LATEST NEWS !

I have recently discovered some intriguing documents at The National Archives, Kew. These are in WO 344/154 and WO 344/383 and are answers to various questions given by returning Prisoners of War in 1945 and cover the European and South-East Asia campaigns . There is also one Hulley entry in the Japanese POW Index Cards. Full details of all persons shown on these documents are shown in the Military Section under 2nd World War Returning POWs.

I have also added several spouses to some of the Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire family trees who married during the 1837 - 1901 period. These have been taken from the LancsBMD and ChesBMD websites. Full details are shown in the Notes for each person affected.

Please note that I now have a DNA website at www.familytreedna.com. My details are shown on my own Project Page. I welcome all male Hulley/Hully persons to join the project by completing the Application Form at the bottom of the page.

THERE IS A DISCOUNT ON THE COST OF DNA TESTING IF YOU JOIN A PROJECT!

Please contact me if you have any queries.

Introduction

This web site covers all aspects of Hulley (and name variants such as Hully, Ulley and Ully) family history throughout the world. The information shown on the following pages has been collected over the past 30 years from a wide range of sources, mainly in the United Kingdom including the following:

1. Parish registers from a large number of places in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and other counties;
2. Census returns for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 for England, Wales and Scotland;
3. Census returns for 1820 and 1880 for States of North America;
4. Wills in the Prerogative Courts of Canterbury and York and in the Diocese of Chester up to 1858;
5. Wills in the indexes from 1858 to 1900;
6. Birth, Marriage and Death indexes from the start of General Registration in 1837 to 1900;
7. Trades Directories for many parts of England and Wales;
8. Records held at The National Archives London including the following:
   • Chancery records
   • Cheshire series records
   • Exchequer records
   • Land Registry records
   • Military records
   • Ministers’ Accounts
   • Special Collections esp. Macclesfield Court Rolls
9. Other miscellaneous sources.

I have had assistance and information from people with Hulley descendants and ancestors in many parts of the world including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States of America. I am most grateful to them all.

I have a special interest in the Hulley family of Rainow, near Macclesfield and have traced their family tree back to 1488 with many references found for Hulley in the same area back to 1285. The story of the family is told in my book, the front cover of which is shown below. If you would like more information or to order a copy please go to the Longview Publications section. The price is £3.50 plus postage and packing.

Please use the link on the left to email me for enquiries or if you have any information about Hulley genealogy.

Last updated: 22 August 2008

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