Brief Life History of James
When James Gailey was christened on 13 October 1751, in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England, his father, Thomas Gailey, was 40 and his mother, Mary Daniel, was 32. He died on 25 November 1751, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- James Gayly, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- James Gayly, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
Parents and Siblings
1711– Male
1719–1767 Female
Siblings (6)
1739–1740 Male
1740– Male
1743–1786 Female
1746– Male
1748– Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Gailey, from Old English gagel ‘bog-myrtle’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
In some instances, an altered form of South German Gailer (variant of Geiler ) or of Swiss German Gälli (see Gall ).
Scottish: from Gaelic Gallaich, a collective name used for the inhabitants of Caithness, who were largely of Scandinavian origin and regarded as ‘foreign’ or ‘strangers’. This is also a collective name (in Ayrshire and adjoining counties) from gallda ‘stranger’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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