Hennies History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hennies

The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Hennies originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó hEighnigh. 1

Early Origins of the Hennies family

Early History of the Hennies family

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Hennies Spelling Variations

The recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name Hennies revealed spelling variations, including Heaney, Heany, Hegney, Hegeany, Heagney, Heeney and others.

Early Notables of the Hennies family

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Migration of the Hennies family

Many destitute Irish families in the 18th and 19th centuries decided to leave their homeland, which had in many ways been scarred by English colonial rule. One of the most frequent destinations for these families was North America where it was possible for an Irish family to own their own parcel of land. Many of the early settlers did find land awaiting them in British North America, or even later in America, but for the majority of immigrants that arrived as a result of the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s the ownership of land was often a long way off. These Irish people were initially put to work on such industrial projects as the building of bridges, canals, and railroads, or they worked at manufacturing positions within factories. Whenever they arrived, the Irish made enormous contributions to the infant nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the earliest immigrants to bearer the name of Hennies were found through extensive research of immigration and passenger lists: Charles, Daniel, Hugh, James, John, Patrick, Samuel and Thomas Heaney all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Bernard, James, John, Mathew, Nicholas and Phillip Heany arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..