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![Show Contents]() Ernleigh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The present generation of the Ernleigh 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 Ernle, in the county of Sussex. Early Origins of the Ernleigh familyThe surname Ernleigh was first found in Sussex at West Wittering, a parish, in the union of West Hampnett, hundred of Manhood, rape of Chichester. "Wittering was the occasional residence of the bishops of Chichester from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century, when the episcopal palace, now called Cakeham Manor Place, became the property of the Ernley family; the ancient mansion has partly disappeared, and the remainder has been converted into a farmhouse." 1 Early History of the Ernleigh familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ernleigh research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1461, 1465, 1550, 1620, 1647, 1676, 1686, 1689 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Ernleigh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ernleigh Spelling VariationsUntil 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 Ernleigh include Ernle, Earnley, Ernley, Earnlie, Earnleigh and others. Early Notables of the Ernleigh familyNotables of the family at this time include John Ernle, Esq.(died 1465), of Sidlesham, Sussex; John Ernle the Elder (born 1461), of Fosbury and Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire; Sir John Ernle (1620-1697) was an English politician...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ernleigh Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ernleigh familyThousands 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 Ernleigh were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Alexander Ernley arrived in Philadelphia in 1820.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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