Starley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Starley family

The surname Starley was first found in Suffolk 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 year 1066 when Starlinc held estates in that county.

Early History of the Starley family

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Starley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Starling, Starline, Starlinc, Starlinck and others.

Early Notables of the Starley family

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Starley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Starley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Starley, aged 20, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1735 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Starley (post 1700) +

John Kemp Starley (1854-1901), English inventor and industrialist who produced the Rover Safety Bicycle and later Rover motorcycles, nephew of James Starley
James Starley (1830-1871), English inventor from Albourne, Sussex, father of the bicycle industry; he invented the differential gear and perfected the bicycle chain drive
Starley Hope (b. 1987), Australian singer and songwriter, best known for her 2016 debut single "Call on Me"

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)