Milledge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Milledge family

The surname Milledge was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1198 when Roger Melewich held lands.

Early History of the Milledge family

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Milledge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Millage, Millwich, Millage, Millidge, Milledge, Milladge, Millwick and many more.

Early Notables of the Milledge family

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Milledge migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

First Fleet

Miss Susannah Milledge, (Miller, Millard), (b. 1762), aged 24, British settler convicted in Bristol, Somerset, England in 1786, sentenced to 14 years for stealing money, transported aboard the ship "Lady Juliana" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Milledge (post 1700) +

John Milledge (1757-1818), American politician, Representative from Georgia at-large, 1792-93, 1795-99, 1801-02; Governor of Georgia, 1802-06; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1806-09 2
Mr. Peter Neil Milledge C.B., British Counsel to the Chairman of Committees for House of Lords was appointed Companion of the Order of Bath on 17th June 2017, for services to the House of Lords
Sarah Milledge Nelson (1931-2020), American archaeologist and Distinguished Professor Emerita from the Department of Anthropology, University of Denver
Robert Milledge Charlton (1807-1854), American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives; U.S. Attorney for Georgia, 1835-36, 1839-40; Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1839-41; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1852-53 3
Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890), American politician, Governor of South Carolina (1862-1864), and a Confederate general during the American Civil War

Historic Events for the Milledge family +

HMS Vanguard

Mr. Frederick Walter Milledge (1895-1917), British Able Seaman from London, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html