| ![Show Contents]() Pix History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Early Origins of the Pix familyThe surname Pix was first found in Kent where they held a family seat in the 13th century. The Pixley variant hails from Pixley, Herefordshire 1 where Hugo de Pikesle was recorded in 1242. 2 Early History of the Pix familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pix research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1666, 1684 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Pix History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pix Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Pix, Picks, Pixt, Piex, Piext, Pex, Pext, Pixe and others. Early Notables of the Pix familyDistinguished members of the family include - Mary Pix (1666-1709), an English novelist and playwright who lived in London marrying George Pix, a merchant tailor from Hawkhurst, Kent in 1684
| Pix migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Pix Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Daniel Pix, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 3
Pix Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Pix, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1731
- Johann Philippus Pix, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
| Pix migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Pix Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Pix, aged 19, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Marshall Bennett" 4
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
- South Australian Register Friday 29 April 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Marshall Bennett 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/marshallbennett1853.shtml
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