Tring History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Tring family

The surname Tring was first found in Northumberland the family was first recorded as a landowner with grants from Gospatrick, the Earl of Northumberland in 1072.

The origin of the name is most interesting with noted authorities disagreeing widely. "Sir Henry Ellis, in his Introduction to Domesday, says: 'The drenchs or drenghs were of the description of allodial tenants, and from the few entries in which they occur, it certainly appears that the allotments of territory which they possessed were held as manors.' But there are proofs of drengage having been far from a free tenure, which both Spelman and Coke consider it; for it appears from the Boldon Book that the services of the drengh were to plough, sow, and harrow a portion of the bishop of Durham's land; to keep a dog and horse for the bishop's use, and a cart to convey his wine; to attend the chase with dogs and ropes, and perform certain harvest works. Spelman says the drengs were such as, being at the Conquest put out of their estate, were afterwards restored. In Lye's Saxon Dictionary, dreng is defined as 'miles,' vir fortis. Halliwell gives a different definition; he says 'Drenges, a class of men who held a rank between the Baron and thayn. Hawelok.' The ordinary interpretation would be Soldiers." 1

One fact cannot be disputed; the family was from northern England. "Dring was the name of the mayor of Nottingham in 1651 and 1658 (Deering's 'Nottingham'). As Dreng, it occurred in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire in the 13th century. There was a family of Dring in Marlborough, Wiltshire, in the 17th century." 2

As far as entries in various rolls, we found the following: Hodgson's History of Northumberland listed Dreng de Trocchelai in 1161 and William filius Patrick Dring in 1219. The Pipe Rolls of Northumberland listed Creng de Calualea in 1161. 3 Kirby's Quest listed William Dreng in Somerset, temp. 1 Edward III. 4 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list John Dreng in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Robertus Dring. 5

Early History of the Tring family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tring research. Another 55 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1161, 1201, 1668, 1680, 1682 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Tring History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tring Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dreng, Dring, Tring, Thring, Drenge, Dringe and others.

Early Notables of the Tring family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Thomas Dring (died 1668), a London publisher and bookseller who primarily specialized in the publication of law books, but also issued works in a range of subjects including English Renaissance drama. Dring issued volumes of poetry by...
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Tring 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:

Tring Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

W G Tring, who landed in Wanganui, New Zealand in 1843

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)