| ![Show Contents]() Sidders History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Sidders familyThe surname Sidders was first found in Fife, Angus, Perth and Moray. The family held a family seat in Fife from about the 12th century, having being connected also to the Abbey of Dunfermline. The family were also vassals to the Earls of Fife. One of the first entries for the family was "Richard de Sudy [who] witnessed the homage of Duncan, Earl of Fife, to the Abbot of Dunfermline, 1316." 1 During the 17th century and the religious problems in Scotland, a branch of the family migrated south into England to Bures St. Mary, or Mount Bures which both straddle the Suffolk, Essex border. It was here that the family recorded their coat of arms. Early History of the Sidders familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sidders research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1316, 1574, 1627 and 1842 are included under the topic Early Sidders History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sidders Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sidey, Sydey, Sidy, Sydy, Sudy, Syddie, Siddie, Siddy, Syd, Side and many more. Early Notables of the Sidders familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sidders Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Sidders family to Ireland
Some of the Sidders family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Sidders migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Sidders Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Sidders, (b. 1804), aged 27, English ploughman who was convicted in Kent, England for 7 years for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd February 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2
| Sidders 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: Sidders Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Sarah Sidders, (b. 1860), aged 19, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Stad Haarlem" arriving in Lyttleton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th April 1879 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sidders (post 1700) | + |
- A Sidders, English miller at Charing Windmill, Kent in the mid 1800s
| Historic Events for the Sidders family | + |
USS Arizona - Mr. Russell Lewis Sidders, American Seaman First Class from Ohio, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4
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