Belling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Wales
Ireland

When the ancestors of the Belling family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Nottingham in the midlands of England. However, the family was originally descended from the Bellengers, the Knights of Facomberg in Picardy, France and the name has been corrupted from the name of the French Boulanger family, who were chevaliers (knights) of Hainaut and Flanders.

Early Origins of the Belling family

The surname Belling was first found in Worcestershire where John Belinger was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275. 1

From this earliest record, we move to 16th century London where William Bellinger is buried at St. Peter, Cornhill in 1563; and the same church records show Thomas Bland and Rose Bellynger married at that time. William Bellinger and Dorothy Ferrybye were married in 1572-3 and later, Richard Ashman and Joan Belinger were married in 1620. 2

Early History of the Belling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belling research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1468, 1469, 1477, 1642 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Belling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Belling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Belling have been found, including Ballenger, Ballinger, Bellinger, Bellenger and others.

Early Notables of the Belling family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Francis Bellinger (died 1721), an English physician, an original member of the Spalding Society
John Bellinger was a "bookseller in London; Cliffords Inn Lane in Fleet Street, 1642-78. Son of William Bellinger, citizen and girdler of London; apprenticed on August 24th, 1642, to Humphrey Tuckey...

Migration of the Belling family to Ireland

Some of the Belling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 162 words (12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Belling migration to the United States +

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Belling were among those contributors:

Belling Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Belling, who landed in Virginia in 1651 3

Belling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrich Belling, who arrived in New York NY in 1850 3

Historic Events for the Belling family +

Bismarck

Reinhard Belling (1924-1941), German Matrose who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
Herbert Belling (1916-1941), German Obermaschinenmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details