The Calayag Family
of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
Etymology
Pronounced [ka-la’-yag], this surname derives its roots from an Ilokano adjective which means “with sails set”. The name is synomous to a Tagalog noun which means “a companion as one drifts”.
Background
The Calayag Clan relevant to this research hails from Malolos, Bulacan. A Calayag female married into the San Diego Family in 1869.
Family Tree
Generation-Name-Dates
1 Calayag, Miguel
.. +Carlos, Lucia
.. 2 Calayag, Jose Carlos
….. +Lopez, Maria Magdaleno
….. 3 Calayag, Candida Lopez (1844 - 1900)
…….. +San Diego, Teodoro Roxas (1839 - unknown)
…….. (continued in The San Diego Family)
Resources
- Santos, Hector. Katalogo ng mga Apelyidong Pilipino. 1995-1998.
Jose Carlos Calayag
Of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines
Jose Carlos Calayag was the son of Miguel Calayag and Lucia Carlos. He married Maria Magdaleno Lopez (daughter of Tomas Lopez and Maria Magdaleno) in Catholic rites on 22 November 1829 in Obando, Bulacan. They raised their family in Obando and among their children was Candida Lopez Calayag.
Resources
- Church Marriage Record of Jose Calayag and Maria Lopez, dated 22 November 1829.
Candida Lopez Calayag
Of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines
Candida Lopez Calayag was born on 02 October 1844 to Jose Carlos Calayag and Maria Magdaleno Lopez.
Candida married Teodoro Roxas San Diego in Catholic rites on 20 October 1869 in San Pascual Baylon Parish in Obando, Bulacan. They had at least four children: Benito, Fortunato, Santiago and Valentin.
Resources
- Church Marriage Record of Teodoro Roxas San Diego and Candida Lopez Calayag, dated 20 October 1869.
Benito Calayag San Diego
Of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines
Benito Calayag San Diego (Abt 1870 - 1944) was the son of Teodoro Roxas San Diego and Candida Lopez Calayag.
Benito was baptized on 24 March 1872 in San Pascual Baylon Parish, Obando, Bulacan — he was 4 days old. He carried the name “Benito Cuerva San Diego” in church documents and, like his father, did not use his mother’s maiden name.
According to oral histories, he had 4 brothers — two migrated to the Visayas, two stayed in Obando, while he migrated to the city of Manila.
He married Sinforosa De Leon with whom he had seven children: Cecilio, Eliodora, Nicanor, Macaria, Brigida, Modesta and Concordia.
In the 1910s, he worked for the US Army Quartermaster Corps, located at the Port Area, Tondo, Manila City.
Resources:
- Church Baptismal Record of Benito Cuerva San Diego, dated 24 March 1872.
