Remaly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

When the ancestors of the Remaly family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Cambridgeshire. Their name, however, is a reference to Romily, near Eure, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. 1

Early Origins of the Remaly family

The surname Remaly was first found in Cambridgeshire where they were anciently Lords of the Manor. The family emerged from Normandy where they held a knights fee at Eure, in the arrondisement of Les Andelys, in the canton of Fleury-sur-Andelle. At what time Richard de Romilly arrived to have an interest in the villages of Girton and Barton in the county of Cambridge is unknown. There was conflict between two Norman nobles, Roger de Tosny and Richard de Romilly between 1190 and 1200. Overriding this dispute was another Norman Lord, Gilbert de Miners, who eventually lost these lands, and other unnamed lands in Buckinghamshire.

The Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire show entries for Alexander de Romeilli in 1190 and Alexander Rumeilli in 1193 (these may be the same person). Early Cumberland records list Alice de Romeilli in 1197 and Alice de Rumelly in Yorkshire in 1230. Alan de Romely who is listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire "may have come from Romiley, Cheshire." 2

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1237 included entries for Robert de Romeley, Cambridgeshire; Baldwin de Romeli, Cambridgeshire; and Lucia de Romely, Cambridgeshire. 3

"William de Romillé was the first Baron of Skipton, Yorkshire." 4 "The great grandfather of the late Sir Samuel Romilly 'had a pretty good landed estate at Montpellier in the south of France.' His son, in the year 1701, being a Protestant, visited Geneva, for the sole purpose of receiving the sacrament, and, by the advice of the celebrated theologian, Saurin, instead of returning to Montpellier, set out for London, and thus at length established the family in England. Memoirs of Sir S. Romilly, vol. i., p. 2. The name may have been borrowed from the town of Romilly, in Savoy, near Geneva. " 5

Early History of the Remaly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Remaly research. Another 224 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1757, 1791, 1802, 1818, 1856, 1864, 1874, 1879, 1891 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Remaly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Remaly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Remaly have been found, including Remely, Remelly, Remilly, Remmilly, Remilley, Remiley, Romilly, Rommilly, Romiley and many more.

Early Notables of the Remaly family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818), law reformer, youngest son of Peter Romilly, jeweller, of Frith Street, Soho, by Margaret, daughter of Aimé Garnault, was born in Westminster on 1 March 1757. His father was a younger son of Etienne Romilly, a Huguenot of good family and estate, who fled from Montpellier to England on the revocation of the edict of Nantes, by Judith, second daughter of François de Montsallier, merchant, of Shoreditch. 6Joseph Romilly (1791-1864), Registrary of the University of Cambridge, born in 1791, was son of Thomas Peter Romilly of London, by his...
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Migration of the Remaly family

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Remaly were among those contributors: Ambrose Remely who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1749.

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