Welcome to the Darlington family history
A place to gather what we know, and what we are still discovering, about the Darlingtons of north Shropshire, their older roots at Burland in Cheshire, and the family's later life in Surrey.
Read our storyNew, 25.10.2026: Richard Darlington appears to be entry 173 in Gilbert Cope's Genealogy of the Darlington Family (Pennsylvania, 1900), linking us to the Burland branch in Cheshire and to the Darlingtons who settled in Pennsylvania in 1711. unconfirmed Read more.
Our Story
Joseph Brian Darlington, born 22.04.1931, and his parents Richard and Irene.
Burland & Pennsylvania
The Cheshire line back to about 1700, and the American cousins.
Shropshire Roots
Darlington farmers around Ellesmere, and the Petton estate lead.
Open Questions
What is confirmed, what is unknown, and how you can help.
Sources
The book, the indexes and the archives, with a downloadable extract.
Share a Memory
Stories, photographs and names from relatives.