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Morley of Mearley, Wennington and Braddyll, Lancashire
Added on 2013-02-04 and last updated 2020-03-02
| Code | |
| Y-DNA | no test candidates with a proven connection; theorised R1a-L448 |
| Theorised origin | Mearley township, Whalley, Lancashire |
| Forename patterns | Wennington branch: Thomas, Josias, Francis;Braddyl branch: Richard, Nicholas, Ughtred |
| External resources | |
| Notes | The later Morley generations in Foster's pedigree assumed the Morley surname by marriage |
| First recorded | 1305 Mearley, Lancashire |
| Longest association | 314 years |
| Last recorded | 1798 Rylstone-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
| Marker Count | 22 |
| Markers last changed | 2013-05-05 |
| Longest association | Wennington, Lancashire |
| Possible offshoots | de Mearleys in Mearley township, Whalley, Lancashire (1200-1241) 1 de Morleghs in Astley, Lancashire (1303-1352) 1 Morley of Glynde (1435-1679) 7 Early Morleys in Halifax, Yorkshire (1448-1700) 1 Morleys in Lonsdale Hundred, Lancashire (1489-1911) 24 Miscellaneous Lancashire (1591-1922) 6 Morley of Halifax, Family A (1628-1966) 24 Wyresdale Hatters (1746-1985) 47 Morleys from Pilling, Lancashire (1792-1911) 4 Morleys from Ellel, Lancashire (1793-1905) 4 |
| Abundance | Probably rare |
This family is covered in more detail at www.MorleyOfHalifax.com, in a booklet outlining Lancashire and West Riding Morley families. Access is free but requires separate registration.
The numerous pedigrees mentioning "Morley of Winnington" should instead be mentioning "Morley of Wennington".
This family and other Morley families from Lonsdale and Amounderness hundreds (possible cadet lines of the Wennington branch) are featured in a booklet entitled The Morley Families of Londsdale and Amounderness, available for free at MorleyOfHalifax.com.
Male Morleys suspecting a connection to this family are eligible for a free Y-DNA test. Please contact the project administrator for details.
Markers
| Title | Start Year | End Year | Added | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mearley, Lancashire |
1305 | 1600 | 2013-02-05 | 2013-02-05 |
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Henthorn, Clitheroe, Lancashire |
1324 | 1325 | 2013-03-26 | 2013-03-26 |
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Wennington, Lancashire |
1350 | 1664 | 2013-02-05 | 2013-02-05 |
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Braddyll, Billington, Lancashire |
1369 | 1603 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Kenyon, Lancashire |
1369 | 1586 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London |
1568 | 1578 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Nether Wyresdale, Lancashire |
1568 | 1578 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Newton-in-Bowland, Yorkshire |
1576 | 1576 | 2013-05-04 | 2013-05-04 |
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Garstang, Lancashire |
1578 | 1593 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Caton, Lancashire |
1593 | 1613 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Caton, Lancashire |
1605 | 1613 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Hollow Moor, Little Crakehall, North Yorkshire |
1608 | 1610 | 2013-05-05 | 2013-05-05 |
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Hunton, North Yorkshire |
1608 | 1608 | 2013-05-05 | 2013-05-05 |
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Stubb Hall, Halton, Lancashire |
1627 | 1627 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Hornby, Lancashire |
1648 | 1690 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Melling, Lancashire |
1648 | 1690 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Stainderber, Lancashire |
1660 | 1682 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Burnsall, Yorkshire |
1677 | 1677 | 2013-03-26 | 2013-03-26 |
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Redbourn, Lincolnshire |
1691 | 1698 | 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-03 |
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Beamsley, Yorkshire |
1714 | 1783 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Rylstone-in-Craven, Yorkshire |
1716 | 1798 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |
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Keighley, Yorkshire |
1716 | 1756 | 2013-02-04 | 2013-02-04 |