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OLLIE Family History

This is a genuine Norman Invasion name introduced at the 1066 Conquest of which at least eleven alternative spellings exist, such as Dol(l)ey, Dul(e)y, Olley and Ollie. It is a French locational name which comes from one of the five villages called Ovillys in Calvados, Normandy, althought the first invaders were from Ovilly Le Basset or Ovilly Le Vicomte. The name development includes: Robert Oilgi also in the Domesday Book, Henri de Olli (1135, Oxford), Henry de Oly (1212, Oxford), Reginald Duly (1297, Yorkshire), John Dolye (1272, Stafford), Robert de Doley (Oxford, 1279) and Robert de Oylly (1378, Oxford).