Karly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland
• Ireland

Etymology of Karly

Today's generation of the Karly family inherits a name that was first used by the Scottish tribe known as the Picts. The first family to use the name Karly lived in Aberdeen (part of the modern Grampian region), where the name can be found since very early times.

Early Origins of the Karly family

Early History of the Karly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Karly research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1493, 1575, 1592, 1619, 1633, 1638, 1647, 1675, 1747 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Karly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Karly Spelling Variations

Repeated and inaccurate translation of Scottish names from Gaelic to English and back resulted in a wide variety of spelling variations with single names. Karly has appeared Carle, Carley, Carlley, Carrley, Carlie, Carleigh, Carlea, Carlee, Carrlie, Carlies, Carleys, Carleas, Carlay, Carley, Carrlay, Carrley, Carrleys, Karley and many more.

Early Notables of the Karly family

Hippolitus Curle (1592-1638), Scottish Jesuit, son of Gilbert Curle, Secretary to Mary Queen of Scots, by his wife, Barbara Mowbray. "He studied in the Scotch seminary at Douay, and entered the Society of Jesus at Tournai. During the second year of his noviceship his aunt, Elizabeth Curle, died at Antwerp (29 March 1619), leaving him sixty thousand florins. The bulk of this fortune he devoted to the use of the seminary at Douay, of which he is regarded as the second founder. He was appointed...
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Karly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Karly family to Ireland

Some of the Karly 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 Karly family

Many Scottish families suffered enormous hardships and were compelled to leave their country of birth. They traveled to Ireland and Australia, but mostly to the colonies of North America, where many found the freedom and opportunity they sought. It was not without a fight, though, as many were forced to stand up and defend their freedom in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of these Scots abroad have rediscovered their heritage in the last century through the Clan societies and other organizations that have sprung up across North America. Immigration and passenger ship lists show some important early immigrants bearing the name Karly: Elizabeth Carle who settled in Barbados in 1669; George Carle settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751; Michael Carle settled in 1736 in Philadelphia.