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Waugh derived from the Old English word walh meaning "foreign" and, like the surname Wallace, was a term used to describe outsiders - in particular, it is thought, the Welsh-speaking Strathclyde Britons who survived as a separate group in Scotland well into the Middle Ages.
Waugh is usually pronounced as "Waw," rather than "Woff" or "Woch." The possessive apparently is "Wavian." Wauchope which comes from similar roots has a "ch" which is pronounced as in "loch."
Scotland. The first record of the Waugh name was to be found in Dumfriesshire on the Scottish borders about the year 1250, in a place called Wauchopedale. Wauchope and its abbreviation Waugh emerged as Border clan names, notably in Roxburghshire. The Waughs of Heap or Hope in Wilton held their land from the 13th to the 17th century. Many Waughs then dispersed as the English and Scottish crowns began to pacify the region.
There were still Waughs in the Borders as the 19th century proceeded, in Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire, but they were fewer in number. Many had crossed the Irish Sea as part of the Protestant plantation, in particular to Armagh (Waugh's Farm in Armagh was the ancestral home of the America general Stonewall Jackson). Other Waughs later migrated to Glasgow or south across the border into England.
England. Waughs in England were outnumbering Waughs in Scotland by almost three to one by the mid 19th century. Most of these Waughs were to be found in the Border counties of Northumberland, Durham and Cumberland. Robert Waugh, for instance, was baptized around the year 1750 in the village of Alston in Cumberland. From slightly further afield came the Victorian social reformer the Rev. Benjamin Waugh, born in Settle in north Yorkshire; and the Lancastrian writer Edwin Waugh, born in Rochdale.
One famous Waugh family in England had its Border roots in East Gordon, Berwickshire where John Waugh was a tenant farmer in the early 17th century. It was Dr. Alexander Waugh, a powerful preacher and anti-slaver, who brought his family to England and they eventually settled in Midsomer Norton in Somerset in 1865. The line of descent then went to: Alexander Waugh, the surgeon; Arthur Waugh, the writer and literary critic; Evelyn Waugh the novelist; and Auberon (Bron) Waugh, the journalist and satirist. Evelyn's mother Catherine said:
Alexander Waugh's 2004 book Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family described five generations of this family, beginning with his namesake whom he called "the Brute."
Ireland. Scots Waughs were present at the siege of Londonderry in 1690 and were later among the early 18th century settlers in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The Waugh name also appeared in Derry Protestant householders in 1740, notably in Tamlaught Finlagen parish. 19th century records show Waughs as landowners in Ballymoney, Antrim.
America. Some of the early Waugh arrivals had come via Ireland. Several Waughs, for instance, had left Scotland in 1688 for religious reasons and established themselves in Londonderry. A party - including three Waugh brothers - set sail for America in 1718, landing on the coast of Maine and making their way to Londonderry, New Hampshire. One line of these Waughs settled in Litchfield, Connecticut. Later Waughs were to be found in Ohio and Indiana. The Litchfield Waugh line was traced in Patricia Waugh’s 1986 book A Waugh Family History.
Another early Waugh line, also Scots Irish, began with William and Jane Waugh who came to Pennsylvania in 1735 and farmed at the Marsh Creek settlement. A long line of these Waughs can be found at the Marsh Creek graveyard. A descendant was the 19th century Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh.
Canada. James Waugh was an early settler in Hamilton, Ontario. He married Elizabeth Bawtinheimer in Ancaster nearby in 1817 and he and his son James were farmers there. Francis and Anne Waugh arrived from Fermanagh in Ireland in 1848 and settled in Wellington county, Ontario.
A later arrival, from Melrose on the Scottish borders, was Richard Waugh who came with his family to Winnipeg in 1882. He had been a builder in Scotland. But in Winnipeg he pursued a second career as a writer and promoter of the Manitoba dairy industry. His son Richard Waugh was elected mayor of Winnipeg in 1912.
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Samuel Waugh was one of the most famous portrait painters of Philadelphia in the 19th century.
Edwin Waugh was a 19th century writer from Lancashire who wrote in the Lancastrian idiom.
Evelyn Waugh was the English novelist best known for his work Brideshead Revisited.
Steve and Mark Waugh, twin brothers, were born into a sporting family in Sydney, Australia. Both brothers were Australian cricketers and Steve Waugh captained his country from 1999 to 2004.
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Waugh derived from the Old English word walh meaning "foreign" and, like the surname Wallace, was a term used to describe outsiders - in particular, it is thought, the Welsh-speaking Strathclyde Britons who survived as a separate group in Scotland well into the Middle Ages.
