The surname Straith was first found in Aberdeenshire, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. Allegiances were important to Scottish middle age survival. Later they held a family seat at Pershire.
Early History of the Straith family
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Straith Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Strathy, Strath, Strathie, Strathier, Strauthier, Straith and many more.
Early Notables of the Straith family
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Straith migration to New Zealand
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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:
Straith Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
Agnes Straith, aged 23, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lloyds" in 1842
