Wookey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wookey family

The surname Wookey was first found in Essex where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Following the pattern of many Saxon families the family moved north to Scotland about the year 1200, to escape the oppression of the Norman overlords.

Early History of the Wookey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wookey research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1396, 1408, 1438 and 1615 are included under the topic Early Wookey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wookey Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Wookey has appeared include Vocat, Voket, Vokey, Woket, Wokey, Wokete and others.

Early Notables of the Wookey family

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Wookey migration to Australia +

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

Wookey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Wookey, (b. 1801), aged 19, English painter who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 11th August 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1852 1
Mr. William Wookey, (b. 1820), aged 17, English labourer who was convicted in Somerset, England for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 2nd November 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1848 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Wookey (post 1700) +

Stephen Mark Wookey (b. 1954), English vicar who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Oxford University
Michael Wookey (b. 1983), English singer-songwriter and composer
Kenneth George "Ken" Wookey (1946-1992), Welsh footballer and football manager
Kenneth William "Ken" Wookey (1922-2003), Welsh professional footballer, father of Ken Wookey

Historic Events for the Wookey family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. John Wookey, British Stoker 2ne Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 3

Citations +

Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th March 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html