Hughey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Hughey family in North America:

Hughey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Daniel Hughey, who arrived in America in 1833 2

Hughey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• George Hughey, aged 55, who immigrated to the United States from Tyrone, Ireland, in 1908
• John Hughey, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States from Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1908
• William E. Hughey, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
• Samuel Hughey, aged 20, who landed in America from Lisburn, Ireland, in 1911
• Daniel William Hughey, aged 4, who landed in America, in 1921
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hughey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• George Hughey, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "John & Mary" from Belfast, Ireland
• Catharine Hughey, aged 24, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Dorcas Savage" from Belfast, Ireland
• Ms. Ellen Hughey, aged 18 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Bee" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle In June 1847 3
• Mr. Jeremiah Hughey who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Bee" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle In 1847 3

Hughey Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• George Malcolm Hughey, aged 27, who immigrated to Kamloops, Canada, in 1918

Hughey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• David Hughey, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
• William Hughey, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
• William Hughey, aged 37, a mason, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgeway" in 1840
• Marianne Hughey, aged 31, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Martha Ridgeway" in 1840
• Mr. William Hughey, (b. 1803), aged 37, British mason and carpenter travelling from England aboard the ship "Martha Ridgway" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 14th November 1840 4
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• Matthew Windust Hughey (b. 1976), American sociologist, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut
• John Hughey (1933-2007), American musician, inducted into the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame
• Barbara Kay Hughey (b. 1936), birth name of Barbara Kay Roberts, an American politician, the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995
• John P. Hughey (1836-1900), American Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor
• Elizabeth Frances "Fannie" McKinney Hughey (1857-1929), South African-born, music teacher who developed the Color-Music method to teach music to children
• James "Jim" Ulysses Hughey (1869-1945), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1891-1900)