Exley Family History

Meryll's Hand-Drawn Family Tree

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Description

Hand-drawn family tree by Meryll Anne Evans (nee Exley), tracing the Rawdon branch of the Exley family from Robert Exley of Halifax (d.1647) through to the present generation (Andrew and Helen Exley). This is the most complete single-page view of the direct line from Robert to the modern family.

Transcription

Generation 1

Robert Exley of Halifax (d.1647) of Halifax, Burley & Askwith, Yeoman, d. 1647 Children:

  1. Robert
  2. Anthony Exley (d.1684) of Burley (d.1684, m. Isabella d.1643, m. Elizabeth Thrackray 1644)
  3. John
  4. Samuel Exley of Manningham (d.1673) (d.1650, m. Anne Illingworth 1620)
  5. James Exley of Guiseley (d.1634) (1637 on tree, m. Alice, d.1634)
  6. Nathaniel Exley of Halifax (m. Grace Scales of Eland 1639)

Generation 2 (from Samuel of Manningham)

  1. Sibyl (b.1621)
  2. Dorothy (b.1624, m. John Rhodes 1654)
  3. Robert (b.1627)
  4. Samuel Exley of Rawdon (1630-1675) (1630-1675, m. Mary Harrison 1650)
  5. Joshua (b.1640)

Generation 3 (from Samuel of Rawdon)

  1. Sarah (1650-1656)
  2. John Exley of Rawdon (1651-1721) (1651-1723, m. Sibyl Harper of Calverley 1677)
  3. Dorothy (b.1659)
  4. Samuel (b.1662, m. Hannah Snowden 1680)

Generation 4 (from John of Rawdon)

  1. Marie (b.1679, m. Anthony Snell of Otley 1709)
  2. John Exley (1679-1763) (1685-1763, m. Mary Plesser, 1st 1715)
  3. Ann (b.1686)
  4. Samuel Exley (b.1688) (b.1688, m. Anne Harper 1716)
  5. William
  6. Robert Exley of High Royds (b.1691) Menstone (b.1691, m. Priscilla Jowett of Isle 1724)

Generation 5 (from John 1685-1763)

  1. Mary (1727-1727)
  2. John (1727-1769, m. Ann Harrison 1748)
  3. Samuel (b.1732)
  4. Thomas Exley of High Royds (1732-1807) (1732-1807, m. Mary Daly 1767)
  5. Robert (1734-1798)
  6. Dorothy (b.1736)
  7. Sarah (b.1742)
  8. Anne (b.1748)

Generation 6 (from Thomas of High Royds 1732-1807)

  1. Sibyl (b.1769, m. John Hodgson of Burley)
  2. John (b.1771)
  3. Dorothy (b.1773, m. Jeremiah? / John Wilkinson, both of Wakefield)
  4. William (b.1775)
  5. Anne (b.1777, m. John Brayshaw of Malham)
  6. Thomas (b.1781)
  7. Sarah Exley (1784-1826) (1784-1826, m. William Demaine)
  8. Robert Exley (1787-1867) (1787-1867, m. Jane Gill of Askwith 1812)
  9. Mary (b.1791, m. James Rhodes of Hawksworth)

Generation 7 (from Robert 1787-1867)

  1. Thomas (1813-1890, m. ?)
  2. John (1814-77, m. Anne Stead of Stonefall)
  3. Mary (1816-92, m. Richard Hodgson)
  4. William Exley of Croft House (1818-1898) (1818-1898 [listed as 1878 on tree], m. Elizabeth Errington, m. Mary Beulay of Sandhill)
  5. Robert (1820-1897, m. Margaret Lakin of York)
  6. Ann (1822-1903, m. Abraham Maude of Ryston)
  7. Jane (1824-1902)
  8. Samuel (b.1826, m. Elizabeth Beulay of Sandhill)
  9. Sibyl (b.1828)
  10. Sarah (b.1830, m. Samuel Brayshaw of Malham)
  11. Ellen (b.1832)
  12. Hannah (b.1834)
  13. Joshua (b.1836, Fourniss House Menston)

Generation 8 (from William of Croft House)

  1. John (1848-1895)
  2. William (1850-1894)
  3. Albert Edwin Exley (1852-1918) of Croft House (1852-1918, emigrated to NZ 1875, m. Esther Lomax of Steeton, Wanganui NZ)
  4. George (1854-1871)
  5. Sarah Jane (b.1855)
  6. Elizabeth Ellen (b.1856, m. Annie Sibyl, b.1856)
  7. Arthur Robert (b.1857)

Generation 9

Albert Errington Exley (1881-1956) of Wellington (1881-1956, m. Lillian Louise Wills 1904) George Beulay Exley (1885-1974) (1885-1974)

Generation 10 (from Albert Errington)

  1. Jack Errington Exley (1904-1964) (1904-1964, m. Annabelle Robertson of Christchurch 1937)
  2. Lionel Edward Exley (1906-1995) (1906-, m. Brenda Wills of Wanganui 1933)
  3. Joan Miriam Exley (1910-1977) (1910-1977, m. Horace Maxwell of County Down, Ireland 1936)
  4. Dorothy Mary Exley (b.1915) (b.1915, m. Ivo Lissaman, Hawera, Marlborough 1946)
  5. Elizabeth Noeline Exley (b.1920) (b.1920, m. Stephen Symon of Wellington 1945)
  6. Beatrice Elaine Exley (b.1922) (b.1922, m. Basil Didsbury of Wellington 1944)
  7. Shirley Margaret Exley (b.1926) (b.1926, m. James Bell of Johannesburg 1950)

Generation 11 (from Lionel Edward)

  1. Robert Ross Exley (1937-2003) (b.1937, m. Judith Kathleen Salmon 1962)
  2. Patricia Louise Exley (1938-1958) (b.1938, d.1958 Waipukurau, car accident)
  3. Meryll Anne Evans (b.1941) (b.1941, m. Noel Geoffrey Evans 1962)
  4. John Edward Exley (b.1945) (b.1945, m. Katherine Davidson 1968)

Generation 12 (from John Edward)

  1. Andrew Exley (b.1973) (b.1973)
  2. Helen Patricia Exley (b.1976) (b.1976)

Extracted Claims

  • Direct line: Robert (d.1647) > Samuel of Manningham > Samuel of Rawdon > John of Rawdon > John (1685) > Thomas of High Royds > Robert (1787) > William of Croft House > Albert Edwin (emigrated NZ 1875) > Albert Errington > Lionel Edward > John Edward > Andrew
  • Albert Edwin Exley (1852-1918) emigrated to New Zealand in 1875
  • Albert Edwin Exley (1852-1918) married Esther Lomax of Steeton, Wanganui, NZ

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