Home   |   Customer Service   |   Site Map   |   Surname Search   |   How To Buy

Shopping Cart
0 Items
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - no headaches!
Share |
Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font Size
An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2013

    Buy PDF History »


    Buy History »


    Buy PDF History »

Contents

Where did the Irish Gilligan family come from? When did the Gilligan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilligan family history?

Many Irish names are merely English translations of Gaelic names. The name Gilligan was a translation of the Gaelic name Mac Giollagain, which is derived from the word "giolla," which means "lad."

 More

The recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best due to competing dialects and languages, and the general illiteracy of the population. Research into the name Gilligan revealed many spelling variations, including Gilligan, Gilegan, Gillegan, Giligan and others.

First found in County Londonderry, where they held a family seat at a place called Magilligans Strand.


 More

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilligan research. Another 184 words(13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gilligan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

More information is included under the topic Early Gilligan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

During the middle of the 19th century, Irish families often experienced extreme poverty and racial discrimination in their own homeland under English rule. Record numbers died of disease and starvation, and many others, deciding against such a fate, boarded ships bound for North America. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Unfortunately, many of those Irish that arrived in Canada or the United States still experienced economic and racial discrimination. Although often maligned, these Irish people were essential to the rapid development of these countries because they provided the cheap labor required for the many canals, roads, railways, and other projects required for strong national infrastructures. Eventually the Irish went on to make contributions in the less backbreaking and more intellectual arenas of commerce, education, and the arts. Research early immigration and passenger lists revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Gilligan:

Gilligan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Michael Gilligan, who arrived in America in 1810
  • John Gilligan, who landed in New York in 1829
  • Mary Gilligan, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855
  • Owen Gilligan, aged 21, landed in New York, NY in 1855
  • M Gilligan, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1860


 More

  • John Joyce "Jack" Gilligan (b. 1921), American politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (1971–1975)
  • Carol Gilligan (b. 1936), American feminist ethicist and psychologist
  • James Gilligan, American author
  • John Joseph Gilligan Jr. (b. 1923), American Marine, recipient of the Silver Star, eponym of USS Gilligan (DE-508)
  • Andrew Gilligan (b. 1968), British journalist
  • Arthur Gilligan, President of Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Jimmy Gilligan (b. 1964), former English footballer
  • Ryan Gilligan (b. 1987), English footballer


 More

 More

  1. Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
  2. O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
  3. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  4. Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, 1997. Print. (ISBN 1-57098-137-X).
  5. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  6. Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
  7. Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
  8. Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
  9. Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
  10. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
  11. ...


This page was last modified on 9 May 2013 at 09:12.

©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details.
houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation.

Sign Up
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - no headaches!