Pelling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pelling family

The surname Pelling was first found in Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint), a historic county, created after the defeat of the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd in 1284, and located in north-east Wales, where they held a family seat. The Celtic resistance north and south along the border of Wales and England was considerably increased after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Normans met more resistance from the Welsh than in the rest of England.

The Welsh fought from behind their hills and mountains and tenaciously held their ground. Finally, Edward I, to placate this founding nation, conferred the principality of Wales upon his eldest son, who became Edward II. This brought Wales into England as an equal while the King was alive, and integral part of the royal title when on the throne. Edward III confirmed and ll Princes of Wales were presented to the Welsh people at Caernarvon Castle. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Welsh surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 861 when Belyn held a family seat in Flint.

Early History of the Pelling family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pelling research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1535, 1574, 1584, 1600, 1613, 1615, 1622, 1666, 1677 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Pelling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pelling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Belyn, Bellin, Belin, Bellyn, Bealing, Beeling, Belling, Beling, Bellings and many more.

Early Notables of the Pelling family

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Migration of the Pelling family to Ireland

Some of the Pelling family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 55 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pelling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pelling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Pelling, who landed in New York in 1830 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pelling (post 1700) +

Maurice Pelling, American art director
Nick Pelling (b. 1964), British-born computer programmer and investigative writer, best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!
Nadine Pelling, Lecturer at the University of New England in Australia
Christopher Brendan Reginald Pelling FBA (b. 1947), British classical scholar, Regius Professor of Greek, at Christ Church, Oxford (2003-2015)
Andrew John Pelling (b. 1959), British politician, Member of Parliament for Croydon Central (2005-2010)
Albert Pelling (1903-1977), British Olympic fencer at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
Rowan Dorothy Pelling (b. 1968), female British journalist and broadcaster from Toys Hill, Kent
Harry Pelling (1855-1916), English-born Australian artist and art teacher
John Pelling (b. 1936), British Olympic fencer
Henry Mathison Pelling (1920-1997), British historian

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)