The Darrough family is an ancient one. Historically the name has been closely associated with the North of Ireland, but the family under a multitude of names is now found more broadly across Ireland - for more information check out Darrough /wiki/spaces/HFHW/pages/2195931under Name Meanings.

Current research identifies the earliest known ancestor of our Darrough line as being Richard Darrough of Antrim in Northern Ireland. However little is known of the family until the emigration of his son John son John Darrough to Australia some time about 1868. 

 The Darrough ancestry goes back 7 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links

• Richard Darrough married Ann
  • Richard Darrough 1826 - ? married Margaret McTaggert
    • John Darrough 1850 - 1937 married Clara Jones
      • John Joseph Darrough 1883 - 1942 married Margaret Dynan
        • Mary Agnes Darrough 1923 - 1999 married Esmond Earl Jessop
          • My mother