Jewry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
The saga of the name Jewry begins with the people of the Pictish clans. Jewry was a name for a person who held the office of Dereth.
Early Origins of the Jewry family
The surname Jewry was first found in Fife, where they held a family seat from very early times.
Important Dates for the Jewry family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jewry research. Another 299 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1296, 1464, 1519, 1526, 1564, 1555, 1616, 1596 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Jewry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Jewry 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, Jewry has been spelled Durie, Durray, Doray, Dorie, Durrie and others.
Early Notables of the Jewry family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Jewry family to Ireland
Some of the Jewry family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Jewry migration to Australia
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Jewry Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Mr. Simon Jewry, (b. 1829), aged 14, Cornish settler convicted in Cornwall, UK on 4th April 1843, sentenced for 7 years for stealing cakes, raisins, and walnuts from a shop, transported aboard the ship "Lord Auckland" on 13th July 1844 to Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia [1]
Jewry 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:
Jewry Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Miss Olive Jewry, (b. 1849), aged 21, British general servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Monarch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 6th September 1870 [2]
Citations
- ^ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_convicts.pdf
- ^ New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Scotland
