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Guiney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Irish name Guiney was originally written in a Gaelic form as Ó Coinne, which means descendant of Coinneach. The personal name Coinneach was often Anglicized to Canice or Kenny.

Early Origins of the Guiney family

The surname Guiney was first found in County Tyrone (Irish:Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. They were directly descended from King Colla da Crioch, the Irish King of Ulster, who was banished to Scotland with 350 Clann chiefs in the year 327.

Early History of the Guiney family

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Guiney Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Guiney were encountered in the archives: Quinney, Guinney, Guiney, Gunny, Gunie, Gunney, O'Quinney, O'Guinney and many more.

Early Notables of the Guiney family

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Guiney migration to the United States +

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 Guiney family came to North America quite early:

Guiney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Guiney, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1808 1
Mary Leary Guiney, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
Hugh Sylvester Guiney, who landed in Mississippi in 1885 1
Ellen Guiney, aged 20, who settled in America from Ballymena, in 1895

Guiney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jeanie Guiney, aged 34, who landed in America from Fife, in 1904
Patrick Guiney, aged 4, who settled in America from Mallow, Ireland, in 1907
Daniel Guiney, aged 24, who landed in America from Tarbert, Ireland, in 1907
William Guiney, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States from Mallow, Ireland, in 1907
Daniel Guiney, aged 24, who settled in America from Listowel, Ireland, in 1908
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Guiney migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guiney Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Miss. Catherine Guiney, aged 1 year & 5 months who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Richard Watson" departing 13th September 1847 from Sligo, Ireland; the ship arrived on 8th November 1847 but she died on board 2

Guiney migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Guiney Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William James Guiney, (b. 1862), aged Infant, Irish settler, from County Down travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 3
Mr. James Guiney, (b. 1824), aged 38, Irish farm labourer, from County Down travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 3
Mrs. Ann Guiney, (b. 1826), aged 36, Irish settler, from County Down travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 3
Miss Jane Guiney, (b. 1845), aged 17, Irish domestic servant, from County Down travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 3
Miss Mary Ann Guiney, (b. 1847), aged 15, Irish domestic servant, from County Down travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Guiney (post 1700) +

Benjamin Franklin Guiney (1858-1930), American professional baseball player
Patrick Robert Guiney (1835-1877), Irish-born, American Civil War soldier who President Andrew Johnson nominated the award of honorary grade of brevet brigadier general
Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), American poet, essayist and editor
Thomas J. Guiney, American Republican politician, Postmaster at New Haven, Connecticut, 1953-54 4
Elaine F. Guiney (1945-2004), American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1992; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996 4
Brendan Guiney, Irish Gaelic footballer
David Guiney (1921-2000), Irish Olympic athlete, sports journalist and historian
Rod Guiney (b. 1970), Irish hurler
Patrick Guiney (1862-1913), Irish Nationalist politician and a Member of Parliament (MP)
Wilfred Patterson "Bill" Guiney, New Zealand rugby league player

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 78)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html