Kenish History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Kenish

What does the name Kenish mean?

The name Kenish has seen many modifications since the time in which it was first devised. In Gaelic it appeared as Mag Aonghusa or Mag Aonghuis. Both of these mean son of Angus.

Early Origins of the Kenish family

The surname Kenish was first found in County Down (Irish:An Dún) part of the Province of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, formerly known as county St Mirren, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Kenish family

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Kenish Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled with much consistency during the Middle Ages. As the many spelling variations of the name Kenish dating from that time attests: Kinch, Kinnish, Kennish, MacInesh, MacInch, McInch, MacKinch, McKinch and many more.

Early Notables of the Kenish family

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Kenish 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:

Kenish Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Robert Kenish, aged 19, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "S. S. Ruapehu" in 1887