Welcome to the Online Tunaley Tree

This site provides information relating to the original Tunaleys and their descendants in an historical context and explores their most likely origins. The tree is by no means exhaustive nor is it intended to be. Rather, it provides a researched analysis and account of our Tunaley ancestors from the start of the Industrial Revolution through to more recent times. The author hopes to show (1) how the Tunaley dyeing business was a by-product of the start of the Industrial Revolution beginning with the Old Silk Mill in Derby (2) that the continuing Industrial Revolution in terms of steam railway, of which Derby was a major centre, sounded the death knell for the same dyeing business, elsewhere becoming factory-oriented. From that stage onward, some of the Tunaley family began to disperse. Yet, even today, Derby remains at the forefront of the revolution in travel and commercial transport, being the home of Rolls Royce Aerospace and producing arguably the most powerful and efficient jet aero engines to date including the Trent 1000 for the 787 Dreamliner.

Navigating the tree is straightforward and starts at the record of Thomas Tunaley Senior b. 1772. Should you wish to start your navigation elsewhere just click on the "search" link at the top of the page to find the appropriate record (P.H.Tunaley - 23/3/08).

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. Paul Tunaley and Mr. Marcus Tunaley for transcribing and providing various will documents along with other detailed records and to Mr. Neil C. Crossley of Derby for providing further historical information.

Particular thanks to Mr. Paul Tunaley for his valuable research work regarding the Manchester Tunaley family, the Tunaley connection with the Cox family, his work involving both the Godfrey "Tunaley" family and the descandants of Francis Tunaley together with the supply of much additional census information.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Ms. Jean Parkinson for kindly providing photographs of the property which was once Robert James Tunaley's home and surgery and of Harry Tunaley's WW1 memorial inscription at Wymondham Abbey. Also for providing evidence of the date of death of Robert James Tunaley, the jockey, and much other valuable information including the following: newspaper cuttings relating to the premature death of George Henry Robert Tunaley, the marriages of Robert James Tunaley the surgeon, Thomas Snape Tunaley (b. 1802) Robert James Tunaley, the jockey and Ellen Constantia Louisa Tunaley (b. 1843). Also the death 1900 of Harriet Tunaley wife of Charles Tunaley F.R.C.S. (b. 1808) and the end, 1857, of John Tunaley's smallware partnership. Jean is a descendant of Harriet Elizabeth Kemball who was the younger sister of Charlotte Dorothea Kemball.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mrs. Shirley Tunaley of Victoria, Australia for all the information provided by her relating to the Tunaley family in Victoria.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. Errol Tunaley of Norwich for the information provided by him relating to the Tunaleys of Norfolk and East Anglia along with a group picture of Errol's "nan" Renee and her family.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Dr. Robert Carman, of U.S.A. for supplying other information relating to the Tunaleys of Norfolk and East Anglia together with some excellent photographs of Walter G. Tunaley, Thomas Elvin Tunaley, Harry Tunaley. Alphonse ("Joe") Tunaley and Thomas Roch Tunaley and wife Charlotte.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mrs. Ailsa Hudson of N.S.W., Australia for all the information provided by her relating to the Tunaley-Shaw family connection.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. Chris Clarke of Norfolk for providing details from the Norwich Mercury (1917/1918) relating to both Harry Tunaley and Walter G. Tunaley and a photograph of the final resting place of Harry.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Ms. Allison Tunaley of California, U.S.A., for providing much detail relating to her family (see web page of Arnold Tunaley b. 1923).

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. Neil Davenport for providing information and group photograph relating to Harold Frederick Tunaley late of Rhodesia.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. David Broom of South Africa for providing further detailed information relating to the family of Harold Frederick Tunaley late of Rhodesia.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mrs. Janis Tunaley for providing detailed information regarding Alan Ronald Tunaley, formerly Flying Officer for the Royal Air Force and later Captain and pilot for British Airways.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Ms. Frances Walsh for providing detailed information regarding George Threlfall, father of Martyn Monson Threlfall , Private Secretary to former Australian Prime Minister Joe Lyons and brother of Sir Richard Threlfall, Professor of Physics at Sydney University. Frances is the grand-daughter of Sophie Threlfall, cousin of George Threlfall.

Acknowledgements and thanks to Mr. Richard Marfleet for all the help and information provided by him with regard to the Rimmington family.

Many thanks to Mrs Esme Stone who has sent in several photographs to be included on this site.