Temperley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Temperley family

The surname Temperley was first found in Cheshire at Timperleigh (Timperley), a township, in the parish of Bowdon, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow. 1 The place name literally means "wood or clearing where timber is obtained" from the Old English word "timber" + "leah." 2

Walter de Timperleie was recorded in the Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London (1254-1267.) Later, we found John Tymperley in the Subsidy Rolls for Warwickshire in 1332 and Thomas Temperle in Cambridgeshire (1340-1450.) 3

Early History of the Temperley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Temperley research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1794, 1810, 1815, 1821, 1828, 1829, 1833, 1845 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Temperley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Temperley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Timperley, Timberley, Temperley and others.

Early Notables of the Temperley family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Charles H. Timperley (1794-1846?), English writer on typography, born at Manchester in 1794, and was educated at the free grammar school. In March 1810 he enlisted in the 33rd regiment of foot, was wounded at Waterloo, and received his discharge on 28 Nov. 1815. He resumed his apprenticeship to an engraver and copperplate printer, and in 1821 became a letterpress printer by indenture to Messrs. Dicey & Smithson, proprietors of the 'Northampton Mercury.' About 1829 he worked with that firm at the same...
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Temperley migration to Australia +

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

Temperley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Emma Temperley, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Temperley (post 1700) +

Joe Temperley (1929-2016), Scottish saxophonist who toured and recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and played in the Broadway show Sophisticated Ladies in the 1980s
Sir Edward Temperley Gourley VD (1826-1902), English coal fitter, shipowner and politician

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The barque OREGON, 521 tons - 1851 voyage to South Australia. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Oregon.htm