Loyless History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

A great number of Irish families left their homeland in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century, migrating to such far away lands as Australia and North America. The early settlers left after much planning and deliberation. They were generally well off but they desired a tract of land that they could farm solely for themselves. The great mass of immigrants to arrive on North American shores in the 1840s differed greatly from their predecessors because many of them were utterly destitute, selling all they had to gain a passage on a ship or having their way paid by a philanthropic society. These Irish people were trying to escape the aftermath of the Great Potato Famine: poverty, starvation, disease, and, for many, ultimately death. Those that arrived on North American shores were not warmly welcomed by the established population, but they were vital to the rapid development of the industry, agriculture, and infrastructure of the infant nations of the United States and what would become Canada. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Irish settlers bearing the name Loyless:

Loyless Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Margaret Loyless, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Florizel" from St. John's, Newfoundland 1
• Donald A. Loyless, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Minneapolis" from London, England 1
• Augustus Loyless, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Minneapolis" from London, England 1
• John Loyless, aged 48, who arrived in New York City, New York, New york in 1917 aboard the ship "Anglo Mexican" from Bordeau 1

• Tom W. Loyless (1871-1926), American managing owner of the Warm Springs spa resort, former editor of the Augusta Chronicle; Franklin D. Roosevelt helped him improve the spa for victims of polio; inspiration for the film Warm Springs (2005)