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Early Origins of the Durley family

The surname Durley was first found in Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat as a sept of Ui Maine (Hy Main) one of the most important groups of clanns in Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in County Offaly.

Early History of the Durley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Durley research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1798 is included under the topic Early Durley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Durley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doorley, Dorley, O'Dorely, O'Doorley, Dorly and many more.

Early Notables of the Durley family

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Durley migration to the United States +



Durley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Eliz Durley, aged 17, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Jubilee" in 1836 1
  • Jane Durley, aged 14, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Jubilee" in 1836 1
  • Patrick Durley, aged 18, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "New Zealand" in 1849 1
  • Thos Durley, aged 23, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Winfield" in 1851 1
  • Bridgt Durley, aged 20, Irish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Limerick" in 1854 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Durley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Herbert Durley, aged 22, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Saint Louis" in 1904 1
  • Mrs. Durley, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Naldera" in 1920 2
  • Major. G. B. Durley, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Naldera" in 1920 2
  • Miss E. Durley, British settler who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Strathnaver" in 1931 2

Durley migration to Australia +

Durley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Durley, English convict who was convicted in Buckinghamshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Asiatic" on 5th June 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
  • Mr. Robert Durley, (b. 1802), aged 28, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Florentia" on 11th August 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1831 4
  • William Durley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 5

Durley 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:

Durley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Clara Durley, aged 22, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Fifeshire" in 1842 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Durley (post 1700) +

  • Ella Hamilton Durley (1852-1922), née Hamilton, an American educator, newspaper editor, and journalist
  • Alexander Durley (1912-1980), American college football coach, college athletics administrator, and mathematics professor, head football coach at Texas College from 1942 to 1948, at Texas Southern University from 1949 to 1964
  • Albert Williamson Durley (1841-1914), American politician and lawyer, born in Hennepin, Illinois
  • Aaron Durley (b. 1991), American former Little League World Series baseball player born in Houston, Texas
  • Richard John Durley MBE (1868-1948), English-born, Canadian Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University (1901-1912), one of three commission members for the design of the University of British Columbia
  • Anthony William Durley (1933-1993), English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper, born in Ilford, Essex
  • Walter Durley Boyle, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1950 7
  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/florentia
  5. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) EDEN 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838Eden.htm
  6. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 4th November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  7. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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