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Tooley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tooley family

The surname Tooley was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where the names Toli, Thole, Tholi all appear. 1

Later in Lincolnshire, Reginaldus filius Toli or Tuly was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214 and Richard Toly was listed at St. Thomas, Staffordshire c. 1150. The Pipe Rolls for Northumberland list Peter Toli as holding lands there in 1155. 2

Early History of the Tooley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tooley research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1575, 1623 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Tooley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tooley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Toli, Tooley, Toolly, Tooly, Thole, Tholi, Tulegh, Tuley, Twoley, Tuliegh and many more.

Early Notables of the Tooley family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Reginald Tooley of Staffordshire

Tooley Ranking

In the United States, the name Tooley is the 5,847^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Tooley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tooley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Tooley, who settled in New York in 1830
Bridget Tooley, aged 6, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 4

Tooley migration to Australia +

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

Tooley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Tooley, (b. 1797), aged 18, English baker who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 25th August 1815, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1837 5
Mr. Joseph Tooley, English convict who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. John Tooley, English convict who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 4th October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7

Tooley 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:

Tooley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Theresa Tooley, (b. 1849), aged 18, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Lancashire Witch" sailing to Auckland and Lyttelton, New Zealand on 29th July 1867 8
Benjamin Tooley, aged 39, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Catherine Tooley, aged 42, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
William B. Tooley, aged 15, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Selina Tooley, aged 14, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888

Contemporary Notables of the name Tooley (post 1700) +

Sandra "S.D." Tooley, American mystery and urban fantasy novelist who write under her name and the pseudonym of Lee Driver
Mark Tooley (b. 1965), American President of the Washington-D.C. based Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) in 2009
Albert R. "Bert" Tooley (1886-1976), former American professional baseball player who played shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912)
Orley Nobel Tooley (1904-1991), American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Jefferson County, 1932, 1934, 1937; Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1936, 1938 9
L. H. Tooley, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1932 9
James Tooley, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1909; Candidate for New York State Senate 37th District, 1926 9
Howard J. Tooley, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Columbus, Indiana, 1923-27 9
Dennis Tooley (b. 1945), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 2004, 2008 9
Dale Tooley, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980 9
Chuck F. Tooley, American politician, Mayor of Billings, Montana, 1996-2005 9
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-gray
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html