Spendley Family History

The variant of Spendlow is noted as Spendlove. For the change in pronunciation, one can compare Henry Spendelowe from 1309 in Subsidy Rolls (Beds) with William Spendley from 1569 and William Spenley from 1575 in IGI (Bedford, Beds).

Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames also provides comparisons, such as Walter Spendeluf from 1415 and Walter Spenlowe from 1433 in York Guild Register, alongside Elizabeth Spendlay from 1522 in the same register.

Moreover, it juxtaposes Robert Spendlove from 1301 in Subsidy Rolls (Boltby, NR Yorks) with Thomas Spenley from 1557 in York Registry Wills (Thornton in Pickering Lythe, NR Yorks).

The name was once particularly common in Lincolnshire, where it mainly appears as Spindley in 188.