Weekly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Etymology of Weekly

What does the name Weekly mean?

Weekly is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Weekly family lived in Hertfordshire, at the manor of Wakely.

Early Origins of the Weekly family

The surname Weekly 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 Weekly family

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Weekly Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Wakley, Wakeley, Wakely, Wakelie, Wakelee, Weakley, Wakerley and many more.

Early Notables of the Weekly family

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Migration of the Weekly family to Ireland

Some of the Weekly 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.

Weekly migration to Australia +

Weekly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Edith Weekly, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1847 1

Sources +

State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARINER 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Mariner.htm