Delahy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Delahy family
The surname Delahy was first found in
Cambridgeshire where they held a
family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
Early History of the Delahy family
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Delahy Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Delahay, Delahey, Dalehaye, Delaheye and others.
Early Notables of the Delahy family (pre 1700)
Distinguished members of the family include Jacquotte Delahaye (floruit 1656), an English pirate, or buccaneer, active in the Caribbean sea. She was also known as "Back from...
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Migration of the Delahy family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Delahy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Delahy, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Delahy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- John Delahy, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Delahy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Adam Delahy, aged 21, a house painter, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hudson" in 1879
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Citations
- ^ 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)