Tighe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Tighe family came to North America quite early:

Tighe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Michael Tighe, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 [2]
• Richard Tighe, who landed in New York, NY in 1839 [2]
• Charles, Daniel, Edward, James, John, Michael, and Patrick Tighe, who arrived in Philadelphia from Ireland between 1829 and 1866
• Patrick Tighe, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870 [2]
• Bridget Tighe, aged 20, who landed in America from Glasgow, in 1893
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Tighe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Agnes Tighe, aged 19, who landed in America from Ballycastle, Ireland, in 1909
• Barbara Tighe, aged 25, who settled in America from Belmullet, Ireland, in 1913
• Annie Tighe, aged 25, who landed in America from Rossport, Ireland, in 1915
• Alexander Tighe, aged 1, who landed in America from London, England, in 1915
• Bridget Tighe, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Burnley, England, in 1916
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tighe Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• John Tighe, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the ship "Edwin" from Dublin, Ireland
• Mrs. Nancy Tighe, aged 60 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "John Munn" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 [3]
• Mr. Thomas Tighe, aged 45 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Sarah" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 [3]

Tighe Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Joseph Tighe, (b. 1790), aged 32, Irish servant who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Countess of Harcourt" on 3rd September 1822, arriving in New South Wales, Australia [4]
• Mr. Thomas Tighe, (b. 1824), aged 20, Irish farm labourer who was convicted in Roscommon, Ireland for 14 years, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 9th April 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [5]
• Mr. George Tighe who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Clara" on 19th March 1857, arriving in Western Australia, Australia [6]

Tighe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• T. J. Tighe, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Zealandia" in 1874
• Mr. Henry Tighe, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Marlborough" arriving in Bluff, South Island, New Zealand on 4th November 1877 [7]

• Tommy Tighe, American sports radio broadcaster
• Michael Tighe, American musician and actor
• Kevin Tighe (b. 1944), born Jon Kevin Fishburn, American actor
• Jack Tighe (1913-2002), American Major League Baseball manager
• Lieutenant General Eugene F. Tighe (1921-1994), American Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
• Ambrose Tighe (1859-1928), American lawyer, politician, academic and co-founder of William Mitchell College of Law
• James G. Tighe, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1877, 1882 [8]
• Christine M. Tighe, American politician, Representative from New York, 1998, 2000, 2002 [8]
• Charles Tighe, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1952 [8]
• Charles Tighe, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928 [8]
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