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![Show Contents]() Blamer Surname History
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 Ireland
Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name Blamer is "O Gormghaile" in Connacht, or "O Goirmleadhaigh" in Ulster. Early Origins of the Blamer familyThe surname Blamer was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where the Blamer family held a seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Blamer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blamer research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blamer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blamer Spelling VariationsNames from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Blamer revealed many variations, including Gormley, O'Gormley, Grehan, Gormleigh, Gormly, Gormlie, Grimes and many more. Early Notables of the Blamer familyMore information is included under the topic Early Blamer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Blamer migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Blamer family in North America:
Blamer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Cath Elis Blamer, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1843 1
- J Blamer, aged 27, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
- Rudolph Blamer, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Adam Blamer, who arrived in Mississippi in 1860 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Blamer migration to the United States 
