| ![Show Contents]() Wheatly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Wheatly was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wheatly family lived in Somerset, at the village of Whatley. Whateley Hall was a stately home in the Warwickshire countryside near Castle Bromwich. Built in the 18th century, the hall and the estate was demolished in the 1930s and the land was sold to build houses. Early Origins of the Wheatly familyThe surname Wheatly was first found in Somerset in the village and manor of Whatley near Frome, where they are conjecturally believed to be descended from the possessor of those lands, at the taking of the Domesday Survey in 1086, John the Usher, from Glastonbury Abbey. The Wheatley variant can be found throughout England, specifically: Wheatley, Oxfordshire; Wheatley Lane in Lancashire; and North and South Wheatley in Nottinghamshire. The two latter villages are listed in the Domesday Book as Watelei and Wateleie. 1 Literally, Wheately means "clearing where wheat is grown," from the Old English "hwaete" + "leah." 2 Some believe that Anne Whateley was William Shakespeare's first betrothed; whether she even existed is much in debate. A William Shakspeare and Anne Whateley do appear on the same line in a note in the Episcopal register at Worcester, but some claim that there were numerous William Shakespeares in that area at that time and was obviously another person. Others believe that entry was a clerical error. The debate continues. Early History of the Wheatly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wheatly research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1330, 1582, 1583, 1639, 1686, 1742, 1747, 1753, 1768, 1784 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Wheatly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wheatly Spelling VariationsEndless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Whatley, Whatly, Whately, Wheatley, Whetly, Whettell and many more. Early Notables of the Wheatly familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - William Whately (1583-1639), an English Puritan cleric and author, son of Thomas Whately, twice mayor of Banbury, Oxfordshire. He was born at Banbury, the son of John Wheatly, a tradesman of London. (...
- Charles Wheatly (1686-1742), was an English clergyman from London, known for writings on the Book of Common Prayer
 Wheatly migration to the United States | + |
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Wheatly or a variant listed above:
Wheatly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Wheatly, who landed in Virginia in 1638 3
- John Wheatly, who arrived in Maryland in 1641 3
- Lydia Wheatly, who landed in Virginia in 1649 3
- David Wheatly, who landed in Virginia in 1654 3
- Ellis Wheatly, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 3
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Wheatly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francis Wheatly, who landed in Virginia in 1714 3
| Wheatly migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Wheatly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- James Wheatly, aged 49, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "William Hammond" 4
| Wheatly 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: Wheatly Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Henry Wheatly, aged 40, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874
- Eliza Wheatly, aged 48, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1874
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wheatly (post 1700) | + |
- Michele G. Wheatly, American provost of West Virginia University
- 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)
- 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)
- South Australian Register Wednesday 20th January 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Willaim Hammond 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamhammond1854.shtml
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