Cawie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of Cawie

Among the all the peoples of ancient Scotland, the first to use the name Cawie were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name for someone who lived in the parish of Hutton Corrie in the county of Dumfriesshire. 1

It should be noted that the name is now both a Scottish 1 and Northern Irish 2 surname as the name is frequently derived from the root Celtic word "corr" which means "spear," as in "strong as a spear."

Early Origins of the Cawie family

Early History of the Cawie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cawie research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1194, 1296, 1379, 1398, 1449, 1526, 1547, 1777, 1793, 1797, 1837, 1857 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Cawie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cawie Spelling Variations

The variation in the spelling of Medieval names is a result of the lack of spelling rules in the English language prior to the last few hundred years. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound, often varying the spelling of name within a single document. Cawie has appeared as Corrie, Corry, Corey, Correy, Corrye, Corie, Cory, Cawrie, Cawrey and many more.

Early Notables of the Cawie family

Archibald Corrie (1777-1857), Scottish agriculturist, a native of Perthshire, where he was born in 1777. In 1797 he obtained a situation in a nursery near Edinburgh, which he held for some years. Afterwards he became manager of the estate of Annat, Perthshire, farming also on his own account. For many years his agricultural reports contributed to the Scottish newspapers were read with interest in all parts of the kingdom. 3 Daniel Corrie (1777-1837), was Bishop of Madras and was the son of the Rev. John Corrie...
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Migration of the Cawie family to Ireland

Some of the Cawie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Cawie family

As the persecution of Clan families continued, they sailed for North America in increasing numbers. In most cases, they found the freedom and opportunity they sought. Land was often available and the American War of Independence allowed Scots an opportunity to solidify their independence from the English crown. These settlers and their ancestors went on to play essential roles in the forging of the nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: Ann Correy settled in Pennsylvania in 1771; followed by Martha in 1772; and Michael in 1868; Alexander, Jane, Margaret, Nicholas, Robert and William Corrie arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in the 18th century.