Hinchy 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 Hinchy family in North America:

Hinchy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Bridget Hinchy, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1849
• Edward Hinchy, who landed in Philadelphia in 1856

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hinchy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• ? Hinchy who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Lotus" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle on 14th June 1847 2
• Miss. Elizabeth Hinchy, aged 14 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Progress" departing 5th May 1847 from New Ross, Ireland; the ship arrived on 14th July 1847 but she died on board 3
• Mrs. Judith Hinchy, aged 70 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Colonist" departing 13th July 1847 from New Ross, Ireland; the ship arrived on 29th August 1847 but she died on board 3

Hinchy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Bridget Hinchy, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Telegraph"