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Kaighin, Kaighen,
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the Manx derivatives of the Celtic
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Mary Ann Cowley Keighin and David Keighin 1898 Kaighin Family 15500 |
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Last Update: May 14th, 2008 Welcome to the Kaighin
genealogy web forum and repository.
Feel free to browse around and if you have any questions or would like
to submit anything concerning Kaighin family genealogy, please email
kaighin@iname.com I respond to every email I receive, typically within 2-3
days. If you have attempted to contact
me in the past and have not received a reply, please email me again. There are many of you who I have heard from
once, but have not heard back from, so I don’t know if you received my
response. What is needed from all
Kaighins and descendants of Kaighins: A
spreadsheet has been created of current Kaighins worldwide and I am
attempting to establish connections to immigrants from the Isle of Man. If you are a Kaighin or a descendant of a
Kaighin and we have not been in contact, please email kaighin@iname.com so
your family’s information can be included.
This spreadsheet can be found in the database below
(look for the table “Current Kaighins”). If you have any photos,
newspaper clippings, family notes, etc. that you would like posted to this
web page, please email me. There are several branches that I have not yet heard
from or need more information from and would like to correspond with anyone
from the following branches: ~ Keighins (note spelling) from ~ Any Kaighin residing in the ~ Descendants of the Carns (AKA Kaighins) of
LeRoy Twp, ~ Kaighans from Barrow in ~ Kaighens from ~ Kaighins in ~ Kaighans in If your name is spelled “Kaighn” and pronounced “Kain” you are
from the The following individuals I have labeled as “strays” and have
not been able to identify from what branch they come. If this is you or can identify anyone from
this list, please contact me: Errol D.
Kaighin C. D. E.
Kaighin, Jill Kaighin Lynne Kaighin T. Adelle Louise
Kaighin Amber
Catherine (Kaighin) Cordwell Eleanor M.
Kaighin James
"Jim" Richard Kaighin James Richard
Wicksey Kaighin Liam Richard
Kaighin Nicholas
“Nick” Jonathon Kaighin Maria Kaighin G. M. Kaighin J. J. Kaighen M. Kaighin T. W. Kaighin M. Kaighin Albert E. A.
V. Kaighan Andrew
Kaighen Andrew
William Kaighin Annie
(Kaighin) C. Kaighin,
Johnstone Carl Edward
Kaighin Charles
Kaighin (or Kaighan), D. Kaighin,
Loughborough Damien Sean
Kaighin Doreen
Marjorie Kaighen E. M. Kaighin Edna (Kay)
Kaighin Edward C.
Kaighin Edward Ernest
Kaighin Edward H.
Kaighin Eileen Astley
(Kaighin) Lee Erica Kaighin Erica Kaighin Esther Marie
Kaighin Eva Kaighin Frederick J.
Kaighin Irene Mary J.
Kaighin Geena
Kaighan, Barrow in Furness Gillian Kaighin Helen Maree
Kaighin Jan Kaighan,
Barrow in Furness Jane
(Kaighin) Ryder Joanne
Kaighin John Kaighan John W. F.
Kaighin Joney
Kaighan, Barrow in Furness Julie-Anne
Kaighin Julie M.
(Kaighin) Boon Kags Kaighan,
Barrow in Furness K. Kaighin, Lee A. Kaighin Margaret Kaighin Margaret (Kaighen) Johnson Marie J. Kaighin Mary (Kaighin) Ratcliffe Mary Wilson Kaighin Matthew Kaighen Michael Kaighin Myra Kaighin (or Kaighan), Glasgow Nora E. (Kaighin) Crosby Patricia A. (Green) Kaighin Paul H. R. Kaighin Peter W. Kaighin Rebecca W. (Kaighin) Porter Robert S. Kaighin Ronald Richard Kaighin Sheena K.
Kaighin, Westhill Simon
Johnathon Kaighen Susan J.
Kaighin Thomas E.
Kaighin Thomas
William Kaighin Ursula Ann
Kaighin Wayne
Kaighan, Barrow in Furness William D.
Kaighin William John
Kaighin Annemarie
Kaighin, Washington Bradley D.
Kaighen, Charles
Thomas Kaighin II, Christopher
A. Kaighen, David Dawn L. (Halverson)
Doris B.
(Bate) Kaighin James (Jr.)
Kaighin, Jennifer R.
Kaighin-Porter Jennifer A.
Kaighen, Joann
Kaighen, Joseph R.
Kaighen, Joseph R.
Kaighen, Kristie Kaighin,
Lee Kaighan, Marty Kaighin, Utah Michael B. Kaighen, Michigan Mildred Beda Kaighin, California, Minnesota Rebecca Kaighin, Georgia Sandra R. Kaighin, Georgia Scott Kaighen, Michigan Starr
Kaighen, Tom Kaighin, Utah Thomas D. Kaighin, Georgia Thomas Preston Kaighin, Georgia Tom Kaighin, Utah Trust Kaighan, California Waldo Kaighen, Washington Wendy M.
