| ![Show Contents]() MacHar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Ireland
Early Origins of the MacHar familyThe surname MacHar was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire. "MacCoard, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae." 1 The same source notes the name is the "same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, 'not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh.' " 1 Early History of the MacHar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacHar research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1473, 1544, 1627 and 1890 are included under the topic Early MacHar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacHar Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacCord, McCord, MacCoard, McCoard, MacCourt, McCourt, McCourtie, McCordie, McCourty, McCordy, M'Cord, M'Corde, Makcorde, Mac Cuarta and many more. Early Notables of the MacHar familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacHar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the MacHar family to IrelandSome of the MacHar family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 124 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| MacHar migration to the United States | + |
MacHar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joao Almeida Machar, aged 61, who landed in America, in 1896
MacHar Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Katarina Machar, aged 3, who immigrated to America, in 1909
- Victoria Machar, aged 24, who landed in America from Sklary, Austria, in 1909
- Wiliam J. G. Machar, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Dundee, Scotland, in 1913
- David Machar, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
| MacHar 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: MacHar Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Machar, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kenilworth" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 2nd May 1857 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name MacHar (post 1700) | + |
- Josef Svatopluk Machar (1864-1942), Czechoslovakian poet
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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