Ricardus de Scoleio is mentioned in "Manuscripts Year 1198, The Norman People

Richard Scholey of Yorkshire was registered at Oxford University in 1379

Johannes de Scoley PT Yorks 1379

Osbert de Scolei had a son Alan de Scolei and in or about 1244 an early  historian called Dosworth began compiling a record of Deeds in the area of  South Yorkshire and both Osbert and Alan are mentioned in that history

In 1230 a bridge was built close to Hemsworth known as Scholeys Bridge 

In 1298 a grandson of Alan de Scolei Godfrey de Scoley witnessed deeds in  Hemsworth and for the next 100 years or so there is fairly frequent mention in  early records in the Hemsworth are of the Scoley/Scolay /Scholey name

In 1379 records from the old West Riding of Yorkshire refer to Johannes De  Scolay and Ricardus De Scolay

By about 1600 the family ( or a branch of it ) are written about as being based  at Gawber Hall (Gawber is a small district of Barnsley and at the time would  have been a small hamlet about 5 miles away).

Even today you will find more Scholeys in West and South Yorkshire (or having  direct links to that area) than anywhere else in the world

Naturally details as far back in time as this are a little sketchy but it would  be helpful now to study a map of England and particularly the area known as  Yorkshire with special emphasis on South and West Yorkshire.

In 1379 records from the old West Riding of Yorkshire refer to Johannes De  Scolay and Ricardus De Scolay

In 1441 a will refers to William Scolaye , William Scolaye was from Horncastle,  Lincolnshire. In his will he expressed a desire to be interred in the chantry  of Hemsworth church, Yorkshire

Hunters History of South Yorkshire lists the Rectors of Hemsworth and gives  John Scolaye as being Church Patron and on 24th May 1506 he became the  Incumbent of the Chantry of St Thomas of Hemsworth