Scutt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Scutt family

The surname Scutt was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Scutt family

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Scutt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scutt, Scutte, Scutts and others.

Early Notables of the Scutt family

Notables of the family at this time include

Scutt of Lancashire

Scutt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scutt Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Scutt, who settled in Virginia in 1654

Scutt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliza Scutt, who landed in Virginia in 1714 1
James Scutt, who landed in Virginia in 1714 1
Robert Scutt, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 1
Elizabeth Scutt, who arrived in Virginia in 1727 1
William and Mary Scutt who settled in Virginia in 1741
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Scutt migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scutt Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Scutt, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752

Scutt migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Scutt Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Scutt, English Convict from Salop, who was transported aboard the "Aboukir" on December 24, 1851, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2
William Scutt, aged 31, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Nabob"

Contemporary Notables of the name Scutt (post 1700) +

Der Scutt (b. 1934), American architect, designer of major buildings throughout New York City
Robin Scutt, BBC Executive
Jocelynne Scutt (b. 1947), Australian feminist lawyer, writer and commentator

Sources +

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 18) Aboukir voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island. [These convicts appear to have all landed in Van Diemen's Land], Australia in 1851 with 280 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/aboukir/1851