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Early Origins of the Maylin family

The surname Maylin was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Maylin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maylin research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1439, 1600 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Maylin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maylin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malain, Malains, Malin, Malins, Malaint, Malaints, Malein, Maleins, Mallain, Mallains, Mallin, Mallins, Mallaint, Mallaints, Mallein, Malleins, de Malain, du Malain, Maylin and many more.

Early Notables of the Maylin family

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Maylin migration to the United States +



Maylin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Randal Maylin, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 1
Maylin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Maylin, who arrived in America in 1806 1
  • Randal Maylin, who settled in Philadelphia in 1849

Maylin migration to Australia +

Maylin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Maylin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Siam" in 1841 2

Maylin 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:

Maylin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mary Maylin, aged 25, a laundress, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "La Hogue" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Maylin (post 1700) +

  • Edward W. Maylin, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Cumberland County, 1863-64 3


  1. 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)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SIAM 1841 - Captain Salmon. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1841Siam.gif
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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