Scobie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Scobie family

The surname Scobie 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 from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Scobie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scobie research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1369 and 1611 are included under the topic Early Scobie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scobie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scobie, Scobbie and others.

Early Notables of the Scobie family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Scobie of Perth

Scobie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scobie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nathaniel Scobie, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1820
Jane Scobie and her husband settled in New York State in 1822
John Scobie, who landed in Florida in 1840 1
William Scobie, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870 1

Scobie 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:

Scobie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Frederick Scobie, aged 31, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Warwick" in 1879
Susannah Scobie, aged 30, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Warwick" in 1879
Miss Sarah E. Scobie (Scoble), (b. 1855), aged 28, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Westland" arriving in New Plymouth, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand in 1883 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Scobie (post 1700) +

Bradford Scobie, American New York City performance artist and comedian
The Reverend Jonathan Scobie (1827-1897), American Baptist minister and missionary in Yokohama, Japan who some claim invented the first rickshaw around 1869
Jason Scobie (b. 1978), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Wallace Duncan Smith Scobie (b. 1934), retired amateur Scottish football right back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park (1956-1957)
Robert Scobie (1831-1909), Scottish-born, Australian politician from Stirlingshire, Member for Hunter (1889–1894)
Eric Scobie (b. 1952), Scottish / Norwegian author and journalist who works mainly from Norway
James Scobie (1826-1854), Scottish gold digger who was murdered at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, his death indirectly led to the Eureka Rebellion
Rona Scobie, Scottish pop singer
Margaret Scobie (b. 1948), Australian Aboriginal artist from the Anmatyerre community
James Scobie (1860-1940), Australian jockey and racehorse trainer from Ararat, Victoria, Australia
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html