Dearnaley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Dearnaley family

The surname Dearnaley was first found in Dearnley, in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire (now in Manchester.) A very rare surname, the only record we found was of Richard Dearneley, of Manchester, listed in Earwaker's East Cheshire in 1677. 1

Early History of the Dearnaley family

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Dearnaley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dearnley, Dearnsley, Dearnaly, Dearnsly, Dennerley, Denerly and many more.

Early Notables of the Dearnaley family

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Dearnaley 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:

Dearnaley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Edwin Dearnaley, (1829), aged 31, British carpenter travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860
Mrs. Sarah Dearnaley, (1832), aged 28, British settler travelling from Gravesend, England aboard the ship "Clontarf" arriving in Canterbury, New Zealand on 16th March 1860

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)