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Dingley History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Dingley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Dingley family

The surname Dingley was first found in Northumberland at Dingley, a parish, in the union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Corby. Dingley Hall "occupies the site of a commandery of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, founded in the reign of Stephen." 1

The Domesday Book of 1086 listed the place as Dinglei 2 and literally the place name means "woodland clearing with hollows," from the Old English word "leah" + the Middle English word "dingle." 3

One of the first records of the name was found here when Alured de Dingelai was listed in the Feet of Fines of 1197. From this early entry, the family quickly moved throughout Britain as seen by Nicholas de Dyngele who was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1298, 4 and Roger de Dingeley who was listed in the Feet of Fines for Norfolk in 1330. 5

Early History of the Dingley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dingley research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1509, 1586, 1619, 1634, 1660, 1695 and 1754 are included under the topic Early Dingley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dingley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dingley, Dingalai, Dingleigh, Dyngley, Dynley and many more.

Early Notables of the Dingley family

Distinguished members of the family include

Thomas Dingley, Controller of Customs at Southampton; and his son, Thomas Dingley or Dineley (died 1695), an English antiquary
Robert Dingley (1619-1660), was a Puritan divine, second son of Sir John Dingley. 6

Dingley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dingley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Dingley, who landed in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637 7
William Dingley, who landed in Virginia in 1654 7
William Dingley, who landed in New Jersey in 1682 7
Richard Dingley, who arrived in Newport, Rhode Island in 1694 7

Dingley migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dingley Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Dingley, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
John Dingley, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mary Dingley, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mr. Thomas Dingley U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783 was passenger number 220 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 287, 1783 at Staten Island, New York, USA 8

Dingley migration to Australia +

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

Dingley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Richard Dingley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "City Of Adelaide" in 1839 9
William Dingley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "City Of Adelaide" in 1839 9
Mr. Francis Dingley who was convicted in Worcester, Worcestershire, England for life for manslaughter, transported aboard the "David Malcolm" on 13th May 1845, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island, he died in 1846 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Dingley (post 1700) +

Bert Dingley (1885-1966), American racecar driver
Nelson Dingley Jr. (1832-1899), American Republican politician, Governor of Maine, 1874-76; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1881-99 11
James B. Dingley, American Republican politician, Mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1893 11
James Dingley, American politician, Mayor of Auburn, Maine, 1875-77 11
J. B. Dingley, American Republican politician, Mayor of Gardiner, Maine, 1876-78 11
Edward Nelson Dingley (b. 1862), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1899-1902; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900 11
Joan Dingley (1916-2008), one of the pioneer women of New Zealand science
Dingley Askham Brittin (1823-1902), English immigrant to New Zealand aboard the Minerva in 1853 who rose to become a distinguished politician, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Country (1855-1856)

Historic Events for the Dingley family +

RMS Lusitania

Mrs. Katherine S. Dingley, Irish 2nd Class passenger residing in New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 12
Mr. H. J. Dingley, English Waiter from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 13

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CITY OF ADELAIDE 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839CityOfAdelaide.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-malcolm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/