| ![Show Contents]() Creely History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Creely originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Raghallaigh. However, the connection of this name, which is also Anglicized as Crawley or MacCrawley, to the name Crilly is in actuality a matter of debate among scholars. Early Origins of the Creely familyThe surname Creely was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Creely familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creely research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Creely History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Creely Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Creely family name include Crilly, O'Crilly, Creely, Crely, Crillie, Creelie, Crelie, Crilley, Creeley, Creley and many more. Early Notables of the Creely familyMore information is included under the topic Early Creely Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Creely migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Creely:
Creely Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick Creely, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 1
- John Creely, who settled in Allegany County, Pennsylvania in 1848
- John Creely, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 1
| Creely migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Creely Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Margaret Creely, aged 15, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Elgin" 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Creely (post 1700) | + |
- John Vaudain Creely (b. 1839), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1871-73 3
- John Vaudain Creely (1839-1900), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ELGIN 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Elgin.htm
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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