| ![Show Contents]() Meeking History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Welsh Meeking surname is thought to derived from name of the village of Machen, located near Caerphilly, in the county of Monmouthshire. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Matthew.' 1 Early Origins of the Meeking familyThe surname Meeking was first found in Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy), at Machen, a parish, in the union of Newport, partly in the hundred of Wentlloog, South Wales. 2 Early History of the Meeking familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Meeking research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1541, 1600, 1614 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Meeking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Meeking Spelling VariationsWelsh surnames are relatively few in number, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. There are many factors that explain the preponderance of Welsh variants, but the earliest is found during the Middle Ages when Welsh surnames came into use. Scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, which often resulted in a single person's name being inconsistently recorded over his lifetime. The transliteration of Welsh names into English also accounts for many of the spelling variations: the unique Brythonic Celtic language of the Welsh had many sounds the English language was incapable of accurately reproducing. It was also common for members of a same surname to change their names slightly, in order to signify a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations. For all of these reasons, the many spelling variations of particular Welsh names are very important. The surname Meeking has occasionally been spelled Machen, Machin, Machon, Mackon, Makin, Makins, MacMacken and many more. Early Notables of the Meeking familyProminent amongst the family during the late Middle Ages was Thomas Machen (c. 1541-1614), an English mercer who was mayor of Gloucester three times, Member of Parliament for Gloucester in 1614; Bathsua Reginald Makin (c.1600-c.1675) English middle-class proto-feminist who...
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Meeking Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Meeking family to Ireland
Some of the Meeking family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Meeking migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Meeking Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Miss Mary Meeking, (b. 1800), aged 31, English house maid who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Burrell" on 31st December 1831, arriving in New South Wales 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Meeking (post 1700) | + |
- John Basil Meeking (b. 1929), Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Gordon "Gord" Sydney Meeking (1890-1965), Canadian professional ice hockey
- Harry "Hurricane Howie" Meeking (1894-1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/burrell
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Meeking migration to Australia 
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