Anley

Anley family page

Philip George Anley (1864-1937), who emigrated to Canada, with his wife Elizabeth McKeown (1865- ) and children David, Philip George, Alice, Victoria and Hugh Larbalestier

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Origin of Surname

The name is derived from the Norman surname Anslech (Anslech of Briquebec was tutor to Duke Richard of Normandy). This was derived from the Old Norse man`s name Aslak, the Ass or Ans having meant a god

The name was written in Jersey, in 1309, Aunlek, which was softened to Aunley, which was how it was pronounced. This explains the confusion among 20th century Jersey historians as to whether there were two separate families in the Island, Anley and Aunley.

The name also features in the Extente of 1331, showing that the family held land then in St Peter, with which parish it was primarily associated. After a long insular history, the bearers of this surname, comparatively recently, became extinct in their native Island. There are, however, descendants of the family overseas.

Guernsey

According to Payne's Armorial of Jersey, the family in Jersey in the 19th century originated in Guernsey and later became established in Jersey, marrying into the Nicolle and Lempriere families. Research since then has discredited the theory. There were Anleys in Guernsey but their source is likely to have been Edouard Anley of St John (see Anleys of St John).

Early records

• Johan Anley is included in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550
• Jean Anley, who married Jacquetta Langlois (1480- ), daughter of Jean and Maria, was born in St Lawrence about 1486. Guillinitte Anley, born in the same parish about 1494, may have been his sister.
• Jean Anley (1500- ) of St John married Denise Sarre (1508- )
• Nicholas Anley (1515- ) of Grouville married Catherine Mallet (1519- )
• Jacques Anley (1615- ) married Esther Le Mottee (1622- )
• Elizabeth Anley (1644-1673) married Jean Cristin

Variations

• Anley, 1461-78
• Aunley
• Anlet, 1274
• Anlay
• Anneley, 1607
• Hanlay, 1515
• Anlec, 1331
• Anleke
• Aunlek
• Aunleke
• Auslek, 1309
• Aulec
• Aulet, 1308
• Aulett, 1299
• Anlet, 1274
• Anly

Note: Only Anley and Anlet are found in Jersey church records. There is an Anlay will at Jersey Archive

Family records

Family trees

Trees reviewed 2024

• Jacques Anley: 17th-18th centuries
• Perrin Anley: 15th-18th centuries
• Philippe Anley: 17th-18th centuries
• Philippe Anley 2: 18th-20th centuries
• Philippe Anley 3: 18th-19th centuries
• Richard Anley: 15th-19th centuries
• Raulin Anley: 18th-20th centuries

Church records

Tips for using these links

• Anley baptisms in Jersey
• Anley marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Anley marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Anley burials in Jersey

Biographies

• Thomas Anley

Great War service

• Clarence Walter Anley (1878- ) Mercantile Marine
• Henry Joseph Anley (St J), Private in Dorsetshire Regiment
• Hugh Anley (1895- ), Private in Canadian Infantry, 6 months detention 1919 for being present at mutiny
• John Louis Anley (St H), married Winifred Laurette, Cpl RAMC
• Philip William Anley (St L), ex-Militia, Private in Wiltshire Regiment

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

Occupation records

• Anley Occupation identity cards

Family wills

• Anley family wills from 1663 to 1948 held by Jersey Archive

Burial records

• Anley burial records 1820-1978

Family homes

• Les Aix, St Peter
• Ashley Court, St John

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  M Anley advertised his Sand Street houses, with a dry cellar with access to Payn Street in Chronique de Jersey in 1825
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  1824 Chronique de Jersey advert for the sale by auction of William Anley's town houses
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  The late Jurat Thomas Anley's daughter arranged a lottery with 1,000 £1 tickets, offering her father's house and garden at La Chasse as first prize, in January 1828
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  After the death of his tenant Philippe Falle, Thomas Anley advertised his shop and lodgings in Rue des trois Pigeons to rent in January 1804

Family album

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  Mrs Anley photographed by Henry Mullins
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  Frederick Anley, RA, photographed by Henry Mullins wearing Crimea Medal with Sebastopol Clasp, Sardinia Crimea Medal, Ottoman Turkish Medal
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  Mr Anley photographed by Henry Mullins
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  Henry Anley, 3rd East Kent Regiment, photographed by Henry Mullins wearing Crimea Medal with Sebastopol Clasp, Sardinia Crimea Medal, and China Medal with Taku Forts Clasp
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  Dinah Priscilla Anley (1864-1958)
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  Alice Jane Anley (1870-1952) with her husband Walter Le Seelleur (1874-1930) and their children Hedley, Lyndon David, Raymond and Druscilla Alice

Rogues gallery

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  Philip William Anley (21), of St Lawrence, was convicted of fraud by the Royal Court in 1914 and sentenced to three months prison with hard labour.

Family businesses

• John Anley was a chemist at 64 King Street from 1903

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  In one of Jersey's earliest newspaper adverts, Ferdinand Anley gave notice of the pending departure of his vessel Kitty to Bristol in the Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1787
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  In 1796 Edouard and Pierre Anley announced in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey the arrival of a wide range of hardware and wines at their home near the pompe des trois pigeons
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  1833 advert in L'Impartial

Family gravestones

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  Almorah cemetery
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  Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
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  Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
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  St Saviour
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  St Saviour

Place names

Anley Street in Saint Helier is named after the family.

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The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.

New records

Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form

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