Shrigly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins and Etymology of Shrigly

The surname Shrigly was first found in Cheshire at Pott-Shrigley, a chapelry, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield. 1 Originally named Schriggeleg in 1285, the chapelry was later known as Potte Shryggelegh in 1354. The latter is a blend of two distinct names: Pott from the Middle English "potte," meaning "deep hole" and Shrigley meaning "a woodland clearing frequented by missel-thrushes." 2

It is here that Pimecok de Scriggel and Silkot de Shriggel were listed in the Assize Rolls for 1286. 3

From this Cheshire branch, the de Shriggeley family emigrated to Ireland, likely in the wave of emigrants after the Strongbow invasion. What we do know, is that the family claimed Pott-Shrigley as their ancient homeland. Sir John de Shriggeley, (Shirggeley and Shryggeley) (died after 1405) was an Irish statesman and jurist who rose to become Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.

Early History of the Shrigly family

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Shrigly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Srigley, Shrigley, Shrugley, Shrickley, Shrigly and others.

Early Notables of the Shrigly family

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Migration of the Shrigly family to Ireland

Some of the Shrigly family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Shrigly family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Deborah Shrigley, who arrived in Maryland in 1671; Samuel Shrigley, who was on record in Maryland in 1680; Mary Shrigley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1821.

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)