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.

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.