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Jecks Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Etymology of Jecks

What does the name Jecks mean?

The Scottish surname Jecks is generally understood to be derived from the given name John, which in turn came from the French name "Jacques," one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England and Scotland. "Jacques," is a form of the Latin name "Jacobus." 1

Early Origins of the Jecks family

The surname Jecks was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat at Woodall between Langbank and the Port of Glasgow from ancient times.

In earlier times they had been located at Kethek in Coupar Angus, and in 1473 William Jack was tenant of the mill in that village. A few years later, Gilbert Jak was listed as a resident of Vddynston in 1498. John Jak held a tenement in Glasgow before 1498 (ibid., p. 500), and Katherine Jak in Stirling was charged with assault in 1545. " 2

Early History of the Jecks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jecks research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1498, 1502, 1545, 1567, 1570, 1574, 1577, 1578, 1580, 1586, 1589, 1598, 1628 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Jecks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jecks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacke, Jack, Jacks and others.

Early Notables of the Jecks family

Wilyem Jaik, Deacon of the Kirk of Aberdeen in 1580. Thomas Jack (d. 1598), was a Scottish schoolmaster, appointed minister of Rutherglen in the presbytery of Glasgow, in 1567, and subsequently became master of Glasgow grammar school. In 1570 he was presented by James VI to the vicarage of Eastwood in the presbytery of Paisley, and in August 1574 resigned his mastership...
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Migration of the Jecks family to Ireland

Some of the Jecks family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Jecks migration to Australia +

Jecks Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Jecks, (Martin), English convict who was convicted in Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 4th October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-gray

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