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Early Origins of the Mably family

The surname Mably was first found in Derbyshire at Mapperley, a township, in the parish of KirkHallam, union of Belper, hundred of Appletree. "The ancient Manor-house, a half-timbered building with gables, is now in three tenements." 1

In the Domesday Book of 1086, this township was known as Maperlie 2 and literally meant "maple-tree wood or clearing," from the Old English words "mapuldor" + "leah." 3

Mapperley in Basford located in Nottinghamshire is another point of origin for the family. One source notes that Thomas Mapurley was a considerable man at Nottingham in the reign of Richard II (1377-1399.) Originally known as Thomas Holt of Mapperley, Derbyshire, he changed his name to Thomas Mapurley to note his estates. He was under-sheriff of Nottinghamshire (c.1387-1391) and for period Member of Parliament for Nottingham in 1388 and 1391. He was Mayor of the Mapperley (1402-1403.)

Early English rolls provide us a glimpse of the spelling variations used through Medieval times. Today we typically need to look beyond the spellings of these entries and concentrate on on a phonetic sound of the entries. Richard de Maborlay was a Freeman of York in 1353 and Thomas de Mapurleye was listed as holding lands in Nottinghamshire in 1381. 4

Early History of the Mably family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mably research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Mably History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mably Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maberly, Maberley, Mably, Mapperly, Mapperlie, Mapperley, Mabilie, Mabbilie, Mabilard, Mapilard, Mabbilar, Mabilar, Mabbiler and many more.

Early Notables of the Mably family

More information is included under the topic Early Mably Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

United States Mably migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mably Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Mably, who arrived in Boston in 1830
  • Francis Mably, who settled in Boston in 1830
  • Mr. Richard Mably, (b. 1875), aged 18, Cornish labourer travelling aboard the ship "Etruria" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 27th February 1893 en route to Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Mably (post 1700) +

  • Thomas Luke Mably, English actor
  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  4. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  5. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
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