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The surname Wicherley was first found in Shropshire at Wycherley. Literally the place name probably means "Wichere's Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leah]" 1
A very rare surname, William Wycherley (1640?-1716), the famous English dramatist, born about 1640 at Clive, Shropshire.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wicherley research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1396, 1410, 1455, 1472, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1617, 1640, 1658, 1659, 1716 and 1982 are included under the topic Early Wicherley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Witcherley, Wytchereley, Wichereley, Wicherley, Wycherley, Wycherly, Wicherly, Wicharley, Wycharley and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include William Wycherley, (c.1640-1716), an English dramatist, born at Chive, Shropshire, best known for the plays "The Country Wife" and "The Plain Dealer."
The family "had settled [here] at least as early as 1410. Wycherley's grandfather, Daniel (d. 1659), married Margery, daughter of William Wolfe; and their son Daniel (born about 1617) married, on 20 Feb. 1640, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. Daniel Wycherley, the...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Witcherly, who came to Maryland in 1677; and Thomas Whitcherley, a bonded emigrant, who arrived in America in 1724.