Moth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Moth family

The surname Moth was first found in Lorraine where this distinguished family held a family seat, and were members of the aristocracy of that region from the year 1534.

Early History of the Moth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moth research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1624, 1648, 1665, 1669, 1670, 1672, 1679, 1685, 1695, 1703, 1717 and 1731 are included under the topic Early Moth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: De Lamoth, Lamoth, LaMoth, LaMothe, Lamoth, Lamothe, Mothe and many more.

Early Notables of the Moth family

Notable in the family name was

Baron Lamoth of Languedoc

Moth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michel Moth, aged 24, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1

Moth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Felipe Moth, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1830 1

Moth migration to Australia +

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

Moth Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Moth, (Smith), English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Blenheim" on 11th March 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Historic Events for the Moth family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. George Moth, British Boy, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/blenheim
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html