The hadley Surname
hadley Name Meaning and History
English (chiefly West Midlands): habitational name from either of
two places named Hadley, in Worcestershire and Shropshire, or from
either of two places named Hadleigh, in Essex and Suffolk. The first
is named from the Old English personal name Hadda +
leah ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’; the other three are from
Old English h?ð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ + leah.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| HADLEY, William | Sharon Corbett | 14 |
| Hadleys - From Canada, found information. | Elizabeth Sikes | 9 |
| Hadley Conference/Reunion |
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| Hadley Family Name | Elizabeth Merck-Sikes | 65 |
| Gloucestershire Hadleys |
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| HADLEY Hazel E PLUMMER 1927 2002 in loving memory |
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| HADLEY Winnell 1916 1979 praying hands |
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| HADLEY O B 1912 1990 praying hands |
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| Elizabeth Hedley – Humphry Audley |
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