Historical Background Of The Lilley Family

The Historical Background that follows on the next few pages has been researched, collected, compiled and written by Noreen Pamela Holmes nee Keenan, eldest daughter of Daphne Florence née Lilley. (Revised February 2021)

"This is an ongoing work as we have uncovered more original documents with the help of Pete Lilley, our first cousin, once removed. He has been tenacious in his search for original documents and records."

"This is my own personal account - STORIES and FACTS and MEMORIES - most of what I know, remember, heard, read and/or deduced from the evidence we have about the Lilley family and its history. The names of those from whom we are directly descended are written in capital letters and I have numbered our male Lilley ancestors with uppercase Roman numerals on their marriages."