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The Proudler Family Tree dates back to early 1600s in Shropshire. Everyone with the name is related and almost all have been accounted for.
The tree, prior to mid-1700s, has had to be re-written as new evidence emerged in 2002 that we all descend from a Peter Proudler (1720-1785) - who was christened/married Proudley. As he moved away from High Ercall where his family had been since at least the early 1600s, the name evolved to become Proudler.
A couple of Proudlers still reside in Shropshire today, but most migrated away; first to the West Midlands (1830s), then to Yorks/Middlesbrough (1880s) and, finally, to Derbyshire (1890). Today, though still very few in number, they & their descendants are predominantly in England, but also USA, Canada, NZ & Australia.
Research for the period prior to 1600 is ongoing. Mary C Hill-in her book 'The Demesne & the Waste - a study of medieval inclosure on the manor of High Ercall, 1086-1399', lists individuals/tenants in the Walton Township of High Ercall 1399, and shows no Proudleys (nor variants) present. It is presumed therefore that they arrived in this area between 1400-1600, possibly from Europe. (This area of Shropshire was a magnet for many protestant families persecuted & forced out of catholic countries in Europe, specifically the Flanders area.)
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