Pertles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland

Etymology of Pertles

Pertles is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in either the settlement of Birtle in the county of Lancashire or the settlement of Birtles in the county of Cheshire. The names of these places are derived from the Old English word bridd, meaning young bird or nestling, and indicates that the places were originally known as nesting grounds for birds.

Early Origins of the Pertles family

Early History of the Pertles family

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Pertles Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Pertles family name include Birtles, Byrtles, Birchell, Birchells and others.

Early Notables of the Pertles family

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Migration of the Pertles family to Ireland

Some of the Pertles family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Pertles family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Pertles surname or a spelling variation of the name include: William Birchell who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1880.