Appleby/Applebee families from the Midlands & East Anglian regions of England

Appleby, Applebee and other variants are believed to be locational surnames - that is, they probably originated in around the 13th century by people who became known as, for example 'John of Appleby'. As well as Appleby in Westmorland, there is a small village near Scunthorpe called Appleby and also Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva in Leicestershire. You can read about the history of Appleby Magna on the Appleby Magna Village website.

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Joseph Applebee of Warwickshire  - who was born in Warwickshire in about 1823 and emigrated to South Australia in 1838John Appleby, trimming maker - whose family originated in Coventry but moved to Bethnal Green and Ely in Cambridgeshire - one branch emigrated to Wisconsin in USA in about 1850Applebys from Layer de la Haye in Essex - this page has links to the first three Essex lines from this village: James and Sarah NormanJoseph and Sarah GentryWilliam Appleby and Hannah Edward Appleby and AmeliaNathaniel Appleby of Langenhoe - generations of this family lived around Langenhoe, Abberton and Fingringhoe - but eventually members moved to West Ham and Canning town in East London. Some descendants are known to have emigrated to New ZealandJames Apelbi of Boxted, Essex - this very large family line remained in Boxted for at least eight generations before dispersing to nearby villages, to Colchester and London. One family is known to have emigrated to Arizona.William Appleby of Gt Braxted, Essex - several generations of this line lived in Great Braxted, Rivenhall, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, and Kelvedon where they were farmers and later innkeepers. We believe that one descendant - Forrest Appleby was a banker in Canada in the 1920s.Miles Applebee of Dedham, Essex - although Miles was born in Dedham, most of his children were born to the SW of Chelmsford in Fryerning or Ingatestone. Almost the entire family migrated to Kent in the 1850s/60s.

Essex in 1753 Emmanuel Bowen in Britannia Depicta (source Genmaps)

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