Most current Hayde families that I have located can trace their origins back to Ireland. The Irish history however is very difficult to piece together as many records were destroyed in a fire in 1922. There was also a paucity of records prior to 1800. Much of the records are also held in Ireland and it is necessary to research this material in Ireland, although during 2014 and 2015 some key records started becoming available on the internet through both pay per view sites as well as free sites.<\/p>\n
Hayde, together with variants Heade, Hade, Haid and Haide, can be found in parish records in Counties Carlow, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, Tipperary and Dublin.These typically started in the late 1700s (in the larger towns) and early 1800s (in more rural areas).<\/p>\n
The earliest census, in 1659, showed 6 Head families in Ratoath, Meath, 7 Heade families in Slievardagh, Co. Tipperary and none in any other county. The Tipperary Hearth Money records of 1666\/67 showed several Hayde (and variant) families living within a few kms of each other.<\/p>\n
The next record taken of names was in 1766, when the Irish House of Lords resolved to undertake a census that distinguished between Protestants and Papists (ie Catholics) in each parish. Part of the records for South Tipperary have survived. They show a number of Head and Heade families in this area (together with Headen families).<\/p>\n
The following table is a probable list of the 1659 families in Tipperary when compared with the 1665\/6\/7 Hearth records, the 1766 census and the 1820s (Tithe) and 1850s (Griffiths):<\/p>\n