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Seccombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Seccombe family

The surname Seccombe was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Seacombe.

The village of Seacombe is situated on Wallasey Pool, and overlooks Oxton hill, Birkenhead, &c.; it is remarkable for the salubrity of its air. 1 2

The place name literally means "valley by the sea' and the village dates back to at least c. 1277 when it was first listed as Scumbe. 3

The first of the family was William de Sekom who was listed as holding lands in Lancashire in 1285. 4

Other early records revealed a branch of the family in the parish of Creed in Cornwall. "Trewinnow, which was for some time a seat of the Seccombs, passed into the family of Trethewey." 5

Early History of the Seccombe family

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Seccombe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seacombe, Sekombe, Seccombe, Seacome, Seccome, Seecombe and many more.

Early Notables of the Seccombe family

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Seccombe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seccombe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Seccombe, who landed in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1660 6

Seccombe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. Elias Seccombe, (b. 1861), aged 44, American granite cutter returning from Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to Ansonia, Connecticut, USA 7

Seccombe migration to Australia +

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

Seccombe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Roger Seccombe, (b. 1819), aged 25, English farm labourer from Devonshire, England, UK travelling aboard the ship "William Mitcalfe" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 13th March 1844 8
Mrs. Susan Seccombe, (b. 1826), aged 18, Cornish farm servant travelling aboard the ship "William Mitcalfe" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 13th March 1844 8
Mr. John Seccombe, (b. 1821), aged 34, Cornish carpenter departing from Soton on 27th December 1854 aboard the ship "Northumberland" arriving in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 23rd April 1855 9
Mrs. Margaret Seccombe, (b. 1821), aged 34, Cornish settler departing from Soton on 27th December 1854 aboard the ship "Northumberland" arriving in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 23rd April 1855 9
Miss Susana Seccombe, (b. 1844), aged 11, Cornish settler departing from Soton on 27th December 1854 aboard the ship "Northumberland" arriving in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 23rd April 1855 9

Seccombe 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:

Seccombe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Seccombe, who landed in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1841 aboard the ship Amelia Thompson
Richard Seccombe, who landed in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1841 aboard the ship Amelia Thompson
WilliamHenry Seccombe, who landed in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1841 aboard the ship "Amelia Thompson"
Mr. James Seccombe, (b. 1859), aged 19, Cornish farm labourer departing on 25th July 1878 aboard the ship "City of Auckland" going to Hawkes Bay, New Zealand arriving in port on 22nd October 1878 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Seccombe (post 1700) +

James Seccombe (1893-1970), American politician, United States Representative from Ohio (1939-1941)
James Seccombe (1893-1970), American Republican politician, Mayor of Canton, Ohio, 1932-33, 1936-39; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1939-41; Defeated, 1940 11
Thomas Seccombe (1866-1923), English writer who from 1891 to 1901 was the assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
Wade Anthony Seccombe (b. 1971), Australian first-class cricketer representing Queensland
Dame Joan Anna Dalziel Seccombe DBE (b. 1930), Baroness Seccombe, a British Conservative Party politician

Historic Events for the Seccombe family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Percy W. Seccombe, American 1st Class Passenger from Petersborough, New Hampshire, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 12
Miss Elizabeth Ann Seccombe, English 1st Class Passenger residing in Petersborough, New Hampshire, USA returning to England to enlist, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 13

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to other ports, 1872 - 84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/