| ![Show Contents]() Heatherley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The lineage of the name Heatherley begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in the village of Adderley in Shropshire 1; the village was known as "Eldredelei" in the Domesday Book and was held by Nigel the Doctor. 2 One source notes a Norman connection to the family: "The name was derived from Doussainville, between Paris and Orleans. This family of De Dunstanville continued barons of Adderley in 1255. Henry de Adderley, a younger son, occurs in Staffordshire, 13th century 3, and 1310 Robert de Adderle is mentioned 4. The usage of those ages restricted the name of the barony to the family of its lords." 5 Early Origins of the Heatherley familyThe surname Heatherley was first found in Shropshire at Adderley, a village and civil parish that literally means "woodland clearing of a woman called Athryth," from the Old English personal name + "leah." 6 Early History of the Heatherley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heatherley research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1637 is included under the topic Early Heatherley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Heatherley Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Heatherley has undergone many spelling variations, including Adderley, Adderly, Addly, Adley, Aderly, Atherly, Atherley, Hadderley and many more. Early Notables of the Heatherley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Heatherley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Heatherley migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Heatherley were among those contributors:
Heatherley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Thomas W. Heatherley, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1905
- Gertrude Heatherley, aged 22, who landed in America from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1910
- Sam Henry Heatherley, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Manchester, England, in 1914
- Gladys Heatherley, aged 15, who immigrated to the United States from Pembroke, Bermuda, in 1918
- John Heatherley, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1918
| Contemporary Notables of the name Heatherley (post 1700) | + |
- Clifford Heatherley (1888-1937), British film actor, active from 1911 to 1937
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- Palgrave, Sir Francis F.R.S., F.S.A. History of the Anglo-Saxons. London: William Tegg, 1871, Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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Heatherley migration to the United States 
