McCrindle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the McCrindle family

The surname McCrindle 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, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the McCrindle family

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McCrindle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCrindle, MacCrindell, MacCrindill and others.

Early Notables of the McCrindle family

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McCrindle 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:

McCrindle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert McCrindle, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Dunfillan" arriving in Port Chalmers, South Island, New Zealand on 12th June 1870 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McCrindle (post 1700) +

Robert "Bob" McCrindle, Scottish centre-half footballer for Burslem Port Vale and Luton Town in the 1890s
Alex McCrindle (1911-1990), British actor, best known for his role as General Jan Dodonna in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Sir Robert Arthur McCrindle (1929-1998), English Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for Billericay (1970–1974) and Brentwood and Ongar (1974-1992)

The McCrindle Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: My Hope is Constant in Thee

Sources +

New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html