| ![Show Contents]() Blues History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland The ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada is thought to be the home of the ancestors of the Blues family. Their name comes from someone having lived in the county of Argyll (now in the Strathclyde region), on the isle of Arran. The name Blues may also be derived from the Gaelic word "gorm", which means Blue. The name is also commonly found on tombstones in and around Knapdale. One may presume that because of this, the origin of the name may have been derived from a marriage to a MacMillan. Furthermore, the Anglicized name Blue may have derived from a particular branch of the MacMillans called the "MacGhilleghuirm", which means "son of the blue lad." Early Origins of the Blues familyThe surname Blues was first found in Argyllshire on the isle of Arran, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and the name can frequently be found on tombstones in and around Knapdale, on the isle of Arran. Early History of the Blues familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blues research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1360 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Blues History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blues Spelling VariationsIn the Middle Ages, the translation between Gaelic and English was not a highly developed process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and so, an enormous number of spelling variations appear in records of early Scottish names. Blues has appeared as Blue, Blew, Blewe, Bleu, Gorm, Gilligorm and others. Early Notables of the Blues familyMore information is included under the topic Early Blues Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Blues migration to the United States | + |
Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Blues or a variant listed above:
Blues Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Elisabeth Blues, who arrived in North America in 1885 1
| Blues migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Blues Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Samuel Blues, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Almorah" on April 1817, settling in New South Wales, Australia 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Blues (post 1700) | + |
- Blues Saraceno (b. 1971), American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer
- 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)
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Almorah voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1817 with 180 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/almorah/1817
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Blues migration to the United States 
Blues migration to Australia 
