Hi Janine, so Google didn't know everything.... Uley Bury is a megalithic hill fort to the north of Uley village. This must be an example of Mr Garlick naming the town after he Gloucestershire ste. I think we tried to walk to Uley Bury when we stayed nearby but for some reason didn't reach the top... Best wishes, Janet In a message dated 27/01/2011 12:34:48 GMT Standard Time, janine.gall@hotmail.com writes: Hi Janet, Since posting I have found a few Uley surnames scattered in:- Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucester, WESLEYAN METHODIST, BRISTOL, GLOUCESTER, Uttoxeter, Stafford, York, England London and Middlesex, England But it does seem to be a very uncommon surname, found mostly in Gloucester and interestingly in London. Not related to my family but there is a town called Uleybury in South Australia, Uleybury was named by Moses Bendle Garlick, a weaver who migrated from the village of Uley in Gloucestershire, England in 1837. Garlick was a pioneer settler and lay preacher and is buried within the cemetery there. regards Janine ---------------------------------------- > From: JANETHESKI@aol.com > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:48:15 -0500 > To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GLS] Name - ULEY > > Hi Janine, > having looked up 'Uley' on Google all references apart from > one are to the Gloucestershire village. The other is to Sam ULEY, a > character in a shape shifting drama. > > Strange that JK ROWLING chose the name DURSLEY for Harry POTTER's aunt, > uncle and cousin in the first book. These two parishes are adjacent... > > I stayed with my family in a holiday apartment just about on the border of > Dursley and Uley. We sometimes walked to Uley but I didn't discover some > of the more attractive parts until take by a Gloucestershire friend deeper > in to the village to see a cottage on which she had worked as an architect. > > So, the name Uley does not seem to exist as a given name, apart from in > your family...according to Google > [which doesn't know everything] > > Cheers, > > Janet > > > In a message dated 27/01/2011 04:59:25 GMT Standard Time, > janine.gall@hotmail.com writes: > > Hi Janet, > > Thanks for the reply. I had considered that the family may have come from > Uley but unfortunately so far I haven't found any records to prove it. > > regards Janine > > > ---------------------------------------- > > From: JANETHESKI@aol.com > > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:54:24 -0500 > > To: gloucester-l@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [GLS] Name - ULEY > > > > > > Hi Janine, > > > > Uley is a picturesque small village near Stroud that was once highly > > industrialised. Uley blue was used for the uniforms of the British Navy. > Most of > > the Gloucestershire woollen industry was lost in the first part of the > > eighteenth century. The weavers were then on hard times and many > emigrated to > > Australia, sometimes with financial aid from their home parish. > > > > On many occasions the places where they settled in Australia were given > > names that reminded them of places they were fond of in England. It may > be > > that some chose to use an English place name as part of the name by which > > they were known. > > > > This latter is conjecture on my part... > > > > Cheers, > > > > Janet Heskins > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____________________________________________ Gloucestershire Family History Society: www.gfhs.org.uk Gloucestershire Archives: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message