Rawleigh in my family tree
English: habitation name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad red + lēah wood, clearing
Variants: Ralegh, Rayleigh; Raley, Rawley, Rawleigh, Rally, Ralley.
The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (?1552-1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country's important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
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