The history of the Whalle family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Berwickshire, at Le Whele, near the Whele Causey (Wheel Causeway) a Roman road which passes through the county. Some occurrences of the name may be derived from the original bearer's residence in Wales.
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Early Origins of the Whalle family
The surname Whalle was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times, at a place named Le Whele.
Early History of the Whalle family
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Whalle Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Whale, Whele, Whaill and others.
Early Notables of the Whalle family
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Migration of the Whalle family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Whalle or a variant listed above were: Wm. Whele, who came to Barbados in 1679; Captain Whale who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1712; Philemon Whale, who settled in Boston in 1630; and William Whale, who settled in Maryland in 1736..
