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![Show Contents]() Dölling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The original Gaelic form of the name Dölling is Ó Dubhlaoich, derived from the words dubh, which means "dark featured, great, prodigious, burned" 1, and laoch, referring to a hero or champion. Early Origins of the Dölling familyThe surname Dölling was first found in Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) in the Irish Midlands, province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. According to O'Hart, the family claim descent through the MacMorough family which are descendants of the Heremon Kings of Ireland and were Chiefs in the County Wicklow and Queen's County. 1 Early History of the Dölling familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dölling research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1544, 1590, 1591, 1615, 1628, 1785, 1787, 1801, 1844 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Dölling History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dölling Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Dölling that are preserved in archival documents are Dowling, O'Dowling, Doolan, Doolin, Dooling, Dowlin and many more. Early Notables of the Dölling familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Thady Dowling (1544-1628), an Irish annalist and language grammarian. "was a member of an old native family in the part of Ireland now known as the Queen's County. Of his life little is known beyond the circumstance of his having been about 1590 ecclesiastical treasurer of the see of Leighlin in the county of Carlow. In 1591 Dowling was advanced to the chancellorship of that see. He is mentioned in the record of a regal visitation in 1615 as an ancient Irish minister aged seventy-one, qualified to teach...
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 Dölling migration to the United States | + |
A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the Dölling name:
Dölling Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jan Dolling, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1647 2
Dölling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Dolling, who settled in America in 1760
Dölling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Fr W Dolling, who landed in America in 1845 2
- Heinr W Dolling, who landed in America in 1850 2
- Andrew Dolling, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
| Dölling migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Dölling Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Robert Dolling, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1840 3
- Jane Dolling, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1840 3
- William Dolling, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1840 3
- J. Godfried Dolling, aged 37, a farmer, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Gellert" 4
- Charles Dolling, aged 37, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Agincourt"
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Dölling (post 1700) | + |
- Alison Mary Dolling (1917-2006), Australian writer who used the pseudonym Mary Broughton, women's editor of The Chronicle in 1966
- Hazel Marion Radclyffe Dolling (1923-2006), born Hazel Marion Staples, British owner of Lissan House, a stately home near Cookstown, Northern Ireland
- Robert William Radclyffe Dolling (1851-1902), British Anglican priest, often referred to as "Father Dolling"
- Francis Robert Dolling (b. 1923), distinguished British banker
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LYSANDER 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Lysander.htm
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GELLERT 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Gellert.htm
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