Among the the peoples of ancient
Scotland, the first to use the name Kethcarte were the Strathclyde-
Britons. Kethcarte was a name for someone who lived in the region of Cathcart near Glasgow, along the "Cart" river.
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.Early Origins of the Kethcarte family
The surname Kethcarte 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.
Early History of the Kethcarte family
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Kethcarte Spelling Variations
Medieval Scottish names are rife with
spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Kethcarte has been spelled Cathcart, Cathert, Kethkert, Kethkart and others.
Early Notables of the Kethcarte family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Kethcarte family to Ireland
Some of the Kethcarte family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Kethcarte family to the New World and Oceana
Many Scots were left with few options other than to leave their homeland for the colonies across the Atlantic. Some of these families fought to defend their newfound freedom in the American
War of Independence. Others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these families have recently been able to rediscover their roots through
Clan societies and other Scottish organizations. Among them: Robert Cathcart who settled in New
England in 1730; Alexander, Gabriel, James, John, Paul, Robert, Thomas, William Cathcart all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1800 and 1840..