| ![Show Contents]() Silke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of SilkeWhat does the name Silke mean? The Silke surname is an Anglicized form, or in some cases a translation of the Gaelic Ó Síoda, where "síoda," means "silk." Early Origins of the Silke familyThe surname Silke was first found in Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as Lords and Chiefs in Clann Coilein in western Clare in the territory of the MacNamaras known as the MacNamara Fionn, and from whom they were descended. After the Norman Conquest of Ireland in 1172, many Irish clann and sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later after the Cromwellian Invasion in Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, but few were to be found in the Clann Coilein. Early History of the Silke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Silke research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Silke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Silke Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sheedy, McSheedy, O'Sheedy, Sheady, Silk, Silke and many more. Early Notables of the Silke familyMore information is included under the topic Early Silke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Silke migration to the United States | + |
Silke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anne Silke, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 1
Silke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Johanna Silke, who died enroute in 1847
| Silke migration to Canada | + |
Silke Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Frances Silke, who arrived in Quebec in 1847
- Ms. Frances Silke, aged 26 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Dominica" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 2
- Mr. John Silke, aged 34 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Ganges" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 2
- Miss. Johanna Silke, aged 18 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Dominica" departing 1st May 1847 from Cork, Ireland; the ship arrived on 14th June 1847 but she died on board 3
| Silke migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Silke Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- John Silke, who settled in Barbados or Jamaica in 1685
| Contemporary Notables of the name Silke (post 1700) | + |
- Jim Silke (1931-2025), American graphic designer, screenwriter, and comic book artist, wrote scripts for the 1983 film Sahara and the 1985 film King Solomon's Mines
- Silke Gast (b. 1972), German javelin thrower at the 1994 European Championships
- Silke Rottenberg (b. 1972), former German football goalkeeper
- Silke Tesch (b. 1958), German politician
- Silke Hartlieb, German mathematician
- 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)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 55)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 95)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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