| ![Show Contents]() Chellie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of ChellieWhat does the name Chellie mean? The ancestors of the bearers of the Chellie family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in the township of Chell, in the parish of Wolstanton, union of Wolstanton and Burslem, N. division of the hundred of Pirehill in Staffordshire. 1 The surname Chellie belongs to the category of habitation names, which were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Chellie familyThe surname Chellie was first found in Staffordshire, at one of the two townsteads, called Great or Little Chell. 2 "The village, which is seated on an eminence, and on the road from Newcastle to Congleton, is chiefly occupied by potters. " 1 "In the 13th century there were persons of the name of Chelle in Warwickshire, and of the names of Chel and Chele in Norfolk and Lincolnshire." 2 Early History of the Chellie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chellie research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1524, 1532, 1535, 1545, 1550, 1554, 1711 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Chellie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chellie Spelling VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Chellie include Chell, Chel, Chelle, Chele, Chelley, Chellie and others. Early Notables of the Chellie familyWilliam Chell or Chelle (fl. 1550), Precentor of Hereford who took the degree of Mus. Bac. at Oxford on 3 April 1524. "In 1532 he held the prebend of Yne or Eigne on the establishment of Hereford Cathedral. In 1535 he was sub-chanter, and in 1545 he exchanged his prebend...
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chellie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Chellie familySearching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Chellie or a variant listed above: Joseph Chel, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1766.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Chellie (post 1700) | + |
- Chellie Pingree, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000; Candidate for U.S. Senator from Maine, 2002 3
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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