The Charsliegh name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the village of Chearsley, in the county of Buckingham just miles from Thames. The surname was originally derived from the variant Cerdiceleagh when translated means the meadow of Cerdic. This surname is one of the habitation names which form a broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Charsliegh family
The surname Charsliegh was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Charsliegh family
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Charsliegh Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Charsliegh has undergone many spelling variations, including Charsley, Chearsley, Cherdesle, Chardesle, Chearsleye and many more.
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Early Notables of the Charsliegh family
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Migration of the Charsliegh family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. 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 Charsliegh were among those contributors: Garrett Cheesly, who came to Virginia in 1664; Charles Charslay, who settled in Ontario in 1871; and Thomas Cheasley, who settled in Ontario in 1871.
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