Kaighin, Washington Thank you, Greg Kaighin The following link is the
database being compiled of all Kaighins from A.D. 1580 to the present. There are currently about 2000 Kaighins
listed. Microsoft Access must be
installed on your computer to view it.
The database is updated frequently.
Please keep in mind that this genealogy project is a work in progress
and as such, there are errors and omissions both known and unknown contained
in the database and on discussion pages on this website. Do not assume accuracy! This is a collaborative effort by many
Kaighins and descendants of Kaighins all over the world and it is for that
effort that I share this information. Updated May 14th, 2008 Due to sensitive data of
living individuals contained within, I will need to verify your identity
before allowing you to view the data in the database, so a password is
required to view it. Please email me
for the password at kaighin@iname.com Updated October
18th, 2007 The Kaighin
Family Photo Album. All photos, past
and present are always welcome. If you
would like to share your photos, but they are not in digital format, please
email me for my address. All photos
will be scanned and promptly returned. June 18th 2007 A problem that has dogged my research since I started this here little
project was the mystery of my GG Grandmother, Margaret (nee Christian)
Kaighin. I had not been able to
connect her to any family in the Isle of Man. Margaret Kaighin (nee Christian) – Web version
Margaret Kaighin (nee Christian) – Printable
PDF version I’ve twice now heard
that my GG Grandmother, Margaret (nee Christian) Kaighin was somehow
connected to Fletcher Christian of HMS Bounty fame. The prevailing family rumor is that she was
a direct descendant. The following link is a Christian family
chart drawn exclusively from A.W. Moore’s Manx
Families, “Christian’s of Milntown, Isle of Man and Ewanrigg Hall, April 9th,
2007 I’ve
consolidated several indexes of burials, deaths and wills for Kaighins in the
Kaighin burials, deaths and wills March 7th,
2007 I had previously
concluded that the branch I refer to on this website as “The Other Cleveland”
branch were descended from Thomas Kaighin and Margaret Quayle. I have now received new information that
not only disproves this, but also links my branch of Kaighins with “The Other
Cleveland” branch. The research is not
complete on the connection, but I am posting a letter for anyone from that
branch or my branch to examine. The
letter was written by my GGG Grandfather, Charles Kaighin in the Isle of Man
on 9 September, 1841 to his nephew, Charles Kaighin, son of John Kaighin and
Eleanor Cannell in Below is an
updated discussion page for what I had previously referred to as “The Other
Cleveland” branch. Hereafter this
branch will be referred to on this website as “The First Kerrowglass Branch”
(There was a later family of Kaighins who also resided at Kerrowglass, Kirk
Michael). This includes my line of
Kaighins as well as any Kaighins descended through Philip Kaighin of The
Descendants of John Kaighin and Elizabeth Nicholl of Kerrowglass October 3rd,
2006 The descendants of James
Kaighin and Eleanor Quayle of Kirk Michael.
I had previously connected James to the family of Thomas Kaighin and
Jane Quayle, but this was a mistake. I
now do not know who James’ father was.
I have been contacted by Fran (Kaighin) Gillam and Tim Callister of
this branch. August 25th,
2006 William
Kaighin of August 22nd,
2006 A list of Kaighin
researchers. Any new contacts are
added to this list and I’ve attempted to group the contacts by branch. April 17th, 2006 A biographical sketch of John Richard Kaighin,
author of Bygone March 21st, 2006 From History
of History of Camden County New Jersey February 22nd, 2006 The In 1998 I received from
the late Noreen Cottier of the Isle of Man Family History Society eleven
letters written by sisters Lizzie and Nessy Kaighin to their brother John who
emigrated to Letters from Lizzie and Nessy Kaighin Some of the letters to John were addressed to A discussion page for Alisoun MacDermid of A discussion
page for Brian Kaighin in Anyone wishing to know how our cousin Moyra Kaighen,
formerly of Raymond Pimlott Kaighn of the New Jersey Branch of
Kaighns played in the first basketball game ever played. The game was invented by Dr. James Naismith
and was first played in December of 1891 at the January 13th, 2006 The Kaighin census project is now complete. 142 Kaighin families are represented in 481
census images covering the period of 1841-1930. September 15th, 2005 A discussion page for Deborah and Keith Kaighen in A discussion page for
Chris Kaighin in A discussion page for
Barb Kaighin of The Ballakaighin
and Corvalley Branch May 15th,
2005 The complete
branch of Bride, Jurby and Ballaugh Kaighins.
This incorporates the Bride and Jurby branch below and the descendants
of Thomas Kaighin and Margaret Boyd(e) (unmarried). Bride, Jurby
and Ballaugh Kaighins John
Kaighin, son of John Kaighin and Jane Cannell of Ballacregga, Kirk Michael
emigrated to In 1920 Charles S. Boyer
wrote a detailed study of this Kaighn family.
