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Dene History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Dene History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland-Alt
Ireland
Scotland

This Irish family was one of the Tribes of Galway, who came from England to the Emerald Isle. The Dene surname was derived from one of several place names, which were in turn derived from the Old English word "denu," which means "valley." This Old English word has also given rise to other local names such as West Dean in Sussex, Deane in Hampshire and Dean in Essex.

Early Origins of the Dene family

The surname Dene was first found in Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, and Mayo. According to Hardiman, the name came from England when William Den of Bristol arrived in Galway.

Early History of the Dene family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dene research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1400, 1509, 1547, 1610, 1628, 1653, 1659 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Dene History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dene Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dean, Deane, Dene, Deans, Deanes, Denes, Adeane and others.

Early Notables of the Dene family

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Migration of the Dene family to Ireland

Some of the Dene family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dene migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dene Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Tho Dene, aged 17, who arrived in Bermuda, (Somers Islands) in 1635 aboard the ship "Truelove" 1

Dene Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Susan Dene, aged 18, who arrived in New Castle or Philadelphia in 1803 1
Walter M. Dene, aged 19, who settled in America from London, in 1897

Dene Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Marceline Dene, who landed in America, in 1904
Connie Dene, aged 31, who landed in America from London, in 1906
Monckton Dene, aged 47, who settled in America, in 1910
Arundel C. Dene, aged 25, who immigrated to America from St. Leonards, England, in 1911
Thomas Dene, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Thurles, Ireland, in 1915
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Dene migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Dene Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Francis Dene, aged 21, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Dene (post 1700) +

Dorothy Dene (1859-1899), born Ada Alice Pullen, English stage actress and artist's model for the painter Lord Leighton
Graham Dene (b. 1949), British radio personality
Terry Dene (b. 1938), born Terence Williams, British pop singer popular in the late 1950s
Ricky Dene Gervais (b. 1961), British seven-time BAFTA, two-time Emmy Award and three-time Golden Globe winning, comedian, actor, director and producer
Brigadier-General Jesmond Dene Balmer (1895-1979), American Commanding General Artillery XXI Corps, North-West Europe (1944-1945) 3
Edmund Dene Morel (1873-1924), Franco-British journalist and politician
Dene O'Kane (b. 1963), New Zealand professional snooker player
Dene Cropper (b. 1983), former professional footballer
Dene O. Hester, American politician, Mayor of Harrison, Arkansas, 1959 4

Historic Events for the Dene family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. F. Dene, Welsh stationed aboard the SS Picton from Penarth, Wales, United Kingdom who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 5

Citations +

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Jesmond Balmer. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Balmer/Jesmond_Dene/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance