Need info on Quail Family in England and Ireland.?

Question

Particularly any info regarding the Quail who was either British Vice-Consul at St. Paul Minnesota U.S. or worked at vice-Consulate in St.Paul. His Children David and Baer were the first children granted joint U.S. British citizenship.

David was my maternal grandfather, God rest his soul.

Answer 1

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ramsey_mn_1941&id=I2127
This file includes a David Quail, born in Liverpool, England in 1877, but linked to Ramsey co, Minn. His parents are named as George Quail and Mary Ann Noble. Sounds like your man?
Rootsweb has mailing lists that focus on all counties in the US, and usgenweb also has volunteer based websites for the same. If you join the email list, you can network with persons who might tell you where to find a death date for George, since I am betting he died prior to the social security death index. The list is easier, but cross check on the genweb site.
Since George would seem prominent, I"d expect to find a healthy death notice with lots of details, and possibly a biography in other county historical records.

Answer 2

Hey James,

LDS Family Search has tons of Quail entires for England. However, they spell it both ways, Quail and Quayle.

Swyrich says it is Scottish.
quail

Origin: Scottish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quail, Quayle, Quaile, Quailes, McQuail, McQuayl and others.

First found in the Isle of Man where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anne Quaile and her husband settled in Virginia in 1623; Hugh Quale settled in the Barbados in 1679; Jenny Quales settled in Boston in 1766; Joe Quyle settled in Virginia in 1635.

You also have a FORUM on the GENFORUM to look at. And, then the UK sites.