Twilly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Twilly family

The surname Twilly was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the names Toli, Thole, Tholi all appear. 1

Later in Lincolnshire, Reginaldus filius Toli or Tuly was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214 and Richard Toly was listed at St. Thomas, Staffordshire c. 1150. The Pipe Rolls for Northumberland list Peter Toli as holding lands there in 1155. 2

Early History of the Twilly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Twilly research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1575, 1623 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Twilly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Twilly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toli, Tooley, Toolly, Tooly, Thole, Tholi, Tulegh, Tuley, Twoley, Tuliegh and many more.

Early Notables of the Twilly family

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Twilly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Twilly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hum Twilly, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 3

Sources +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)