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Where did the English Darling family come from? What is the English Darling family crest and coat of arms? When did the Darling family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Darling family history?
The history of the name Darling goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person who was greatly loved by his friends and family. The surname was originally derived from the word deorling, which meant darling.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Darling family name include Darling, Derling, Darlin, Durling, Darline, Derline, Derlin and many more.First found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Darling research. Another 307 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1772, 1825, 1831, and 1858 are included under the topic Early Darling History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Darling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 116 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Darling. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Darling or a variant listed above:
Darling Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Denice Darling, who arrived in Braintree, Mass in 1640
- Dorothy Darling, who landed in Virginia in 1647
- George Darling settled in Boston in 1651
- Richard Darling settled in Virginia in 1651 with his wife Ruth
- George Darling, who arrived in New England in 1651-1652
Darling Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Mary Darling, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Jean Darling, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724
- George Darling settled in Virginia in 1774
- James Darling, aged 36, landed in New York in 1798
Darling Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Darling, who arrived in New York in 1819
- W Darling, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- Mrs. S M Darling, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
- Miss H D Darling, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
- J Darling, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
Darling Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Charles Darling, who arrived in Pike County, Ind in 1900
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- Sir Frank Fraser Darling (1903-1979), English ecologist, ornithologist, farmer, conservationist and author
- General Sir Ralph Darling (1772-1858), British, colonial Governor of New South Wales, Australia (1825-1831)
- Alistair Maclean Darling (b. 1953), British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer since June 28, 2007
- Charles Henry Darling (1809-1870), British (Nova Scotia born) colonial governor, Governor of several territories, including Newfoundland (1855-1857)
- Joseph "Joe" Darling (1870-1946), Australian cricketer
- Charles John Darling (1849-1936), British politician and judge, created 1st Baron Darling in 1924
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