Tidley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tidley family

The surname Tidley was first found in Devon at Tytherleigh, a small village in the civil parish of Chardstock. Originally in Dorset, the place name was derived from the Old English word tiedre, meaning "thin" or "tender" and leah which meant "woodland," collectively "thin or tender woodland." Tytherleigh Manor was home to the Tytherleigh family from about 1220 to 1729.

Early History of the Tidley family

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Tidley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Titherley, Tiderley, Tytherleigh, Tytherley, Titherly, Tytherly, Titherleigh, Tetherly, Tetherleigh, Tetherley, Titterley, Titerley and many more.

Early Notables of the Tidley family

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Tidley migration to the United States +

Tidley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Roger Tidley, who arrived in Virginia in 1696 1
Mary Tidley, who landed in Virginia in 1697 1

Sources +

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)