(Mac)Gee;
Variant Spellings; Gee, Ghee, Guiheen, Guihen, MacKay, MacKey, Magee, McCay, McGee, McGhee, McGhie, McGuiehan, McHay, McKee, McKey, McQuay, Winn, Wynn, Wynne.
In Irish the name is Mag Aodha (son of Hugh); the prefix Mac becomes Mag when followed by a vowel. This explains the common English spelling of the name as Magee. The Ulster Magees are of Scottish extraction and came to Ireland in the Ulster plantation of the early seventeenth century.
There are Gaelic Magees also and they belong on the borders of Tyrone and Donegal while the Scottish group is associated with Co. Antrim, especially in the area east of Lough Larne.
Because of their ancestry prominent Magees were usually of the Protestant faith. Most Rev. William Magee (1766-1831), the mathematician was Archbishop of Dublin and Martha Magee (1755-1846) founded Magee University College in Derry. The brothers Thomas D’Arcy Magee (1825-1868) and James E. Magee (1830-1880) were Catholics and members of the Young Ireland Movement.
In the United States three prominent citizens John McGee (1853-1912), geologist, Charles McClung McGhee (1828-1907), f.inancier, and Christopher Lyman Magee (1848-1901), politician illustrate various spellings of the name in that country.
Coat of Arms
(Mac)Gee
Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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