The present generation of the Cherdesle family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. 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 Cherdesle family
The surname Cherdesle was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Cherdesle family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cherdesle research. Another 199 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1273, 1279, 1500, 1575 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Cherdesle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Cherdesle Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cherdesle include Charsley, Chearsley, Cherdesle, Chardesle, Chearsleye and many more.
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Early Notables of the Cherdesle family
Notables of the family at this time include
Robert de Cherdesle, a prominent 13th century landholder in Cambridgeshire
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Migration of the Cherdesle family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Cherdesle were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: 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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