The following is another brief chapter from the ZELLEY's of Dorset. THE VARIATION NAME GAME: By Brian Zelley > As a follow-up to the recent posting of the ZELLEY variation issue on > various posts, the Fleet area ZELLEY's had several variations such as > Zelley, Zealy, and Sealey. > > GEORGE THOMAS ZELLEY > > There were two - 1850's and 1870's. > The one born in the 1850's with the Zelley name was the son of > Augustine and Maria BOWRING. He had various siblings such as Eliza > and Charles Frederick ZELLEY (born at Fleet - 1856). In Census of > future years, this one was listed as SEALY in Fleet!? > Eliza married Edward BROWN in 1875, and had various children from the > likes of Edward C. BROWN (1881 -1958) to Florence May BROWN. > > Edward married Amy ROBINSON in 1909, one of the sons Norman emigrated > to Vancouver, Canada in 1947. Some of his ancestors have names such > as HOLLINGWORTH. In a recent notice in the "Echo" there was an > announcement of his passing in 2003. Of course, with Bios. they > rarely mention the family connections or the long-term roots. Also, > the maternal branches of some family groups are often left in the > "trash heap" of historical documents. > Florence May BROWN married an Edward > NEWMAN and emigrated to Western Australia. > > The other GEORGE THOMAS ZELLEY,born in 1876, was a son of Thomas > Richard ZELLEY and Mary SYMES. (He was an older brother of James > Richard ZELLEY of the "Spirit" and "St. Jans" collision in 1910). > Thomas married Cecelia COX and emigrated to Australia with two of the > children. The other child died in Leceistershire in the early 1900's. > In Australia George was a member of the Wicker Makers Guild and > memers of his family were and are actively involved with The > Salvation Army. > > Getting back to dusty old records - some of the names carried by the > ZELLEY girls' descendants include BROWNSWORD, CRONK, JOHNSTON, > JOHNSON, MORAN, MORRISON, NISHIOKA, O'FLYNN, TAYLOR, TIMMS, TOMPKINS > and many others. (They can be found scattered from > the West coast of the USA and Canada, Alberta, > and Wisconsin. They can be found sprinkled about in various UK towns > from Portland to East Anglia. And various branches are foun in the > "Lands Down Under" be it the "Land of Oz" or the "Kiwi Konnections" > > They have or had a variety of jobs such as accountant, police officer, > shop keepers, teachers etc. And, no family tree is complete without a > sprinkling of the "bad boys and girls". > > From my Dorset and Zelley pages, Brian ZELLEY All listers may > review the DORSET FAMILIES site and request names to be added at > www.tribalpages.com/tribes/dorset >