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The name Galyon does not show up with that exact spelling in any of
the Scottish or Irish surname records where one would expect it to
show up. However, there are some relatively uncommon sound-alike
names that may well be part of your family history.
First place I checked was the Ellis Island database, which can be
effectively searched at the JewishGen site:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html
A search on the exact spelling, GALYON, turns up only a very small
number of hits, none from Scotland or Ireland (in fact, Hungary is the
only foreign country named).
However, a search with the [ sounds like (many) ] box checked, and the
Scottish and Irish boxes checked in the [ Ethnicity ] selections,
turns up a number of close matches:
1 Gallyan,Mary Ann Ballenamore, Ireland 1911 19 1892
2 Gallyan,Pat Ireland 1900 28 1872
3 Gallyans,Annie 1894 15 1879
4 Galyin,Daniel Offoly, Ireland 1923 24 1899
(The three numbers at the end of each record are the year of arrival
at Ellis Island, the age of the person, and their year of birth).
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Similar sorts of results turn up at FamilySearch, another very deep
genealogy database:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
FamilySearch
The Advanced Search is here:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
and, again, there are no GALYON's from Scotland or Ireland, based on
the exact spelling.
But with the 'exact spelling' option unchecked, a search for names
from Scotland and then, separately, from Ireland, turn up a number of
possibilities, including a GALLYON surname.
From Ireland:
Census - 1880 US Census
1. Cornelius GALLION - 1880 United States Census / New York
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1835> IRE
2. Mary GALLION - 1880 United States Census / New York
Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1840> IRE
3. Emma GALLION - 1880 United States Census / New York
Other Gender: Female Birth: <1845> IRE
4. Edward GALIAN - 1880 United States Census / Pennsylvania
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1837> IRE
5. Ann GALION - 1880 United States Census / Indiana
Other Gender: Female Birth: <1840> IRELAND
6. Robert GALION - 1880 United States Census / Connecticut
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1830> IRELAND
7. Margreat GALION - 1880 United States Census / Connecticut
Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1830> IRELAND
8. Jas. GALIAN - 1880 United States Census / California
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1835> IRE
9. Winnie GALIAN - 1880 United States Census / California
Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1833> IRE
10. Ellen GALLION - 1880 United States Census / Maryland
Self Gender: Female Birth: <1828> IRE
Census - 1881 British Census
11. Emma GALLYON - 1881 British Census / Cambridge
Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1854> Ireland
International Genealogical Index - British Isles
12. Mostella A. Gallion - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: , , Ireland
13. Phoebe Gallion - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Marriage: About 1798 , , Ireland
Pedigree Resource File
14. (M1) Gallion - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: Ireland
and from Scotland:
Census - 1880 US Census
1. Thomas S. GALLION - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1846> SCOT
2. Thomas GALLION - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Self Gender: Male Birth: <1815> SCOT
3. Jane GALLION - 1880 United States Census / Iowa
Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1816> SCOT
Census - 1881 British Census
4. Peter GALLION - 1881 British Census / Surrey
Head Gender: Male Birth: <1850> Scotland
5. ALEXANDER GALLIAN - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 23 APR 1826
6. ALEXANDER GALLIAN - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 06 MAY 1826 Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
7. Janet Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Birth: About 1657 Of, Ayr, Ayr, Scotland
8. Janet Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Birth: About 1657 Of, Ayr, Ayr, Scotland
9. ELIZABETH GALLIAN - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Marriage: 09 MAR 1845 Barony, Lanark, Scotland
10. JOHN GALLION - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: 04 SEP 1856 Eday And Pharay, Orkney, Scotland
11. George Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: About 1752 Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
12. Mary Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Birth: 03 JUN 1784 Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
13. Mary Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Birth: 03 JUN 1784 Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
14. George Gallean - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Birth: About 1752 Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
15. DONALD GALLIAN - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 30 AUG 1724 Cromarty, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
16. GEORGE GALION - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 24 JUL 1709 Cromarty, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
17. JOHN GALLIAN - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 05 APR 1719 Cromarty, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
18. MARGT. GALLION - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Christening: 22 JUN 1707 Cromarty, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
19. HELEN GALLION - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Marriage: 09 JAN 1714 Cromarty, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
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The Ellis Island and FamilySearch databases are the best that I am
aware of. But I did check two others, one specific to Scotland:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
...Welcome to ScotlandsPeople, one of the largest online sources of
original genealogical information.
A search on GALYON does not return ANY results in Scotland. However,
there are numerous results for the alternative spellings shown above.
At the Irish Genealogy site:
http://www.irishgen.com/surnames/
Surnames & Heraldry Home Page
a search on GALYON produces no results, but suggests Gillan or Gillen
as as possible alternatives.
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I'd say it is rather unlikely that your ancestors, if they hailed from
Scotland or Ireland, would have spelled their surname as you spell it
today, but they may well have used one of the very similar variations
listed above.
I trust that is the information you were looking for, but if there's
anything else I can do for you, just let me know by posting a Request
for Clarification.
Cheers,
pafalafa-ga
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