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Broadly Coat of Arms / Broadly Family CrestThe surname of BROADLY was a locational name from one of the many places so called in England and Scotland, from the Old English 'brad' (broad) plus 'leah' (wood). Local surnames, by far the largest group, derived from a place name where the man held land or from the place from which he had come, or where he actually lived. These local surnames were originally preceded by a preposition such as "de", "atte", "by" or "in". The names may derive from a manor held, from working in a religious dwelling or from literally living by a wood or marsh or by a stream. Early records of the name mention Robert de Bradeleye, 1273 County Cambridge. Henry de Broadleye was documented in County Somerset, during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). Agnes de Bradelay of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. James Bradley (1693-1762) was an English Astronomer, and the discoverer of the aberration of light. Noah Bradley married Jane Barnell at St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, London in 1749. Charles Bradlaugh (1833-91). Free thinker, journalist and politician. He was elected as the M.P. for Northampton in 1880, but was unseated having refused to swear on the bible. At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering his face, and armour encasing the knight from head to foot, the only means of identification for his followers, was the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped and flowing garment worn over the armour. The bulk of European surnames in countries such as England and France were formed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The process started earlier and continued in some places into the 19th century, but the norm is that in the 11th century people did not have surnames, whereas by the 15th century they did. |
