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The name Sadle is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name was given to a person who was a person who made saddles. Sadle is an occupational surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Nicknames form a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, and can refer directly or indirectly to one's personality, physical attributes, mannerisms, or even their habits of dress. The surname Sadle comes from the Old English and Old German word sadel, which was an occupational name for a maker of saddles.

Early Origins of the Sadle family

The surname Sadle was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from early times at Everley.

"This place, at the time of the heptarchy, was the residence of Ina, King of the West Saxons; it subsequently belonged for many generations to the Plantagenets, dukes of Lancaster. The manor was granted by Edward VI., in the first year of his reign, to Edward, Duke of Somerset, Protector, after whose attainder, reverting to the crown, it was given by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Ralph Sadlier, Knt., the royal falconer, whose son and successor had the honour of entertaining James I. at the manor-house, on the 31st of August, 1603." 1

Early History of the Sadle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sadle research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1354, 1507, 1565, 1587, 1604, 1615, 1620, 1621, 1630, 1649, 1656, 1660, 1672, 1674, 1680, 1681, 1719, 1775 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Sadle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sadle Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Sadle family name include Sadler, Sadlar, Sadleigh, Sadlier, Sadleir and many more.

Early Notables of the Sadle family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

  • The Right Honourable Sir Ralph Sadler, PC, Knight banneret, (1507-1587), who served as a Secretary of State for King Henry VIII; Sir Edwyn Sadlier, 1st Baronet (c. 1620-1672); John Sadler of Warmwell...
  • John Sadler (died 1565), was an English translator, educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and John Sadler (1615-1674), was Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, descended from an ancient Shr...
  • Thomas Sadler (1604-1681), was a Benedictine monk, born in Warwickshire and was converted to the catholic religion by his uncle, Father Robert Sadler (d. 1621), first Benedictine provincial of Canterb...
  • Anthony Sadler (fl. 1630-1680), was an English divine, son of Thomas Sadler, was born at Chitterne St. Mary, Wiltshire. 2

Ireland Migration of the Sadle family to Ireland

Some of the Sadle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Sadle family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Sadle or a variant listed above: George Sadler settled in Virginia in 1652 along with Elizabeth, Dorothy, and John; Anthony Sadler settled in New England in 1638; Edmund Sadler settled in Virginia in 1640.
  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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