Ferlie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Ferlie is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Farley which was in several counties including Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, and Staffordshire. The surname Ferlie is an habitation name, which form a broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. Farley was originally derived from a pre-existing name for a town, village, parish, or farmstead.

Early Origins of the Ferlie family

The surname Ferlie was first found in Somerset where the first record of the family was Adam Farlegh who was listed there during the reign of Edward III. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Jacob de Farlegh in Wiltshire and Hugh de Farleye in Suffolk. 1

Early History of the Ferlie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferlie research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1182, 1332, 1636, 1659 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Ferlie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferlie Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Ferlie family name include Farley, Farleigh and others.

Early Notables of the Ferlie family

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Migration of the Ferlie family to Ireland

Some of the Ferlie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Ferlie family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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. Early immigrants bearing the Ferlie surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Thomas Farley and his wife, Jane, purchased land in Virginia in 1623; John Farley settled in Charlestown Massachusetts in 1630; another John settled in New England in 1637.

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)