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The surname Bulley was first found in Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris), a Southern area, bordering on England that today forms part of the Dumfries and Galloway Council Area, where one of the first records of the name was William Bully was listed as a bailie of Edinburgh in 1403. Bulley is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, almost 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Gloucester.

Bulley Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Bulley has been spelled Bully, Bulley, Bullie and others.

Bulley Early History

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Bulley Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:

Bulley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mathew Bulley, who settled in Maryland in 1727
Captain Bulley who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1763

Bulley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Bulley, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1866

Bulley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Charles Bulley, aged 23, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Caroline" ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Thursday 26th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caroline 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caroline1855.shtml

Contemporary Notables of the name Bulley (post 1700)

Frederick Bulley (b. 1870), 21-year-old English stonemason who partnered with Alfred Andrews, an architect to form Bulley & Andrews, LLC, one of Chicago's oldest general contractors in 1891
Tom Bulley, English current manager of the Torrington Football Club
Frederick Bulley (1810-1885), English President of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1855 until his death
Rebecca Bulley (b. 1982), née Strachan, an Australian gold, silver and bronze medalist international netball player
Sydney Cyril Bulley (1907-1989), English clergyman, Bishop of Penrith (1959-1966) and Bishop of Carlisle (1966-1972)
Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861-1942), Liverpool cotton merchant and philanthropist who created Ness Botanic Gardens, near the English and Welsh Border in Cheshire
Edward Harvey Bulley (b. 1955), retired Canadian ice hockey player who played from 1975 to 1985

Bulley Historic Events

RMS Titanic

Mr. Henry Ashburnham Bulley (d. 1912), aged 21, English Boots from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html

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Citations

^ South Australian Register Thursday 26th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caroline 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caroline1855.shtml
^ Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html

Other References

Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Including American Families with British Ancestry 2 Volumes. London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 1995. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
Skene, William Forbes Edition. Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots and Other Early Memorials of Scottish History. Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1867. Print.
Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
Scots Kith and Kin And Illustrated Map Revised 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Clan House/Albyn. Print.
Urquhart, Blair Edition. Tartans The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Secauccus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0-7858-0050-6).
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The Bulley Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bulley Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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