| ![Show Contents]() Corfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CorfieldWhat does the name Corfield mean? The Irish name Corfield has been taken as synonym for many other names. The Gaelic form of the name Corfield was generally Mac Cathmhaoil. The name Caulfield was used by people of the Irish names Ó Gamhna, Ó Caibheanaigh and Mac Conghamhna, and Mac Carrghamhna. 1 The Anglicized form of these last four Irish surnames is Gaffney, but for some obscure reason, this has often been changed to Caulfield. Early Origins of the Corfield familyThe surname Corfield was first found in Fermanagh (Irish: Fear Manach) in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, Province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from ancient times. They were directly descended from King Colla da Crioch through the Maguires, Princes of Fermanagh. Castle Caulfield is a large ruined house in Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone. At one time, the building was three stories high with large windows and tall chimney stacks. A wooden joist from the castle eludes to the age of the building as about 1282. The Caulfeild Coat of Arms is still seen over the entrance. Nearby, Sir Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild (1565-1627) built a house on the site of an earlier O'Donnelly castle. It was burned in the Irish Rebellion of 1641, but was rebuilt in the 1660s. Today Castle Caulfield is a ruin and declared a State Care Historic Monument. Early History of the Corfield familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corfield research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1530, 1545, 1565, 1570, 1587, 1607, 1621, 1622, 1624, 1627, 1640, 1642, 1671, 1682, 1685, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1726 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Corfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Corfield Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. Since the general population did not know how to read or write, they could only specify how their names should be recorded orally. Research into the name Corfield revealed spelling variations, including Caulfeild, Caulkin, Calfkins, Cawlfield, Cawfield, MacCaul, MacCawell and many more. Early Notables of the Corfield familySir Toby or Tobias Caulfeild first Baron Charlemont (1565-1627), descended from a family which had been settled in Oxfordshire for many generations, his father being Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in that county. 2
Continuing this noble line was: William Caulfeild (1587-1640), 2nd Baron Caulfeild; Toby Caulfeild (1621-1642), 3rd Baron Caulfeild; Robert Caulfeild (1622-1642), 4th Baron Caulfeild; William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont PC (Ire) (1624-1671), an Irish politician...
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| Corfield migration to the United States | + |
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Corfield family came to North America quite early:
Corfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Corfield, who landed in Virginia in 1717 3
Corfield Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Cornelius Corfield, aged 60, who settled in America from Manchester, in 1900
- Hy James Corfield, aged 48, who settled in America from Shrewsbury, in 1904
- William R. Corfield, aged 63, who landed in America from Chepstow, England, in 1904
- Rita Corfield, aged 6, who landed in America from Sracomb, England, in 1910
- Joe Corfield, aged 4, who landed in America from Sracomb, England, in 1910
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| Corfield migration to Canada | + |
Corfield Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Simeon Corfield, aged 32, who immigrated to Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1916
| Corfield migration to Australia | + |
Corfield Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Frederick Corfield, English convict who was convicted in Shropshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Blundell" on 13th March 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
| Corfield 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: Corfield Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Robert Corfield, (b. 1847), aged 27, English settler from Essex travelling from London aboard the ship "Sussex" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 17th July 1874 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Corfield (post 1700) | + |
- Charles "Nick" Corfield, American mathematician, computer programmer, and founder of several startup companies in Silicon Valley
- Sir Conrad Laurence Corfield KCIE, CSI, MC (1893-1980), British civil servant and the private secretary to several viceroys of India, including Lord Mountbatten
- Sidney Corfield (1883-1941), English footballer who played from 1900 to 1915
- The Right Rev. Bernard Conyngham Corfield, English Bishop of Travancore and Cochin from 1938 to 1944
- Lucy "Lu" Corfield, Welsh actress, best known for playing Freya Wilson in the BBC1 daytime soap opera Doctors
- Richard Corfield (b. 1962), English scientist, science writer and broadcaster
- Richard Conyngham Corfield (1882-1913), British colonial police officer who saw service in South Africa, Nigeria, and Somalia
- Corrie Kear Ware Corfield (b. 1961), English BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer and newsreader
- Sir Frederick Vernon Corfield QC, PC (1915-2005), British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for South Gloucestershire (1955-1974)
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Deo duce ferro comitante
Motto Translation: God is my guide,and my sword is my companion.
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/blundell
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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