Scaddon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Scaddon

What does the name Scaddon mean?

The Scaddon family take their name from the ancient village of Garscadden, now a suburb of Glasgow near Drumchapel.

Early Origins of the Scaddon family

The surname Scaddon was first found in Dumbartonshire, where they held a family seat, some say before the 12th century. This ancient village of Garscadden is now a north western suburb of Glasgow near Drumchapel. The family name is from those ancient Clan lands to which the family gave their name.

Early History of the Scaddon family

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Scaddon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kiscadden, Kisscadden, Garscadden, Gearscadden, Kearscadden, Gerscadden, Kerscadden, Carscadden, Carescadden, Carcadden, Carcaden, Corscadden, Corscaddan, Kirskadden and many more.

Early Notables of the Scaddon family

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Migration of the Scaddon family to Ireland

Some of the Scaddon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scaddon migration to the United States +

Scaddon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Damns Scaddon, who landed in Maryland in 1680 1

Scaddon migration to Australia +

Scaddon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Scaddon, (b. 1812), aged 23, Cornish settler convicted in Cornwall, UK on 25th March 1836, sentenced for 7 years for 4 counts of having maliciously cut and stabbed Richard Hosking at Ludgvan, transported aboard the ship "Norfolk" on 27th October 1836 to New South Wales, Australia 2
Mr. John Scaddon, Cornish carpenter who immigrated to New South Wales, Australia aboard the ship "Norfolk" in 1837 convicted at Newcastle Gaol on 11th June 1858 3
Mr. John Scaddon, Cornish carpenter who immigrated to New South Wales, Australia aboard the ship "Norfolk" in 1857? convicted at Maitland Gaol on 11th April 1861 3

Sources +

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_convicts.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_gaol_admissions.pdf