The surname Thorniley was first found in Durham at Thornley, a village near Peterlee that dates back to 1071-7080 when it was listed as Thornhlawa. The place name literally means "thorn-tree hill or mound" from the Old English words thorn + hlaw. 1 Another Thornley is found in the same county between Crook and Wolsingham, south of Tow Law and finally, Thornley-with-Wheatley is a civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
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Early History of the Thorniley family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thorniley research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1535 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Thorniley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Thorniley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Thornley, Thornleigh, Thornlea, Thornlie and others.
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Early Notables of the Thorniley family
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Migration of the Thorniley family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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