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The
armiger petitioned for a
grant of arms in memory
of his father William
Harling A.L.A., who died
Sept. 15, 1943, at
Palembang, Sumatra, in
No. 1 Japanese Prison
Camp. Cause of death,
Malnutrition and
Dysentery. He was born
28th Aug. 1910. Married
21st July 1934, Alice
Ann Haworth d. of Robert
Haworth of Blackburn.
The
armiger, Peter Harling,
born 1935, was the only
child of William and
Alice, and is the 14th
generation in direct
line from Leonard
Herlyng of Wyckworth.
Married:
(1) Olive Fairclough d.
of William Fairclough of
Clayton le Moors. 26th
Sept. 1959. Had issue:
Leigh Elizabeth Aulton
B.A. 15th Aug. 1960.
Married Peter Aulton
B.Sc. and had issue:
Charlotte, Sophie and
Caroline.
Married
(2): Sheila Ann Wallbank
d. of Thomas Wallbank of
Chorley. 31st March,
1969. Had issue:
Nicholas Robert Harling
B.A. Born 1st Aug. 1971.
Married: 1st June, 2005,
Karen Taylor B.A. d. of
Henry Taylor of Heywood.
Had issue: Heather
Taylor-Harling, Rowan
Taylor-Harling.
The
armiger traces his
ancestors from Leonard
Herlyng born circa 1490
(first recorded 1520). A
Copyhold tenant farmer
occupying a Tenement and
Garth named "Wyckforth"
at Keasden in the Parish
of Clapham, Yorks.,
where a further eight
generations of his
family farmed (later as
Yeomen) for a further
310 years. Subsequently
leaving the Parish of
Clapham at the outset of
the Industrial
Revolution and removed
to Preston, Lancashire,
where the next four
generations were
employed, mainly as
Blacksmith/Steam Engine
Engineers, in the
Lancashire cotton mills.
Having now retired from
the Newspaper Industry,
the armiger who studied
Typography at Blackburn
Technical and College of
Art received the N.G.A.
(National Graphical
Association) Silver
Badge of Merit, in
recognition of past
services to the
Association.
Explanation
of Arms:
Shield: The Garbs
represent the early
agricultural occupation
of the family, the Owl
is purely a personal
family choice. The
tinctures Gules and
Argent represent the
counties of Lancashire
and Yorkshire.
Crest:
The Lancashire Clog
represents the Cotton
Industry and the Book
with the Lancashire Rose
represents William
Harling's profession as
a Librarian.
The heir to the arms is
Nicholas Robert Harling
B.A.
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