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This family history site is dedicated to the Tarling and Annand families who have lived in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
The Canberra Connection
Richard (Dick) Peel Tarling of Young, New South Wales (NSW) enlisted for military service during the Second World War (WWII) and was posted to Duntroon in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Whilst in service in Canberra he met and courted Amy (Joan) Joan Annand. Their courting days were cut short by Dick's military service when he was posted to the Northern Territory and that might well have been the end of the story. However Dick returned to Canberra and married Joan in 1945, and with his new bride returned to take up residence in Young, NSW.
The Canberra connection commenced when Dick moved to Canberra with his wife Joan and their eldest son, (born Young NSW 1946) in early 1947 to live with Joan's aunt Agnes (Lyn) Lyndsey Smith in Manuka ACT, being the first and only Tarling family to reside in Manuka[1] ACT. Dick and Joan had two other children, both born in Canberra, a daughter born in June 1947 and a son born in July 1954. The first Tarling family to reside in Canberra and the only Tarling family for another fifty years.
Footnote:
[1] Manuka has since been re-zoned.
This Site's RootsDugald's granddaughter Joan started tracing her family history in the main by word of mouth. When Dick And Joan traveled to Europe, Joan was able to trace and visit many of her relatives in Scotland but had little success tracing Dick's relatives in England. Before dying in 1986 Joan passed on her findings and we have used those findings as the base for this family tree site. Thank you Joan. The Tarling Name First found in Derbyshire (England) where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William of Hastings in 1066 AD.It is only the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardised. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Tarling are characterised by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Tarling occurred when Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names as they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. Darling, Derling, Darline, Derline, Derlin and many more. Source: [ House of Names | Tarling Family Crest ] A Recent Historical Link To AnnanOur Annand relatives are direct decedents of the Scottish family of Annan. The story goes that Dugald Annan(d) was a little upset with his father George Annan, well perhaps a little more than a little. He was upset enough to pack his bags, head down under and change his name to Annand. This snippet has been published here to help our Annand relatives who may come to a dead end when tracing their branch of the family tree or wish to visit relatives in Scotland. The Annand Name
In Medieval times, spelling and translation were not nearly so highly developed as today. They were generally carried out according to the sound and intuition of the bearer. For that reason spelling variations are extremely common among early Scottish names. Annand has been spelled Annand, Annand, Annandale, Annardale, Annandaill, Annane, Annanie, Inyaney, Innieney, Inyoney, Inyanee, Aneny and many more. |
First found in Dumfriesshire in southwest Scotland.