| ![Show Contents]() MacShane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of MacShaneWhat does the name MacShane mean? All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name MacShane originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Seain, which translates as son of John. Early Origins of the MacShane familyThe surname MacShane was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they were granted lands by Strongbow when he invaded Ireland in 1172. Early History of the MacShane familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacShane research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early MacShane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacShane Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the MacShane family name include McShane, McShain, McShaen, MacShane, MacShain, MacShaen, MacCheyne, McCheyne, McSheyne, MacSheyne, McCheine, McChain, MacCheine, MacChain, McChein, McShaney, McShanie and many more. Early Notables of the MacShane familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacShane Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| MacShane migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name MacShane:
MacShane Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas MacShane, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 1
- Daniel MacShane, who arrived in New York, NY in 1815 1
| MacShane migration to Australia | + |
MacShane Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mrs. Alice Macshane, (b. 1806), aged 30, English dress maker who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 7 years for receiving stolen goods, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 20th June 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, 2 children on board with her 2
- Miss Macshane, (b. 1835), aged 1 year 3 months, English settler traveling with convict mother Mrs. Alice Macshane, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 20th June 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
- Miss Macshane, English settler traveling with convict mother Mrs. Alice Macshane, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 20th June 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
| MacShane 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: MacShane Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Eugene Macshane, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Egmont" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th June 1858 3
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
- 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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