Elges History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Elges

What does the name Elges mean?

The ancestors of the Elges family were part of an ancient Scottish tribe called the Picts. They lived in Perth (in the region of Tayside), where the family has a rich history dating back many years.

Early Origins of the Elges family

The surname Elges was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central 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 Elges family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Elges research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1412 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Elges History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Elges Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Elges include Elgie, Elgee, Elgy, Elgey, Elge and others.

Early Notables of the Elges family

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Elges migration to the United States +

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Elges:

Elges Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Elges, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1861 1

Sources +

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)