Scorgie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Scorgie

What does the name Scorgie mean?

The name Scorgie reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Scorgie family lived in Cornwall.

Early Origins of the Scorgie family

The surname Scorgie was first found in Cornwall, where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Whallesborough. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 1 a survey initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066 A.D., the village of Whalesborough was held by Brian from the Count of Mortain.

Early History of the Scorgie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scorgie research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1530, 1559, 1585 and 1620 are included under the topic Early Scorgie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scorgie Spelling Variations

Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Scorgie family name include Skorie, Scorie, Skory, Scory, Skorey, Scorey and others.

Early Notables of the Scorgie family

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Scorgie migration to the United States +

To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Scorgie family to immigrate North America:

Scorgie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Scorgie, who landed in New York in 1821 2

Scorgie 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:

Scorgie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Scorgie, (b. 1854), aged 20, Scottish labourer, from Ayr travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Oamaru" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 17th February 1875 3

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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