Galletley

Galletley
This interesting and unusual surname is of English and Scottish origin, and has two possible sources; the first if of Anglo-Saxon origin and is from a nickname given to a messenger. The name is derived from the Middle English (1200 -1500) "go(n)", to go, from the Old English pre 7th Century "gan", and the Middle English "lihtly", lightly, swiftly, from the Old English "leohy(lic)". The second source is Scottish, and is an altered form of a surname of uncertain origin, possibly locational from a now "lost" place. An estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets are known to have disappeared in Britain since circa 1100, due to such natural disasters as the Black Death of 1348, in which an eight of the population perished, or to the widespread practice of "clearing" large areas of land to make sheep pastures during the height of the wool-trade in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Among the sample recordings in London is the marriage of James Golightly and Barbara King on June 20th 1719 at St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Rannulf Golicthli, which was dated 1196, in the "Pipe Rolls of Cambridgeshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Robert Buchanan — may also refer to the footballer Robert BuchananRobert Buchanan (1841 1901) was a British Owenite poet, playwright, lecturer and journalist, and the father of Robert Williams Buchanan. He was born in Caverswall, Staffordshire on August 18, 1841.… …   Wikipedia

  • Darlington local elections — The whole of Darlington Unitary Council in North East England is elected every four years. Since it became a unitary authority in 1997 the Labour party has won all the elections to the council retaining overall control. Contents 1 Political… …   Wikipedia

  • Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency) — UK constituency infobox Name =Stockton North Map1 = StocktonNorth Type = Borough Map2 = Cleveland Entity = Cleveland County = N/A Year = 1983 MP = Frank Cook Party = Labour EP = North East EnglandStockton North is a constituency represented in… …   Wikipedia

  • Hugh Keays-Byrne — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px name = Hugh Keays Byrne birthname = birthdate = 1947 birthplace = Kashmir, India deathdate = deathplace = othername = occupation = Actor yearsactive = 1967 present spouse = partner = children = parents = influences …   Wikipedia

  • Hugh Keays-Byrne — est un acteur et réalisateur anglais, né en Inde en 1947 à Srinagar (Inde).Il réside en Australie depuis 1973. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 comme acteur 2.2 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hugh keays-byrne — est un acteur et réalisateur indien né en 1947 à Srinagar (Inde). Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Filmographie 2.1 comme acteur 2.2 comme …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”