Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Linen Manufactuere in Ireland and Farmer
• Religion: Presbyterian
• Education: Between 1824 and 1825, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland; The Belfast Royal Institude
• Residence: 1826, Droghed Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; School Master
• Residence: 1836, Clough, Antrim, Northern Ireland
• Residence: 1851, Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Malcolm was born in 1804 as confirmed by multiple sources. The place has always been iffy ranging from Scotland to all over Northern Ireland. In Maria Grant’s Manuscript “A Brief Sketch of the Life of Maria Amelia McQuaig” she recounts details about her husband, father-in-law, and other McQuigg ancestors.

Henry McQuaig’s father’s name was Malcolm; he was of Scotch descent, but born in Ireland, County Derry, Parish of Asha Dewy, town of Colrain.

In religion a Presyterian, the old Kirk. His traid a linen weaver, until he crossed the ocean and came to Canada, he landed at Quebec in the year 1847.

He came on to the the farm above Winchester Springs which he bought, and where he spent the remainder of his days, and was a farmer in this country.

Malcolm’s wife’s maiden name was Jane Brown.

To them were born six sons, and five daughters Elizabeth ,Mary, Jane, Sarah, Margaret, Robert, Henry, James, John, William and Thomas.

These children were all born in Ireland, and Robert and Henry remained three years in Ireland after the rest came to Canada.

Sometime between 1824-1825, Malcolm was know to have attended collage at the Belfast Royal Institute. After three semester he did not receive his General Degree.

In 1826 Malcolm was head master at private school in Droghed. He was paid between 25 and 30 pounds per year teaching in a brick and stone schoolhouse that cost 100 pounds.

At the time of his marriage in 1832 he was a grower and spinner of flax in Culcorw Townland.

On 01 Sep 1836 he sent a letter to his college, “The Belfast Royal Institute”, requesting assistance in obtaining an excise tax position in Northern Ireland. See Media

In 1847 he left for Canada
Individuals: Cook, Lynne, Full date of birth.
Individuals: McQuigg, Betty, Has year of birth as 1804.

McQuid; Malcolm; ; Coleraine
McQuid; Jane; ; Coleraine
McQuid; Mary; 9; Coleraine
McQuid; Jane; 7; Coleraine
McQuid; Elizabeth; 2; Coleraine
McQuid; John; 3m; Coleraine

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Repository : Public Record Office for Northern Ireland
PRONI Reference : D2892/1/1
Level : Item
Access : Open - On-Site Only
Title : Passenger book - Londonderry to Philadelphia,...
Dates : February 1847-1849
Description : Passenger book - Londonderry to Philadelphia, New Orleans, Quebec and St. John [277 pages]. See end of list for transcript. [Microfilm copies available under MIC13/Reels 2 and 5].

Malcolm and Jane McQuig, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry and children Mary 9 years, Jane 7, Elizabeth 2 and John 9 months
[Booking cancelled for Robert 13 years and Henry 11]
This is the first that I have learned about the bookings being cancelled for the elder sons. They were booked several years later.

Robert and Henry McQuig, Coleraine

In 1881 he was living with his son, Thomas Peter in Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

James married Brown, Margaret JANE on 30 Nov 1832 in First Garvagh Presbyterian Church, Garvagh Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Brown, Robert and Henery, Jane) was born on 29 Apr 1811 in Bovagh Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 27 Aug 1892 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 27 Aug 1892 in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Stormont, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. McQuigg, Robert was born on 9 Oct 1833 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 9 May 1901 in Rocklin, Placer, California, USA; was buried on 11 May 1901 in Rocklin Cemetery, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA.
2. McQuaig, Henry J was born on 11 Jul 1837 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 18 Jul 1914 in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 18 Jul 1914 in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
3. McQuigg, Mary was born in 1839 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 12 Aug 1913 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, USA; was buried after 12 Aug 1913 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
4. McQuaig, Harriet JANE was born on 1 Mar 1842 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 29 Aug 1921 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 29 Aug 1921 in Williamsburg Union Cemetery, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
5. McQuigg, Elizabeth was born in 1843 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
6. McQuaig, John was born on 13 Dec 1845 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 31 Oct 1930 in Winchester, Stormont, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 31 Oct 1930 in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
7. McQuigg, William was born on 5 Aug 1848 in Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1932 in Lisbon, Ransom, North Dakota, USA; was buried on 29 Nov 1932 in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, Ransom, North Dakota, USA.
8. McQuigg, Sarah Anne was born on 17 Aug 1850 in Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Sep 1940 in Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, USA; was buried after 26 Sep 1940 in Blanchard Cemetery, Randolph, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
9. McQuigg, Margaret was born on 29 Jul 1852 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Oct 1941 in Lisbon, Ransom, North Dakota, USA; was buried after 28 Oct 1941 in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, Ransom, North Dakota, USA.
10. McQuigg, James Douglas was born on 29 Jun 1855 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 1924 in Schaller, Sac, Iowa, USA; was buried after 13 Jan 1924 in Schaller Cemetery, Schaller, Sac, Iowa, USA.
11. McQuaig, Thomas Peter was born on 22 May 1856 in Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Apr 1924 in Morrisburg, Stormont, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 22 Apr 1924 in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.
12. McQuaig, Minnie Ida was born between 1867 and 1868 in Matilda Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada; died in 1926 in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA; was buried in 1926 in Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: 1 Feb 1822, Culcrow Townland, Agivey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Leased land in Culcrow and Clomback.
• Life Event: 1831, Culcrow Townland, Agivey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
• Life Event: 13 Jul 1832, Glenback Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Notes:

