When the ancestors of the Crimly family emigrated to
England following the
Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in
Worcestershire as Lords of the manor of Grimley.
Early Origins of the Crimly family
The surname Crimly was first found in
Worcestershire at Grimley, a village and civil parish now in the Malvern Hills District, originally in the union of Martley, Lower division of the
hundred of Oswaldslow. An ancient Saxon stronghold, the first listing of the place name was in the 9th century when it was listed as Grimanleage. By the
Domesday Book of 1086, the place name had evolved to Grimanleh and consisted of a mill and one half of a fishery of eels.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) The place name literally means "wood or glade haunted by a spectre or goblin," from the Old English words "grima" + "leah."
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the Crimly family
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Crimly Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason,
spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Crimly has been recorded under many different variations, including Grimley, Grimly, Grimleigh, Grimlie, Grymley and many more.
Early Notables of the Crimly family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Crimly family to Ireland
Some of the Crimly family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Crimly family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in
England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Crimlys were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:
Crimly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Robl Crimly, who landed in Virginia in 1665 [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)