The surname Bollie was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where one of the first records of the name was William Bully was listed as a bailie of Edinburgh in 1403. Bulley is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, almost 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Gloucester.
Loading...
Early History of the Bollie family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bollie research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1418 is included under the topic Early Bollie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Bollie Spelling Variations
Medieval Scottish names are rife with spelling variations. This is due to the fact that scribes in that era spelled according to the sound of words, rather than any set of rules. Bollie has been spelled Bully, Bulley, Bullie and others.
Early Notables of the Bollie family
More information is included under the topic Early Bollie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Bollie family
Many Scots were left with few options other than to leave their homeland for the colonies across the Atlantic. Some of these families fought to defend their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. Others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these families have recently been able to rediscover their roots through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations. Among them: Captain Bulley who settled in Boston Mass in 1763; Mathew Bulley settled in Maryland in 1727; John Bulley arrived in Philadelphia in 1866. But perhaps the first settler was Nicholas Bully who settled in Maine in 1630. George Bully settled in Maryland in 1730..
Scotland
England
