The surname Grimbly was first found in Staffordshire where the family name was first referenced in the year 1086 when Grimbaldus held a family seat in that shire. Saint Grimbald (Grimwald) (820?-903) was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Bertin near Saint-Omer, France. He was invited by Alfred to England but declined the Diocese of Canterbury. His son, King Edward the Elder appointed him abbot of the New Minster at Winchester and he died in the year of its dedication. 1
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Early History of the Grimbly family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grimbly research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1296, 1455, 1485, 1487, 1519 and 1562 are included under the topic Early Grimbly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Grimbly Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grimbald, Grimble, Gribble, Grimball, Grimbell, Grimbaud, Grimbalde, Grimald and many more.
Early Notables of the Grimbly family
Distinguished members of the family include Nicholas Grimald, Grimalde or Grimoald (1519-1562), English poet, born in Huntingdonshire in 1519, probably son of Giovanni Baptista Grimaldi, a clerk in... Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grimbly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Grimbly family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
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