There is a Carley's Bridge just outside Enniscorthy, in County
Wexford, Ireland.
In that location is Carley's Bridge Pottery, in operation since the
1600's (I believe). The Carleys who settled there, I believe came
from England with Cromwell circa 1640.
At some point, some of them became boat builders on the River Slaney.
My ancestors came from there around 1780-1820, and settled in Ontario,
Canada.
Robert Carley
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Quoting Jeanne Carley <jmcarley(a)comcast.net>:
Following the string of Carley responses, I have determined that
there are
two types of Carleys: those with Irish and those of English amcestry. From
my research on my husband's line, I've discovered that Carley is an
anglicized name for the Gaelic form of Carley which I can't recall right
now. It's in my records. It was anglicized so is now the same name as the
English Carleys. When I was researching my husband's Irish ancestors in New
York City, many of the CArleys were born in England. (It's also possible
that those Carleys originally came from Ireland but changed the name in
G.B.) As Cathy of Australia says, many do come from Wexford and there's a
CArleysGate there, presumably named after a Carley.
To the real point now, my husband's great-grandfather, Michael Edward
Carley, came to NY. in his 20's (born in 1850) in the 1870's and married in
1873 Maria Catherine Fleming who had arrived here with her parents at the
age of 9 from Laiogh (found in the Emigrant Savings Bank Records).
According to Michael's death certificate, his father was Abraham in
Ireland-- no mother mentioned. I have not been able to determine where
Michael came from and whether he had siblings or whether they traveled with
him or later.. I think he may have come from Scotland, according to a ship
record, if it's his, and he may have come to NY because he had a relative, a
Carly, who owned a pub near the waterfront. It's still there today as a
restaurant/pub, where we have eaten and gotten a bit of history. Nothing to
prove they were connected in any way except yet Michael did work in the
liquor business or restaurant business (restaurant keeper/helper), according
to his son William's birth records. If anyone has any information of
possible siblings or his parents in Ireland, I would appreciate knowing it.
I doubt whether he was related to the Abraham Carley mentioned in previous
messages. Nor do I think he was related to William Kerley of Mass who came
here much earlier. and was Protestant or to the Carleys of upstate NY.. But
I could be wrong! Perhaps he had a brother who went to Australia as others
did. Jeanne in Cape Cod
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