| ![Show Contents]() Childrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ChildreyWhat does the name Childrey mean? The ancestry of the name Childrey dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in or near an orphanage; the location of the specific orphanage that gave rise to the surname Childrey is not known in modern times. The surname Childrey may have also been a nickname for an orphan, or an occupational name applied to someone who ran an orphanage. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old English word cildra-hus, which means children's house or orphanage. 1 Early Origins of the Childrey familyThe surname Childrey was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Childrey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Childrey research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1565, 1607, 1623, 1645, 1670, 1838, 1870, 1876, 1905, 1922, 1973 and 1974 are included under the topic Early Childrey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Childrey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Childrey have been found, including Childers, Childress, Childres and others. Early Notables of the Childrey family- Joshua Childrey (1623-1670), was an English antiquary and astrologer and the son of Robert Childrey of Rochester, where he was born in 1623. 2
Migration of the Childrey family to IrelandSome of the Childrey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 119 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Childrey, or a variant listed above:
Childrey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Tho Childrey, who landed in Virginia in 1703 3
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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