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![Show Contents]() Ellsbury Surname History
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Early Origins of the Ellsbury familyThe surname Ellsbury was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Ellerby, a civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Elwordebi at that time. 1 The name literally meant "farmstead or village of a man called Aelfweard" from the Old English personal name + the Scandinavian word "by." 2 Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Ellerby, held, according to the men of Holderness, by William Malet, a Norman Baron, Viscount of Arques, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. The site now is moated and is called Old Ellerby, near Wood Hall. New Ellerby is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Together with Old Ellerby it forms the civil parish of Ellerby. Allerby is a hamlet in Cumbria, England and there is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire named Ellerby. Ellerbeck is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Elrebec. 1 Early History of the Ellsbury familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ellsbury research. Another 49 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1385 and 1410 are included under the topic Early Ellsbury History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ellsbury Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ellerby, Ellarby, Ellerbie, Ellerbe, Ellarbie, Ellaby, Elleby, Ellebie, Ellabie, Elerbee, Elerby, Elerbie, Elarby, Elarbie, Elarbee, Allerby and many more. Early Notables of the Ellsbury familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ellsbury Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ellsbury familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Eliz Ellerby, who came to Virginia in 1689; Robert Ellerbey, who came to Nova Scotia in 1750; Edward Ellerby, who arrived in New York, NY in 1822; Heinrich Ellerbeck, who arrived in New Orleans in 1867.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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