Cranly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Cranly family

The surname Cranly was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where they held a family seat but were also to be found in County Offaly and Galway. The sept is styled the Princes of Crich Cualgne and are descended from Cu-Ulladh, a Prince in 576. Descended was Cronghall, in 935, Lord of Conaille, the first to style himself O'Connelly. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable.

One of the first records of the family was Thomas Cranley (1337?-1417), Archbishop of Dublin, who studied at Oxford. In 1390, he was Chancellor of the university. "Besides being archbishop, Cranley was Chancellor of Ireland under Henry IV, and Lord Justice under Henry V." 1

Early History of the Cranly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cranly research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1340, 1379, 1397, 1401, 1410, 1417, 1635 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Cranly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cranly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cronnelly, Cronnely, Cronelly, O'Cronnelly, Cronley, Cronlay, O'Cronley, Cranley, Cranelly, O'Cranelly, Cranlie and many more.

Early Notables of the Cranly family

Thomas Cranley DD a.k.a. Thomas Craule ( c.1340-1417) English statesman, judge and cleric who held the offices of Chancellor of Oxford University, Archbishop of Dublin (1379-1401) and Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1401-1410.) Thomas Cranley (fl. 1635), was an English...
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Cranly migration to the United States +

Cranly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Francis Cranly, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2

Cranly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Cranly, who arrived in New York in 1854

Cranly migration to Canada +

Cranly Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Margaret Cranly, who settled in Canada in 1825

Sources +

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)