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Early Origins of the Stukeley family

The surname Stukeley was first found in Huntingdonshire at Stukeley, where Nicholas de Stiuecle was recorded in 1198. 1 The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was recorded as Stivede. 2 Occasionally, the name originates in Stewkley in Buckinghamshire. 1

The Feet of Fines for Oxfordshire lists Geoffrey de Stiuecleg in 1224 and later the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex has an entry for Thomas Stukele in 1296. 1

"Two parishes in Devon, and a township in the parish of Brancepeth, in County Durham, bear the name Stockley." 3 4

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 has two early entries for the family: Ralph de Stockleye, Suffolk; and Pagan de Stockleye, Oxfordshire. 3

By the 16th century, strongholds of the family were found in Devon and Somerset. The latter lists a coat of arms simply "Stewekley of Somerset, 1595," while the former was home to Sir Hugh Stucley (1496-1559), Lord of Affeton, Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1545. Hugh was the eldest son of Thomas Stuckley (1473-1542), of Affeton, Sheriff of Devon in 1521.

Will Stutely or Will Stutly appears in two ballads in "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads," popularly known as the Child Ballads as a prominent member of Robin Hood's Merry Men.

Early History of the Stukeley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stukeley research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1091, 1399, 1510, 1525, 1538, 1578, 1588, 1600, 1603, 1605, 1625 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Stukeley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stukeley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stewkely, Stewekly, Stewekley, Stookley, Stookly, Stewkly, Stukely, Stukeley, Stuckey, Stucky, Stuckley, Stuckely, Stutely, Stuteley, Stewtley, Stewetly and many more.

Early Notables of the Stukeley family

  • Thomas Stucely (1525-1578) also Stukeley and Stukley, known as the Lusty Stuckley...

Stukeley migration to the United States +



Stukeley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Francis Stukeley, who arrived in Maryland in 1657 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Stukeley (post 1700) +

  • William Stukeley FRS, FSA (1687-1765), English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman
  • John Stukeley (1623-1675), British country gentleman who possessed a small estate at Uffington, Lincolnshire, grandfather of William Stukeley
  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  4. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  5. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

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