Dalgetty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Dalgetty

What does the name Dalgetty mean?

The current generations of the Dalgetty family have inherited a surname that was first used hundreds of years ago by descendants of the ancient Scottish tribe called the Picts. The Dalgetty family lived in the parish of Dalgetty in Fife and from the lands of the same name in Aberdeenshire.

Early Origins of the Dalgetty family

The surname Dalgetty was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Dalgetty family

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Dalgetty Spelling Variations

Scribes in the Middle Ages did not have access to a set of spelling rules. They spelled according to sound, the result was a great number of spelling variations. In various documents, Dalgetty has been spelled Dalgetty, Getty, Dalgety, Dalketty, Dalgaty and many more.

Early Notables of the Dalgetty family

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Dalgetty 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:

Dalgetty Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Alexander Dalgetty, aged 36, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Arab" in 1841
Janet Dalgetty, aged 30, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Arab" in 1841
David Dalgetty, aged 15, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Arab" in 1841