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Addie History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Addie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland/England
England
Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the Addie family

The surname Addie was first found in the county of Berwickshire, Scotland, where "Ade Rede, William Ade of Inverkeithin rendered homage [to King Edward I] in 1296." 1

Early History of the Addie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Addie research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Addie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Addie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ade, Addie, Addy, Addey, Eadie, Eddie, Edie, Edey, Aidie, Aidy, Aiddye, Adie and many more.

Early Notables of the Addie family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Many Addies made important contributions in Scottish and northern English life...

Migration of the Addie family to Ireland

Some of the Addie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Addie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Addie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Solomon Addie, who landed in Georgia in 1743 2

Addie 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:

Addie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. John F. Addie, (b. 1840), aged 23, Scottish farm labourer, from Aberdeenshire travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st May 1863 3
David Addie, aged 29, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Eveline" in 1865 4
Ann Addie, aged 21, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Eveline" in 1865 4
Julia Addie, aged 6 mths., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Eveline" in 1865 4
William Addie, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Blue Jacket" in 1865
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Contemporary Notables of the name Addie (post 1700) +

Bob Addie (1911-1982), American baseball writer
William Addie, American architect
Robert Alastair Addie (1960-2003), British actor
Leona Addie Munk (1911-2003), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1960 5
Addie Hughes, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932
Addie Lucia Ballou (1838-1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author, and lecturer
Addie Mae Collins (1949-1963), American Baptist parishioner who was killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award that the U.S. Congress can award a civilian
Addie Peed Swearingen (1904-2008), American former beautician who became a philanthropist
Addie McPhail (1905-2003), American film actress
Addie G. Estes, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924 6

Historic Events for the Addie family +

Ibrox disaster

Hugh McGregor Addie (1938-1971), Scottish football supporter, from Renfrewshire who was at the Ibrox disaster on 2nd January 1971 when a human crush among the crowd killed 66 and injured 200 people he died of his injuries 7

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 4th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bradford City Football Club In memory (retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/club/in-memoriam/