Sylly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sylly family

Early History of the Sylly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sylly research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1172 is included under the topic Early Sylly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sylly Spelling Variations

Irish names were rarely spelled with much consistency during the Middle Ages. As the many spelling variations of the name Sylly dating from that time attests: Scully, Scally, O'Scully and others.

Early Notables of the Sylly family

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Migration of the Sylly family

In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants landed on North American shores. Although many of them were merely looking for a free plot of land and living of their very own, many later immigrants were desperately fleeing an overcrowded land that did not have sufficient food for its inhabitants. The exodus from Ireland was greatest during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine had stricken the island. Although this large influx of Irish was unpopular with the great majority of people already established within the major centers, these Irish were critical to the speedy development of the United States and those colonies that would eventually become known as Canada. These immigrants provided the cheap labor required to build modern roads, bridges, canals, and railways. Research of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of immigrants to North America baring the name of Sylly: Peter, John, Martin and William Sculley all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1870; Ben, Edward, John, Joseph, Martin, Mathew, Michael, Owen, Patrick, Peter, Thomas, and William Scully all arrived in Philadelphia between 1800 and 1870..