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![Show Contents]() Houghey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Ireland
Early Origins of the Houghey familyThe surname Houghey was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire. The family originated in Howie, which is now believed to be an obsolete place name. 1 Early History of the Houghey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Houghey research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1519, 1567, 1591, 1625, 1634, 1667 and 1672 are included under the topic Early Houghey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Houghey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Howie, Howe, Howey, Howy and others. Early Notables of the Houghey familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Robert Howe or Howie, principal of Marischal College, Aberdeen, author of De Aeterna Dei Procidentia, Basel, 1591, Latinized his name Hovaeus.
Archibald Howie was burgess of Glasgow...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Houghey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Houghey family to IrelandSome of the Houghey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Houghey migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Houghey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Daniel Houghey, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1829 2
| Houghey 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: Houghey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Edward Houghey, (b. 1834), aged 29, British labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "David G. Fleming" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9th December 1863 3
- Mr. Arthur Houghey, (b. 1847), aged 16, British labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "David G. Fleming" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9th December 1863 3
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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