Cluley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cluley family

Early History of the Cluley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cluley research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1615, 1617, 1633, 1648, 1727 and 1804 are included under the topic Early Cluley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cluley Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Cluley include Clulow, Clewly, Clewlow, Clulye, Clulee, Clewely, Cluley and many more.

Early Notables of the Cluley family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

• Thomas Cluley a prominent 18th century landholder in London

Migration of the Cluley family

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Cluley were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Elizabeth Clewly who arrived in Boston in 1768 and Joseph Clewley in America in 1774.