Secomb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Secomb family

The surname Secomb 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 Secomb family

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Secomb Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Secomb family

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Secomb migration to Australia +

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

Secomb Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Josiah Secomb, (b. 1835), aged 15, Cornish farm labourer, from St. Mawgan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 9th February 1850 6
Mr. John Secomb, (b. 1826), aged 24, Cornish farm labourer, from St. Keverne, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 9th February 1850 6
Mr. Edward Secomb, (b. 1836), aged 20, Cornish farm servant travelling from Plymouth, Devon, UK aboard the ship "Aliquis" arriving in Adelaide, Australia on 26th August 1856 7
Edward Secomb (aged 20), a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Aliquis"

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
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_1850_59.pdf
The Ships List Passenger Lists Ship Aliquis (Retrieved 26th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/aliquis1856.shtml