The surname Woolvey was first found in Warwickshire at Wolvey, a parish, in the Kirby division of the hundred of Knightlow. The village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Ulveia. 1 Literally, the place name probably meant "enclosures protected against wolves," from the Old English words "wulf" + "hege." 2 The family name was first referenced in the year 1200 when Roger Wolvey held lands in this area. "The church is an ancient structure, with windows in the early English style; the south entrance is a mixture of the pointed arch and the circular arch of the Norman style. In the interior are two tombs, each having recumbent figures, one the tomb of Sir Thomas de Wolvey (a Knight Templar) and his lady, dated 1330." 3
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Early History of the Woolvey family
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Woolvey Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Woolvey has been recorded under many different variations, including Wolvey, Wolfey, Woolvey, Woolfey and others.
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Early Notables of the Woolvey family
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Migration of the Woolvey family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Woolvey or a variant listed above: 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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