McQuaide History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe original Gaelic form of McQuaide was Mac Uaid, which means son of Wat. Early Origins of the McQuaide familyThe surname McQuaide was first found in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster. Early History of the McQuaide familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McQuaide research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early McQuaide History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McQuaide Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name McQuaide revealed spelling variations, including McQuaid, McQuade, McWade, McQuid, McQuoid, McQuaide and many more. Early Notables of the McQuaide familyMore information is included under the topic Early McQuaide Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many destitute Irish families in the 18th and 19th centuries decided to leave their homeland, which had in many ways been scarred by English colonial rule. One of the most frequent destinations for these families was North America where it was possible for an Irish family to own their own parcel of land. Many of the early settlers did find land awaiting them in British North America, or even later in America, but for the majority of immigrants that arrived as a result of the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s the ownership of land was often a long way off. These Irish people were initially put to work on such industrial projects as the building of bridges, canals, and railroads, or they worked at manufacturing positions within factories. Whenever they arrived, the Irish made enormous contributions to the infant nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the earliest immigrants to bearer the name of McQuaide were found through extensive research of immigration and passenger lists: McQuaide Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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