The Anglo-Saxon name Carsly comes from the family having resided in the settlement of Kearsley in Lancashire. The surname Carsly belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxonhabitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Carsly family
The surname Carsly was first found in Lancashire at Kearsley, now part of Greater Manchester. The first records of the place were found in 1187 when it was spelt Cherselawe and a few years later as Kereleie (c. 1220. ) The name literally means "clearing where cress grows" having derived from the Old English words caerse + leah. 1 There is another Kearsley, a township in the parish of Stamfordham, in Northumberland, but this township has remained rather small in comparison as a census in the late 1800s listed only 11 inhabitants, while the former township in Lancashire had 3,436 inhabitants in the same census.
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Early History of the Carsly family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carsly research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1210 is included under the topic Early Carsly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Carsly Spelling Variations
Carsly has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Kearsley, Kearsey, Keasley, Kersley and others.
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Early Notables of the Carsly family
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Migration of the Carsly family
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Carslys to arrive on North American shores: James Kearsley settled in Philadelphia in 1859.
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