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![Show Contents]() Emmerlie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The history of the name Emmerlie goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a leader or ruler. The surname Emmerlie originally derived from the Old English word Amalric which referred to someone who held great power. The surname Emmerlie was part of a broad and miscellaneous class of surnames. Nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. Early Origins of the Emmerlie familyThe surname Emmerlie was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire where John de Emlay was listed in 1304. 1 Today Emley or Elmley is a parish, in the Upper and Lower divisions of the wapentake of Agbrigg in Yorkshire. 2 Early History of the Emmerlie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Emmerlie research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1600, 1617, 1640, 1649, 1657 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Emmerlie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Emmerlie Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Emmerlie family name include Emberley, Emerle, Emerly, Emberly, Emilly and others. Early Notables of the Emmerlie familyAnother 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Emmerlie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Emmerlie familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Emmerlie or a variant listed above: James Emilly who settled in Charleston in 1832; Michael Emberley settled in St. Christopher in 1685.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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