Miall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Miall family

The surname Miall was first found in Suffolk where the family was anciently seated. The first on record was John Miggel, recorded with lands in Suffolk in 1327 and in the same year Richard Mighell was found in Essex.

Early History of the Miall family

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Miall Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mighill, Mihil, Mial, Mighell, Miggel, Miggle and many more.

Early Notables of the Miall family

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Migration of the Miall family to Ireland

Some of the Miall family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Miall 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:

Miall Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Miall, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ida Zeigler" in 1863

Contemporary Notables of the name Miall (post 1700) +

Louis Compton Miall (1842-1921), English palaeontologist and biologist
Edward Miall (1809-1881), English journalist, founder of the Liberation Society and politician
Sally Miall (1918-2010), born Sarah Greenaway Leith, a British rally driver, novelist and Second World War codebreaker at Bletchley Park
Leonard Miall (1914-2005), British BBC broadcaster and administrator at the BBC for 35 years
Bernard Miall (1876-1953), British poet and translator, born in Croydon
Lewy Miall Pattinson (1852-1944), English-born, Australian founder of the firm Washington H. Soul Pattinson in 1903