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Early Origins of the Marling family

The surname Marling was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Marling family

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Marling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malraux, Malreaux, Malrau, Malreau, Malro, Malrou, Malrault, Malroulx, Malraus, Malrot, Malroux, Mauroux, de Malraux, de Malreaux, de Malrau, de Malreau, de Malro, de Malrou, de Malrault, de Malroulx, de Malraus, de Malrot, de Malroux, de Mauroux, Marauld, Mallroy, Malroy and many more.

Early Notables of the Marling family

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United States Marling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marling Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Francis Marling, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1
Marling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Stanley Marling, aged 29, who arrived in America, in 1894
  • William J. Paley Marling, aged 29, who arrived in America, in 1894
  • W. J. P. Marling, aged 31, who arrived in America from Stroud, England, in 1896
Marling Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Thomas B. S. Marling, who arrived in America, in 1904
  • Alex Marling, aged 10, who arrived in America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1905
  • Edith Marling, aged 35, who arrived in America from Bermuda, in 1905
  • Ethel Marling, aged 31, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1908
  • Hephzibah Marling, aged 33, who arrived in America from New Brompton, Kent, England, in 1908
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Canada Marling migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marling Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Bertha Marling, aged 38, who arrived in Canada, in 1907
  • Samuel George Marling, aged 49, who arrived in Canada, in 1907
  • Percy Rankin M. Marling, aged 42, who arrived in Vancouver, Canada, in 1920

Australia Marling migration to Australia +

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

Marling Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Robert Marling, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Duke of Wellington" 2
  • Robert Marling, aged 20, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Marling (post 1700) +

  • Joseph Mary Marling CPPS (1904-1979), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Jefferson City (1956-1969)
  • Alfred Erskine Marling (1859-1935), Canadian-born, American President of Horace S. Ely & Co. and President of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
  • Brit Heyworth Marling (b. 1983), American actress, screenwriter and film producer, best known for her work on Another Earth, The East
  • John Leake Marling (1825-1856), American politician, U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1854-56 3
  • Sir Charles William Somerset Marling (b. 1951), 5th Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, English peer
  • Sir John Stanley Vincent Marling (1910-1977), 4th Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, English peer
  • Sir William Henry Marling (1835-1919), 2nd Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, English peer
  • Sir Charles Murray Marling KCMG, CB (1863-1933), British diplomat, Minister to Denmark
  • Sir Percival Scrope Marling VC, CB, DL (1861-1936), 3rd Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Sir Samuel Stephens Marling (1810-1883), 1st Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park, Gloucestershire, a British cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West (1868-1874) and for Stroud (1875-1880)
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Joseph Henry Marling, American Seaman Second Class from Montana, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4


  1. 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)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The DUKE OF WELLINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Duke%20of%20Wellington.htm
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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