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McKerlie Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Early Origins of the McKerlie family

The surname McKerlie 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 since the year 1095, when Lochlan MacCairlill, the royal heir apparent to the throne of Ulster was defeated in a great battle at Ardagh in the county of Antrim and had to flee. He settled in Ayrshire in Scotland with his clan.

Early History of the McKerlie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKerlie research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1297 and 1305 are included under the topic Early McKerlie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKerlie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacKerlie, McKerlie, MacCurlie, McCurlie, McCurly, MacCarill, MacCarrill, MacCairlill and many more.

Early Notables of the McKerlie family

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Migration of the McKerlie family to Ireland

Some of the McKerlie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McKerlie migration to the United States +



McKerlie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James McKerlie, aged 19, arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Furnessia" from Glasgow, Scotland 1
McKerlie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Maggie McKerlie, aged 33, originally from Coatbridge, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from Liverpool, England 1
  • Wilhelmina McKerlie, aged 2, originally from Coatbridge, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from Liverpool, England 1
  • Mary B. McKerlie, aged 26, originally from Ottawa, Canada, arrived in New York in 1916 aboard the ship "Bermudian" from Hamilton, Bermuda 1
  • William McKerlie, aged 30, originally from London, England, arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Majestic" from Southampton, England 1
  • Edward McKerlie, aged 25, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in New York in 1923 aboard the ship "Columbia" from Glasgow, Scotland 1

Contemporary Notables of the name McKerlie (post 1700) +

  • Peggy S. McKerlie, American politician, Representative from Washington 4th District, 1998 2
  • Almer McKerlie, Canadian hockey official, inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Daniel McKerlie, Canadian Conservative politician, Member for Canada West in the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada (1854-1857)
  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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