McQuaid History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many McQuaids:

McQuaid Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Michael McQuaid, aged 29, who arrived in Delaware in 1812 2
• Patrick McQuaid, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1812 2
• Miss Catherine McQuaid, aged 16, Irish settler who arrived in New York in 1846 aboard the ship "Stephen Whitney"
• James McQuaid, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 2
• John McQuaid, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1853 2
• ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McQuaid Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• John McQuaid, aged 23, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Highlander" in 1834
• Mrs. Ann McQuaid, aged 40 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Maria Somes" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 3
• Miss. Ann McQuaid, aged 16 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Maria Somes" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in October 1847 3
• Mr. George McQuaid, aged 2 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Virgilia" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle on 21st September 1847 3

McQuaid Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Miss Ann McQuaid who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 4th September 1847, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
• Barney McQuaid, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 5
• Catherine McQuaid, aged 26, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"

McQuaid Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Mary McQuaid, aged 21, a domestic servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1879

• Brad McQuaid (1968-2019), American video game designer, key designer of EverQuest
• Daniel James McQuaid (b. 1960), American NFL football offensive tackle who played from 1985 to 1988
• Mortimer Martin "Mart" McQuaid (1861-1928), American Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played for the 1891 St. Louis Browns and 1898 Washington Senators
• Herbert George "Herb" McQuaid (1899-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1923 and the New York Yankees in 1926
• John H. "Jack" McQuaid (1859-1895), American professional baseball player and umpire, active 1886-1888 (AA), 1889-1894 (NL)
• Daniel James "Dan" McQuaid (b. 1960), American professional NFL football player who played from 1985 to 1988
• Bernard John McQuaid (1823-1909), American Roman Catholic bishop, first Bishop of Rochester N.Y, first president of Seton Hall University
• Glenn McQuaid (b. 1972), Irish film director
• Oliver McQuaid (b. 1954), Irish cyclist at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Kieron McQuaid (b. 1950), Irish cyclist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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