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![Show Contents]() Ilsbey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Ilsbey surname is a habitational name taken on from the villages of East and West Ilsley on the Berkshire Downs. These place names are derived from the Old English words "hild," meaning "strife," or "battle," and " le-ah," which is a clearing in the woods. Early Origins of the Ilsbey familyThe surname Ilsbey was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Ilsbey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ilsbey research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ilsbey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ilsbey 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 Ilsbey family name include Illsley, Illsbey, Ilsley and others. Early Notables of the Ilsbey familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ilsbey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Ilsbey migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Ilsbey surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Ilsbey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Ilsbey, who arrived in New England in 1638 1
- William Ilsbey, aged 26, who landed in New England in 1638 1
- 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)
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Ilsbey migration to the United States 