Malcolm McQuaig’s father’s name was Henry McQuaig, he was born in the Highlands of Scotland near the coast. His father was well off, was a farmer, and had houses rented too, and had nice ponies and brought some of them over to Ireland to his son Henry, as Henry moved over to Ireland when he was quite young and Henry was a farmer in Ireland, besides Malcolm; Henry had a son John and a daughter whose name was Catherine, and when Malcolm came to Canada two of his sons Robert and Henry stayed in Ireland for three years after with their Uncle John and Aunt Catherine who never married and lived on the old home place of their father’s, that is of Henry’s. Then in 1850 Malcolm’s two sons Henry and Robert crossed the ocean to Canada too. The grandfather Henry’s wife’s maiden name ws McCauley.

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Repository : Public Record Office for Northern Ireland
PRONI Reference : D668/R/40/6
Level : Item
Access : Open
Title : Lease for 7 yrs, life of Right Rev. Nathaniel ...
Dates : 1 February 1822
Description : Lease for 7 yrs, life of Right Rev. Nathaniel Lord Bishop of Down and Connor at rent of £15.16. 0 per year, concerning Rt Hon. Wm Lord Beresford, Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Sir John Poe Beresford and Henry McQuig, Culcrow, Agivey, and relating to land at Culcrow, 4 acres 1 rood 30 perches and at Clomback (GLENBACK??), 9 acres 2 roods.

In the 1831 Irish Census there was a Henry Quigg in Bovagh Townland, Agahdowey, Londonderry, Northern Ireland with a family of 6 males and 2 females. Also in the 1831 Irish Census there is a Henry Quigg living in Culcrow Townland, Agivey, Londonderry, Northern Ireland with a family of 4 males and 3 females.

When Henry died is the question. James Malcolm left home in 1847 for Canada and left behind his two sons in the care of his brother, John, and sister, Catherine, in the home of his father. In 1850, John marries and his two oldest sons join him in Canada. There I am going to presume from the family history that Henry died in 1847.

Henry married McCauley, Mary. in UNKNOWN. Mary. was born in 1784 in Glenkeen Townland, Agadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died in DECEASED in Bovagh Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Upon a lot of introspection I have changed this surname from McCauley to McAuley. First I could never find any McCauley families in the area but plent of McAuley. Secondly I have seen this spelling mistake made before.

Birth:
means - Duffy's field

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer/Flax Grower
• Religion: Presbyterian
• Baptism: 13 Oct 1737, Kildalton and Oa, Argyll, Scotland
• Life Event: 1796, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; On flax growers list

Notes:

Note: tombstone inscription has date of death as 20 Mar 1815, age 55.

Ancestry Family Trees have 1753 in Asasbus or Machrie on Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland

CLAN MacQUAIG

Motto: Per mare, per terras

Translation: By Sea, By Land

Sept: Listed as a sept of the clans Farquharson, Campbell, MacLeod, Gunn, MacNaughton, Donald

Spelling: Spelling variations of this name include: Coig, MacQuagge, MacQuage, MacQuaig, McQuaig, McQuag, MacCuaig, McCuaig, MacCowag, McCowag, McCrivag and more.

Origins of the name: The surname Coig originated among the Celtic people of ancient Scotland. They spoke Scots Gaelic, a language that survives to this day and is closely related to the Goidelic spoken in Ireland. This is a language rich in idiom and expression whose influence is felt throughout Scotland and particularly so in the Highlands. The word "coig" means "five" in Gaelic. In Goidelic, the same word is "cuig". However, it is unlikely that the name derived from this word in its inception. At present, there is some confusion about where and in what form the surname Coig first appeared. Our research so far points to a possible Irish beginning in the form "O'Quig", which later became McQuig when some of the family settled in Scotland. Another possibility is that it originated in Scotland as "MacCooish" or "MacCuag" which are included in the list of septs of the clan MacDonald. But a more likely provenance is the form “MacCaig”, which is included in the list of septs of the clan MacLeod of Harris. Also, the clan Farquharson lists "MacCaig", "MacCuag" and "MacQuaig" among its families. To the best of our knowledge, our family name is now extinct in Scotland in its present form, but it may survive in one or more of its alternative spellings. The "Coig" form survives mainly in France, Spain and the United States.

Location: This clan is first found in the Hebrides where they held a family seat. They were located in Islay where they were recognized as a Sept. of Clan Donald. Later they were also found on the Isle of Arran.

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Malcolm married Stewart, Jane in UNKNOWN in Aghadowey Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Jane was born in 1762 in Collins Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 6 Jun 1826 in Knockaduff Townland, Aghadowey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; was buried after 6 Jun 1826 in Old Agivey Churchyard, Mullaghmore Townland, Agivey Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Religion: Presbyterian
• Birth: 1773, Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: KHM7-GYT

Duncan married Campbell, Mrs. Anne on 30 Nov 1736 in Kildalton and Oa, Argyll, Scotland. Anne was born in 1715 in Cragabus, Kildalton and Oa, Argyll, Scotland; died in Kildalton and Oa, Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: KG17-2MN