessed a charter by Earl Gospatric to the Priory of Coldingham, a. 1166. William Norrensis witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Fife, a. 1228, Malcolm Norhais was a witness in 1237, and Gilbert Noreis, a charter witness, c. 1250. John 'le Norreys' was one of an inquisition to inquire if Walter Biset was seized in the manor of Ulvington at his death, 1251. Richard Norreys of Berwickshire rendered homage, [to King Edward I of England in] 1296. John dictus Nurys, burgess of Dundee, 1321, and John Noreys, a Scot born at Montrose, had letters of denization in England, 1480." 1

Early History of the Norey family

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Norey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Norrie, Norie, Norry, Nory and others.

Early Notables of the Norey family

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Norey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Norey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alex Norey, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 2

Norey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Norey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Norey, British Convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asiatic" on 26th May 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asiatic