| ![Show Contents]() Grimley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Grimley is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Grimley family lived in Worcestershire as Lords of the manor of Grimley. Early Origins of the Grimley familyThe surname Grimley was first found in Worcestershire at Grimley, a village and civil parish now in the Malvern Hills District, originally in the union of Martley, Lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow. An ancient Saxon stronghold, the first listing of the place name was in the 9th century when it was listed as Grimanleage. By the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name had evolved to Grimanleh and consisted of a mill and one half of a fishery of eels. 1 The place name literally means "wood or glade haunted by a spectre or goblin," from the Old English words "grima" + "leah." 2 Early History of the Grimley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grimley research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Grimley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grimley Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Grimley, Grimly, Grimleigh, Grimlie, Grymley and many more. Early Notables of the Grimley familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Grimley of Worcestershire
 Migration of the Grimley family to Ireland
Some of the Grimley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Grimley migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Grimley or a variant listed above were:
Grimley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Hannah Grimley, who landed in Maryland in 1658 3
Grimley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Grimley, who arrived in New York in 1820 3
- Barnard Grimley, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1864
| Grimley migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Grimley Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Robert Grimley, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1837 aboard the brig "Thetis" from Cork, Ireland
- Mr. Patrick Grimley, aged 17 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Rose" departing 19th April 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 1st July 1847 but he died on board 4
| Grimley migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Grimley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Alexander Grimley, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Navarino" 5
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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: Grimley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Grimley, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
| Contemporary Notables of the name Grimley (post 1700) | + |
- Peter H. Grimley FIDS, American geologist at Horseshoe Island and Stonington Island in 1960, eponym of the Grimley Glacier, Antarctica
- Tom Grimley, American experimental music composer
- The Very Rev Robert William Grimley, English clergyman, Dean of Bristol (1997-2009)
- Brett Grimley (b. 1960), former Australian rules footballer
- Martyn Grimley (b. 1963), British gold medalist field hockey player at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 78)
- South Australian Register Monday 14th August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Navarino 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/navarino1854.shtml
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