McFatridge Surname History

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Ireland
Scotland
England

Early Origins of the McFatridge family

The surname McFatridge was first found in Antrim (Irish: Aontroim) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat as chiefs in that county. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. Traditionally, this surname is descended from King Colla Uais, one of the three famous Collas who ruled Ireland in the 3rd century, and being more directly descended from Cathach, brother of Criochan who was 11th in descent from King Colla Uais.

Early History of the McFatridge family

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McFatridge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: McFetridge, McFetteridge, McFetrick, Fiachry, Fettridge, Feteridge, McFettridge, McFetrich and many more.

Early Notables of the McFatridge family

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Migration of the McFatridge family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Archibald McFetridge, who came to Pennsylvania sometime between 1797 and 1864; Jane McFetrich, who settled in Philadelphia in 1816; Wm. McFetrich, who came to Philadelphia in 1816.

Contemporary Notables of the name McFatridge (post 1700) +

William McFatridge, American politician, Delegate to Illinois State Constitutional Convention from Johnson County, 1818 1
Charles Merritt McFatridge (1871-1949), American politician, Member of Iowa State House of Representatives, 1937 2

Historic Events for the McFatridge family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. William Sr McFatridge, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance