Archibald Magog (1788 - 1843)

Born 1788 in Gateshead, Durham, England

Husband of Rebecca (Simpson) Magog — married 24 Mar 1811 in Heworth, Durham, England

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1843 at about age 55 in Sunderland, Durham, England

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Biography

From the Dowsey Magog Family History blog site ( http://dowseymagog.blogspot.com.au/ ) ... quote; "A legend pervading all branches of the Magog family is that, in the late eighteenth century, emigrants from Continental Europe, possibly from the Baltic states, set sail for the New World. The sailing ship put into the port of Newcastle on the Tyne after illness broke out amongst the passengers. Of those sick persons put ashore, only one survived, Archibald Magog. He was taken in by a family called Dowsey. In recognition of their kindness to him, he called all of this seven surviving children Dowsey-Magog, rather than just Magog. This begs the questions, did some Magogs stay behind in Europe, and how do the clusters of Magogs in Cumberland and the South West of England link to the Magogs in the Northeast?" end quote.

Contrary to that legend, records indicate that the name Dowsey was a second given name, or Christian name, and most certainly not intended as a hyphenated surname. The hyphenated surname, Dowsey-Magog, only appeared post 19th century.

The recorded origin of the family name, Magog, (below) also casts considerable doubt on the legend of Archibald Magog emigrating from Continental Europe.

From the Internet Surname Database ( http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Magog ) ... This extremely rare and interesting name is a dialectal variant of McGough, and appears to be peculiar to County Durham. McGough, or Gough, formerly pronounced Goch, and now called Goff, is the Anglicization of two distinct Irish septs, 'O'Cuachain', of the Hy Fiachrach group, found generally in County Mayo, and Mag Eothach, which is said to be one of many branches of the MacKeogh sept. However, the great majority of Goughs in Ireland are of Welsh origin, called Coch, who came to Ireland in the 13th Century, and settled mainly in Dublin and Waterford. Coch, is the Welsh for red or ruddy. In County Durham, the first recording of the Magog family began with the marriage of Archibald Magog and Rebecca Simpson on March 24th 1811 at the Worth, and in Sunderland on March 18th 1849, John Dowsey Magog, the son of Francis Magog and Elizabeth Peverley was born. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry Goghe, which was dated 1329, Dungarvan, County Waterford, during the reign of King Edward 111, 'The Father of the Navy', 1327-1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Death

Death:

Date: 20 February 1843

Place: Sunderland, Durham, England^[1]

An obituary was posted in the local newspaper of the day. ^[2]

Occupation

Occupation: Potter^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S124 Data: Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England, Volume: 24, Page: 198 Line Number: 79 Text: "England and Wales, Death Registration Index, 1837-1920", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2JHL-4H3 : accessed 27 Aug 2014), Archibald Magog, 1843. Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
2. ↑ Name: Mr Archibald Magog Event Type: Obituary Event Date: 25 Feb 1843 Event Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England Gender: Male Age: 55 Birth Year (Estimated): 1788 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal Digital Folder Number: 102117828 Image Number: 00563 Citing this Record "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZS-XR22 : 17 April 2019), Mr Archibald Magog, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, 25 Feb 1843, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Source: #S17 Quality or Certainty of Data: 2

• Source: S124 Author: FamilySearch Abbreviation: FamilySearch
• Source: S17 Abbreviation: Church (Holy Trinity) records show address: Barrack Street Note: Church (Holy Trinity) records show address: Barrack Street

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