| ![Show Contents]() Tankesly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Tankesly familyThe surname Tankesly was first found in West Riding of Yorkshire at Tankersley, a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley. 1 The village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was listed as Tancreslei 2 and literally meant "woodland clearing of a man called Tata" having derived for the Old English personal name + ing + tun. 3 At that time, the land was held by Richard of Sourdeval and was quite small with 3 villagers and had enough land for 2 ploughs. 2 Roger Tankerlayman was listed as Freeman or York in 1387. 4 Early History of the Tankesly familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tankesly research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Tankesly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tankesly Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Tankesly has been spelled many different ways, including Tankersley, Tankesley, Tankisle, Tankersly, Tankerslie, Tankerslee and many more. Early Notables of the Tankesly familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tankesly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Tankesly familyThousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Tankeslys to arrive in North America: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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