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![Show Contents]() Gearing History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gearing familyThe surname Gearing was first found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Gearing familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gearing research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1270, 1273, 1327, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Gearing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gearing Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gering, Gerring, Gerrin, Gerin, Gearing, Gearin, Geryn, Geryng and many more. Early Notables of the Gearing familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gearing Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Gearing migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gearing Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francis Gearing, who arrived in Virginia in 1722 1
Gearing Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joh Gearing, who landed in America in 1845 1
- Aaltje Gearing, aged 47, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 1
- Charles Gearing, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- John Baldis Gearing, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 1
- Jacob Gearing, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 1
| Gearing migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Gearing Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Gearing, English convict who was convicted in Lewes, Sussex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 9th Mary 1852, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 2
- Jane Gearing, aged 18, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Calabar" 3
| Gearing migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Gearing Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Gearing, aged 40, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878
- Elizabeth Gearing, aged 32, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878
- James Thomas Gearing, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gearing (post 1700) | + |
- John Gearing, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888 4
- F. K. Gearing, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Allegheny County, 1879-80 4
| Historic Events for the Gearing family | + |
- Arthur Gearing, British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 5
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 26th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
- South Australian Register Tuesday 2nd August 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Calabar 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/williamstuart1853.shtml
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
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