The surname Wyrley was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.
Early History of the Wyrley family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wyrley research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1167, 1173, 1415, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1565, 1570, 1600, 1618 and 1620 are included under the topic Early Wyrley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wyrley Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wyrley, Wirley, Worley, Wireley, Wyrly, Wurley, Wurlie, Wirlie, De Wyrley, Wyarley and many more.
Early Notables of the Wyrley family
William Wyrley (1565-1618), English antiquary and Rouge Croix pursuivant, born in Staffordshire in 1565, the son of Augustine Wyrley of Wyrley, Staffordshire1...
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Migration of the Wyrley family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..