Waugh is usually pronounced as "Waw," rather than "Woff" or "Woch." The possessive apparently is "Wavian." Wauchope which comes from similar roots has a "ch" which is pronounced as in "loch."
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- Waughchope Website. Waughchopes in Scotland.
- The Waugh Family. Border Waugh families.
- Edwin Waugh Dialect Society. Website of Lancastrian Edwin Waugh.
- The Waugh Family. Waughs from Ireland to America.
Scotland. The first record of the Waugh name was to be found in Dumfriesshire on the Scottish borders about the year 1250, in a place called Wauchopedale. Wauchope and its abbreviation Waugh emerged as Border clan names, notably in Roxburghshire. The Waughs of Heap or Hope in Wilton held their land from the 13th to the 17th century. Many Waughs then dispersed as the English and Scottish crowns began to pacify the region.
There were still Waughs in the Borders as the 19th century proceeded, in Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire, but they were fewer in number. Many had crossed the Irish Sea as part of the Protestant plantation, in particular to Armagh (Waugh's Farm in Armagh was the ancestral home of the America general Stonewall Jackson). Other Waughs later migrated to Glasgow or south across the border into England.
England. Waughs in England were outnumbering Waughs in Scotland by almost three to one by the mid 19th century. Most of these Waughs were to be found in the Border counties of Northumberland, Durham and Cumberland. Robert Waugh, for instance, was baptized around the year 1750 in the village of Alston in Cumberland. From slightly further afield came the Victorian social reformer the Rev. Benjamin Waugh, born in Settle in north Yorkshire; and the Lancastrian writer Edwin Waugh, born in Rochdale.
One famous Waugh family in England had its Border roots in East Gordon, Berwickshire where John Waugh was a tenant farmer in the early 17th century. It was Dr. Alexander Waugh, a powerful preacher and anti-slaver, who brought his family to England and they eventually settled in Midsomer Norton in Somerset in 1865. The line of descent then went to: Alexander Waugh, the surgeon; Arthur Waugh, the writer and literary critic; Evelyn Waugh the novelist; and Auberon (Bron) Waugh, the journalist and satirist. Evelyn's mother Catherine said:
"The Waughs were very middle class, but
clever and original."
Alexander Waugh's 2004 book Fathers and Sons: The Autobiography of a Family described five generations of this family, beginning with his namesake whom he called "the Brute."
Ireland. Scots Waughs were present at the siege of Londonderry in 1690 and were later among the early 18th century settlers in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The Waugh name also appeared in Derry Protestant householders in 1740, notably in Tamlaught Finlagen parish. 19th century records show Waughs as landowners in Ballymoney, Antrim.
America. Some of the early Waugh arrivals had come via Ireland. Several Waughs, for instance, had left Scotland in 1688 for religious reasons and established themselves in Londonderry. A party - including three Waugh brothers - set sail for America in 1718, landing on the coast of Maine and making their way to Londonderry, New Hampshire. One line of these Waughs settled in Litchfield, Connecticut. Later Waughs were to be found in Ohio and Indiana. The Litchfield Waugh line was traced in Patricia Waugh’s 1986 book A Waugh Family History.
Another early Waugh line, also Scots Irish, began with William and Jane Waugh who came to Pennsylvania in 1735 and farmed at the Marsh Creek settlement. A long line of these Waughs can be found at the Marsh Creek graveyard. A descendant was the 19th century Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh.
Canada. James Waugh was an early settler in Hamilton, Ontario. He married Elizabeth Bawtinheimer in Ancaster nearby in 1817 and he and his son James were farmers there. Francis and Anne Waugh arrived from Fermanagh in Ireland in 1848 and settled in Wellington county, Ontario.
A later arrival, from Melrose on the Scottish borders, was Richard Waugh who came with his family to Winnipeg in 1882. He had been a builder in Scotland. But in Winnipeg he pursued a second career as a writer and promoter of the Manitoba dairy industry. His son Richard Waugh was elected mayor of Winnipeg in 1912.
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Samuel Waugh was one of the most famous portrait painters of Philadelphia in the 19th century.
Edwin Waugh was a 19th century writer from Lancashire who wrote in the Lancastrian idiom.
Evelyn Waugh was the English novelist best known for his work Brideshead Revisited.
Steve and Mark Waugh, twin brothers, were born into a sporting family in Sydney, Australia. Both brothers were Australian cricketers and Steve Waugh captained his country from 1999 to 2004.
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