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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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.
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