John Kaighn and His Descendents (Web version) John Kaighn and His Descendents (PDF
version - Printable) A letter from The 460 acres of land John Kaighn bought in 1696 in A discussion
page for Thomas Wagner of Hand written notes
compiled by Philip Allen of Kaighins found in the parish registers of Bride,
Jurby and Ramsey, Isle of Man. Now
updated with a re-transcription with remarks and a cross reference to the
family numbers in my database. There
are 341 transcribed records. A discussion page for
Bruce Kaighin, Pam Tyrrell and Rodd Johnson in A discussion
page for Sue Rankin and Sue Sides of Barrow in Kaighins
found in City Directories in Kaighins
found in Manx Directories between 1823~1895.
These can be
found at A
Manx Notebook Kaighins in Directories (Sorted by Name) Kaighins in Directories (Sorted by Parish) Kaighins in Directories (Sorted by Year) All Kaighins
found in various BMD (Birth, Marriage, Death) sites in the Kaighins in UK (Sorted by Name) Kaighins in
UK (Sorted by
Date) Kaighins
in UK (Sorted
by Where Registered) The Cuyahoga
County ( Cuyahoga
County Land Records (Sorted by date) Cuyahoga County Land Records (Sorted by name) Cuyahoga County Land Records (Sorted by legal description) Records of
Kaighins collected from various sources.
Organized by State or Province.
Some pages are very large. A discussion
page for Voirrey, Pam, Christina, Maureen and Rodney Kaighen. They are descendants of Joseph Rodney
Kaighen who emigrated to John Kaighin
and Eleanor (Cannell) Kaighin immigrated to The
Descendants of Thomas Kaighin and Margaret Quayle A submission from Jim
Kaighin in The Bahamas which he received from Florence Lyon on some of the
descendants of John Kaighin and Elizabeth Nicholl. American
Kaighins found in ship’s manifests.
Most of these can be found at the Ellis Island website. Records of
Kaighins buried in A page created for a
discussion with my first cousin (once removed) Kay (Pintner) The International
Genealogical Index (IGI) for all Kaighins in the International Genealogical Index
- Kaighin Can the Kaighin family
claim a Coat of Arms? A discussion on the Manx
Genealogy Bulletin Board regarding the dropping of “Mac/Mc and Ine” from Manx
surnames prior to 1611. A statistical analysis
of the surname Kaighin as found in the International Genealogical Index (IGI)
for the Monumental Inscription
and Census Records for my 3 Great Grandparents Charles Kaighin and Ellen
Killey and their family Distribution map for the
name Kaighin on the I have been working with
Ron Kaighin of Chart of the Jurby branch
of Kaighins Philip Kaighin and Ann Comish marriage license Many Kaighins can trace
their roots to Ballacregga as it was in the family for at least 250
years. Click below and then click on the
“Guided Tour” link at the top of the page to see pictures of the home (which
has been beautifully maintained.). Ballacregga (This is an off-site link) A response to a request
for information about Addie Kaighin Gilmore by Jane Case. Brian Stowell on Manx
Radio in the Kaighin (audio
link – Windows Media Player required) Several pages of
discussion about the origins of the Kaighin name and how we came to the Origins 5 – Excerpts from a website of MacEachain
genealogy Origins 6
– This is an offsite link for McEachin genealogy Origins 7 – One of the earliest references to a Kaighin
(Finlow McCaighen) in 1422 in the Isle of Man. He was apparently quartered for participating
in an uprising against a Lieutenant of the Governor. Origins 8 – A list of derivatives of MacEachain and a
discussion about the origin of the clan. (Work in
Progress) A submission by Ron Kaighin
and Leslie Erdman Three off-site links of
Kaighin (and Kaighn) genealogy forums: A submission from
Elizabeth Friesst regarding descendants of John Kaighin born Kirk Michael, May 22, 2004 My Great Grandfather
Charles W. Kaighin published a piece of devotional literature, Paradise Restored. The following link contains a discussion of
some of the clues in the piece: A nearly full transcript
of Paradise Restored. I am missing pages 18-24. A discussion with two
members of the Pacific Garden Mission regarding Paradise Restored A timeline of events for
Charles W. Kaighin Data from various
sources of descendents of Charles Wesley Kaighin and Margaret Kaighin Kaighins extracted from
Rolls and Property Records from Kirk German Parish between 1680 and
1869. I plan to go through this and
attempt to document land ownership and cross to the families in the database. Thanks to Frances Coakley. The trial of two women,
Alice Cowley and Isabel Gawn who were accused of witchcraft in 1712. They are not Kaighins but it makes for
interesting reading. There was one
Kaighin, a Bahee (Corjeage) Kaighin who was accused and acquitted of
witchcraft after a heifer she touched died shortly thereafter. http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~stephen/manxmemorywww.html Thomas Kelly was one of
the early Manx immigrants to http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~stephen/manxmemorywww.html The diary of Manxman
Thomas Taggart 1877. A very
descriptive account of Manx life in 1877.
Not a Kaighin. http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~stephen/manxmemorywww.html A Manx language sample
of John Thomas Kaighin, recorded in 1950.
John Thomas is the oldest of 14, was born in Bride, |
