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![Show Contents]() Edglay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Edglay is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in one of the places named Edge-Hill in England. More often than not, Essex is the family's home county. Early Origins of the Edglay familyThe surname Edglay was first found in Essex where the family name was first referenced in the year 1278 when William and Richard Eggell held estates in that county. Other early records revealed that some of the family resided at Standerwick in Somerset. "Standerwick Court, the seat of Admiral Harry Edgell, is a handsome mansion, in the grounds of which are the remains of an ancient encampment, supposed to have been the connecting station between Bath and Alfred's tower at Stourton." 1 Edge-Hill is a chapelry, in the district parish of West Derby, parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, union and hundred of West Derby, Lancashire. In Staffordshire at Burntwood, "there are several neat and pleasant mansions, one of which is Edgehill or Edial Hall, a square brick building with a cupola and balustrades, celebrated as the house in which the eminent lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, opened an academy in 1736." 1 Edge-Hill, near Kington, Warwickshire was the scene of the memorable battle of that name, which occurred in 1642, between the Royal Army, commanded by the king in person, and the parliamentarian forces under the Earl of Essex. 1 Early History of the Edglay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Edglay research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Edglay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Edglay Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Edglay family name include Edgell, Eggell, Edgle, Edgele, Edgelle, Edgill, Edghill and many more. Early Notables of the Edglay familyMore information is included under the topic Early Edglay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Edglay familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Edglay surname or a spelling variation of the name include : William Edgell, who arrived in New England in 1720-1725; and Robert Etchells, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1868
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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