| ![Show Contents]() Wakley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Wakley is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Wakley family when they migrated to the region after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Wakley family lived in Hertfordshire, at the manor of Wakely. Early Origins of the Wakley familyThe surname Wakley was first found in Hertfordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, conjecturally the family were descended from Ralph of Wakely, a Norman noble, who held his lands from Count Allan and was thus reflected in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086 A.D. Early History of the Wakley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wakley research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1600 is included under the topic Early Wakley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wakley Spelling VariationsNorman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Wakley, Wakeley, Wakely, Wakelie, Wakelee, Weakley, Wakerley and many more. Early Notables of the Wakley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Wakley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Wakley family to Ireland
Some of the Wakley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Wakley or a variant listed above:
Wakley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Isaac Wakley was at Haystack in 1871
- Beatrice A Wakley, aged 1, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
- Clinton S Wakley, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1
- Harold M Wakley, aged 3, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
- Maud Wakley, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1
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- Thomas Wakley (1795-1862), English surgeon and politician, born at Membury in Devonshire, the youngest son of Henry Wakley (1750–1842) of Membury, founding editor of The Lancet 2
- Ebenezer Wakley, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Chenango County, 1808-10, 1812-13, 1816-17, 1818-19 3
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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