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![Show Contents]() Coley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Coley originated with the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled Britain. It is derived from the common diminutive of the popular name Nicholas. Col was a common diminutive of the popular name Nicholas. The form Coley was particularly popular in Yorkshire. Nicholas was the name of a popular saint from the fourth century, and was given to many children in England in the Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Coley familyThe surname Coley was first found in Gloucestershire at Coaley, a village in the union of Dursley, Upper division of the hundred of Berkeley which dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Couelege and was held by King William. 1 The place name literally means "clearing with a hut or shelter," from the Old English "cofa" + "leah." 2 Alternatively, the name could have originated in Yorkshire as by the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379, the following were listed: Adam Coly; Agnes Coly; Rogeris Coly; and Willelmus Coiley as all holding lands there at that time. 3 John Colley (fl. 1440), was an early theological writer, "a member of the Carmelite convent at Doncaster. He is said to have been an elegant Latin writer and an eloquent preacher." 4 Early History of the Coley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coley research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1513, 1554, 1560, 1585, 1621, 1633, 1637, 1648, 1674, 1685, 1695, 1698, 1699, 1700 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Coley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coley Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Coley has appeared include Colly, Colley, Collie, Caullie, Caulley, Caully, Coully, Coulley and many more. Early Notables of the Coley familyNotables of the family at this time include - Henry Coley (1633-1695?), was a mathematician and astrologer, was born, as we are told by an inscription round a portrait of him by White, found in some of his works, on 18 Oct. 1633, at Oxford. (NBio...
Coley RankingIn the United States, the name Coley is the 1,918th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 5  Migration of the Coley family to Ireland
Some of the Coley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 111 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Coley arrived in North America very early:
Coley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Samuel Coley, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631 6
Coley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Margaret Coley, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 6
- George Coley, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1776 6
Coley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Abraham Coley, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 6
- Annie Coley, aged 23, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1897
Coley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Catharine Coley, aged 29, who landed in America from Blackpool, in 1903
- Alice Coley, aged 21, who landed in America from Cradley Heath, England, in 1906
- Annie Coley, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Birmingham, in 1906
- Bradley L. Coley, who settled in America, in 1909
- Charlotte Coley, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Birmingham, England, in 1920
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Coley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Thomas Coley, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 13th July 1822, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
- Mr. William Coley, British Convict who was convicted in Hereford, Herefordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Dunvegan Castle" on 13th March 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
- Peter Coley, aged 47, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "John Banks" 9
- Mary Coley, aged 21, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Bucephalus"
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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: Coley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Isaac Coley, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
- Mr. Michael Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 10
- Mrs. Sarah Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 10
- Miss Isabella Coley, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Bernica" en route to Otago via passenger disembarked at Nelson, South Island, New Zealand in December 1848 10
Coley Settlers in New Zealand in the 20th Century- William Coley, aged 22, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "S. S. Waimana" in 1926
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coley (post 1700) | + |
- Jim Coley (1951-2021), American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 97th district from 2007 to 2021
- Daryl Lynn Coley (1955-2016), American Christian singer
- Kevis Coley (b. 1982), American football linebacker
- James Coley (b. 1973), American college football coach
- John Ford Coley (b. 1951), born John Edward Colley, American singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author, member of the musical duo England Dan & John Ford Coley 11
- Doris Coley (1941-2000), American lead singer of the Shirelles, inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 12
- Dr. William Bradley Coley (1862-1936), American bone surgeon and cancer researcher from Westfield, Connecticut who developed a cancer vaccine which provoked an immune response to bacteria, creator of Coley Fluid, eponym of the William B. Coley Award 13
- Byron Coley, American music critic
- Andy Coley (b. 1978), English rugby league player
- Andre Coley (b. 1974), Jamaican cricket player 14
- ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dunvegan-castle
- South Australian Register Wednesday 30th May 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) John Banks 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/johnbanks1855.shtml
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- John Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) John Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford_Coley
- Doris Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) Doris Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Coley
- William Coley. (Retrieved 2011, September 9) William Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Coley
- Andre Coley. (Retrieved 2012, August 10) Andre Coley. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Coley
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