Exley Family Timeline

Pre-1245 (NZ Pedigree)

DateEventSource
Swaina de Ecclesley at Ecclesley, earliest named ancestorNZ Pedigree Sheets (Typed)
c.1250Hugh de Ecclesley (liv. 1250) livingNZ Pedigree Sheets (Typed)
Henry of Ecclesley Hall m. Joan, daughter of Simon de Monte Alto (Maud)NZ Pedigree Sheets (Typed)

Medieval Period

Early Modern Period

18th-19th Century

DateEventSource
1710John (b.1679) marries Mary FawcettExley Chronicle (Typed)
1717Cragg Top Farm: Samuel Exley succeeds JohnVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1721John of Rawdon dies 21 Oct (Chronicle gives 1721, filename says 1723)Exley Chronicle (Typed)
1727William Exley (b.1727) born; Victor’s direct ancestorVictor Exley Pedigree Sketch
1731Robert of High Royds marries Dorothy JewellExley Chronicle (Typed)
1732Cragg Top Farm: Thomas Exley succeeds SamuelVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1767Thomas Exley of High Royds (1732-1807) marries Mary DalyMeryll’s Hand-Drawn Family Tree, Exley Chronicle (Typed)
1777Cragg Top Farm: John Exley, then William Exley succeed ThomasVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1811Last recorded Exley at Cragg Top Farm (still in residence)Victor Exley Article Full PDF
1812Robert Exley (1787-1867) marries Jane Gill of AskwithMeryll’s Hand-Drawn Family Tree
1840John Exley (b.1840) born (Victor’s great-grandfather)Victor Exley Article Full PDF
1861John Exley (b.1840) marries Hannah Maria DobbyVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1870James Edward Exley (b.1870) born (Victor’s grandfather)Victor Exley Article Full PDF
1875Albert Edwin Exley (1852-1918) emigrates to New ZealandMeryll’s Hand-Drawn Family Tree
c.1873Albert Edwin marries Esther Lomax (b.1856) in NZRev Morris Letter Nov 1984

20th Century

DateEventSource
1900Albert Errington Exley (1881-1956) apprenticed to William Neill & Co., WellingtonExley Chronicle (Typed)
1903Albert Errington marries Lillian Louise Wills (1885-1971)Exley Chronicle (Typed)
1905James Edward Exley (b.1870) marries Eleanor JacksonVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1911James Edward Exley Jr. marries Florence J. StowellVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1912Victor Exley bornVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1922-27Albert Errington installs electric tramway in ChristchurchExley Chronicle (Typed)
1933Lionel Edward Exley (1906-1995) marries Brenda Winifred Wills (1910-1997)Wills-Exley Family Tree (RTF)
1937Victor Exley marries Dorothy IsleVictor Exley Article Full PDF
c.1941Edith Ellen Exley compiles the Chronicle with Aunt LillieError Corrections in Exley Chronicle, Exley Chronicle (Typed)
1968John Edward Exley (b.1945) marries Katherine DavidsonWills-Exley Family Tree (RTF)
1972Victor Exley retires from teaching and begins family researchVictor Exley Letter Aug 1985
1973Andrew Exley (b.1973) bornWills-Exley Family Tree (RTF)
1983Victor publishes “The Exleys: A Genealogical Study” in Old West Riding Vol. 3 No. 2Victor Exley - The Exleys A Genealogical Study (1983)
1983Victor publishes full article “The Exley Family of Rawdon” (pp. 88-96) with 3 pedigree tables and mapVictor Exley Article Full PDF
1984Rev Morris writes connecting Davis/Lomax/Exley familiesRev Morris Letter Nov 1984
1985Victor writes to NZ family for the first time (19 Aug)Victor Exley Letter Aug 1985
1987Elizabeth Rowley writes from Auckland about Sheffield ExleysElizabeth Rowley Letter July 1987
1990Victor’s letters to Angela explain pedigree connectionsVictor Exley Letter July 1990, Victor Exley Letter Sept-Oct 1990