| ![Show Contents]() Strachey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Early Origins of the Strachey familyThe surname Strachey was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century Thomas Strachey when held lands. Early History of the Strachey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Strachey research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1541, 1600, 1671 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Strachey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Strachey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Strachey, Strachie, Stracey, Stracy and others. Early Notables of the Strachey family- John Strachey (1671-1743), a British geologist, who introduced a theory of rock formations known as Stratum and inherited the estates of Sutton Court from his father...
| Strachey migration to the United States | + |
Strachey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Strachey, (1572 - 1621), English colonist who sailed for Virginia on 15 May 1609 aboard the Sea Venture; that winter it was wrecked in the Bermudas, but he managed to reach James Town, Virginia, on 23 May 1610, returned to England in 1611 1
- William Strachey, aged 17, who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "Temperance" 1
- William Strachey, who landed in Virginia in 1623 1
- William Strachey, who arrived in Virginia in 1634 1
- William Strachey, who landed in Virginia in 1686 1
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Strachey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Strachey, who landed in Virginia in 1756 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Strachey (post 1700) | + |
- Edward Strachey (1858-1936), 1st Baron Strachie, Liberal politician
- Henry Strachey (1863-1940), English painter and art critic
- Charles Towneley Strachey (1945-2025), 4th Baron O'Hagan, British Conservative party politician, Member of the European Parliament for Devon (1979-1994)
- Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Strachey GCSI, FRS (1817-1908), British soldier and Indian administrator
- James Strachey (1887-1967), British psychoanalyst, biographer of Sigmund Freud
- John Strachey (1901-1963), British politician
- John Strachey (1860-1927), British man of letters
- Sir Henry Henry Strachey (1772-1858), 2nd Baronet
- Sir Henry Henry Strachey (1737-1810), 1st Baronet British politician and civil servant
- 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)
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