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![Show Contents]() Pitcaithley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Early Origins of the Pitcaithley familyThe surname Pitcaithley was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. The family name became associated as a sept of the Clan near Strathearn in the 13th century. Today, Pitkeathly Wells (spelling variants: Pitcaithly, Pitceathly, Pitkethley, etc.) is a hamlet in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland. Early History of the Pitcaithley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pitcaithley research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1568, 1684, 1785, 1910, 1927 and 1949 are included under the topic Early Pitcaithley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pitcaithley Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pitcaithly, Pitcaithley, Pitceathly, Pikaithly, Pitkeathley, Pitkethley, Pitkethly, Pitkeathly and many more. Early Notables of the Pitcaithley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pitcaithley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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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: Pitcaithley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. William Pitcaithley, (b. 1830), aged 26, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir Edward Paget" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd July 1856 1
- Mrs. Isabella Pitcaithley, (b. 1835), aged 21, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir Edward Paget" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd July 1856 1
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