Handley
Welcome to the Handley family history blog. We hope to share information about this family with details previously unknown. We also hope to add additional records from those that might know more than the author of this blog. Where to start? We could start from the beginning with details that haven’t fully been verified, or go with what we know. Files from this family prior to entering America are based more on family lore and some church records. So, let’s start here. The Handley's are described as being of Scotch-Irish heritage and were of the Presbyterian faith. The Irish surname Hanley, also found in England, is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ó hÁinle meaning “descendant of Áinle,” a personal name meaning “champion.”This is the name of a ruling family in the western province of Connacht; it is now common in southern Ireland. When found in England the name Hanley is an habitational name from any of various places, such as Handley in Cheshire, Derbyshire. Northamptons...