Lochie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Lochie family

The surname Lochie was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times.

"William Lokky was chaplain in Glasgow, 1503, and John Loky is recorded in Strafrank in 1531. David Lokky was "ane of the maris generall of the sheriffdome" of Forfar in 1535, Quhintene Loke was burgess of Edinburgh in 1583 and John Lockie was retoured heir in the three mark lands of Martoune in the bailliary of Lauderdaill in 1670." 1

Early History of the Lochie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lochie research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1527, 1565, 1588, 1600, 1602, 1609, 1616, 1623, 1660, 1663, 1665, 1679, 1720 and 1741 are included under the topic Early Lochie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lochie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lockie, Lockey, Locky and others.

Early Notables of the Lochie family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Rowland Lockey (c. 1565-1616), an English Baroque era painter and goldsmith, best known for his near life-size painting "Family of Sir Thomas More" (1527). As the son of Leonard Lockey, a crossbow maker of the parish of St Bride's, Fleet Street, London, Lockey was apprenticed to Queen Elizabeth's miniaturist and goldsmith Nicholas Hilliard for eight years and was made a...
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Lochie migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lochie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mary Lochie, Scottish convict from Stirling, who was transported aboard the "Amphitrite" on August 21, 1833, settling in New South Wales, Australia 2

Citations +

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Amphitrite voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1833 with 99 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/amphitrite/1833