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Horley History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Horley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Irish name Horley comes from the Gaelic "O hUirthile." Interestingly, the name has also been rendered Cammane, based on a translation for the Irish word for a hurley (stick).

One of the first records of the family was Saint Comman of Ross-Commain (fl. 550). He was "son of Faelchu and descendant of Fiacha Araidhe, of the family of Rudhraighe, and race of Ir, king of Ulster, A.D. 236. In a short time he constructed a monastery, after the temporary fashion of the country, which was soon filled with zealous monks, and was named from him Ross-Commain (Roscommon). " 1

Early Origins of the Horley family

The surname Horley was first found in Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as Lords and Chiefs of Knockalong Castle in the parish and barony of Knockalong, Costlea, the ruins of which still exist. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Rath Hurly, another of their ancient castles which is now in ruins in Kilcullane, in Small barony, Kilcullane, a castle they erected in 1464. The sept is descended from the race of Brenan Ban, on the O'Brien line. Later they built another strong castle in the parish of Kilnelonahan, where Dermod O'Hurley, built his fortress. 2

Early History of the Horley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horley research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1377, 1519, 1584, 1700, 1714 and 1992 are included under the topic Early Horley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Horley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hurley, Hurlie, O'Hurley, O'Hurlie, Commane and many more.

Early Notables of the Horley family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Dermot O'Hurley (1519-1584), Archbishop of Cashel, horribly tortured for his beliefs, one of the most celebrated of Irish Catholic Martyrs, beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992; William Hurley was the master...
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Horley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Horley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dennis Horley, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 3

Horley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Horley, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1774 3
Adam Horley, aged 11, who arrived in New York, NY in 1774 3

Horley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Daniel Horley, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1860 3

Horley migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Horley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

James Horley, aged 28, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Emily" 4
Charles Horley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Asiatic" in 1849 5

Horley 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:

Horley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Alfred Horley, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Horley (post 1700) +

Charles "Charlie" Henry Horley (1860-1924), English rugby union footballer who played for England in 1885; he won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1885 against Ireland

Historic Events for the Horley family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. John George Thomas Horley, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 7

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The EMILY 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Emily.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ASIATIC 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Asiatic.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html