Robert Darley

Brief Life History of Robert

Robert Darley was born on 1 December 1796 as the son of Thomas Darley and Jane Surr. He married Elizabeth Collins on 16 January 1820, in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. In 1841, his occupation is listed as cabinet maker in All Hallows London Wall, London, England, United Kingdom. He died on 29 January 1832, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 35, and was buried in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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Robert Darley
1796–1832
Elizabeth Collins
1802–1887
Marriage: 16 January 1820
Thomas Darley Lewis
1820–1912
Robert Darley
1822–
Emma Darley
1823–
Elizabeth Collins Darley
1826–1894
Isabella Darley
1831–

Sources (11)

  • Robert Darley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Robert Darley, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Robert Darley, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"

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World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one or more of the places called Darley, such as Darley Hall in Worsborough and Darley in Menwith cum Darley (Yorkshire), Darley (alias Darley Dale) near Bakewell and Darley Abbey (both Derbyshire), Darley Hall in Over by Middlewich (Cheshire), a lost Derleigh in Little Bromley (Essex), Durley (Hampshire), and Durleigh (Somerset). From Old English dēor ‘beast, deer’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This surname was taken to Ireland in the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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