Shrigley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Shrigley family

The surname Shrigley was first found in Cheshire at Pott-Shrigley, a chapelry, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield. 1 Originally named Schriggeleg in 1285, the chapelry was later known as Potte Shryggelegh in 1354. The latter is a blend of two distinct names: Pott from the Middle English "potte," meaning "deep hole" and Shrigley meaning "a woodland clearing frequented by missel-thrushes." 2

It is here that Pimecok de Scriggel and Silkot de Shriggel were listed in the Assize Rolls for 1286. 3

From this Cheshire branch, the de Shriggeley family emigrated to Ireland, likely in the wave of emigrants after the Strongbow invasion. What we do know, is that the family claimed Pott-Shrigley as their ancient homeland. Sir John de Shriggeley, (Shirggeley and Shryggeley) (died after 1405) was an Irish statesman and jurist who rose to become Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.

Early History of the Shrigley family

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Shrigley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Srigley, Shrigley, Shrugley, Shrickley, Shrigly and others.

Early Notables of the Shrigley family

Distinguished members of the family include

Shrigley of Cheshire

Migration of the Shrigley family to Ireland

Some of the Shrigley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 43 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shrigley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shrigley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Deborah Shrigley, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 4
Samuel Shrigley, who landed in Maryland in 1680 4

Shrigley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Shrigley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1821
George Shrigley, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1854

Shrigley migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Shrigley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Emma Shrigley, (b. 1851), aged 23, British settler travelling from England aboard the ship "Varuna" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 27th May 1874 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Shrigley (post 1700) +

David Shrigley (b. 1968), English visual artist

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html