Blamire History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Blamire is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in the village of Blamire, in the West Riding of the county of Yorkshire. The name literally means the black mire, and is derived from the old Norse elements Blar, which means dark, and Myrr, which means swamp or marsh. Thus, the surname reveals that the original bearer lived in a settlement named for being located near a dark swamp.

Early Origins of the Blamire family

The surname Blamire was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Blamire family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blamire research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1500, 1747, 1753 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Blamire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blamire Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Blamire has been spelled many different ways, including Blamire, Blaymire, Blamyre, Blamires, Bleamire, Blammire, Blamore and many more.

Early Notables of the Blamire family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Susanna Blamire (1747-1794), the daughter of a Cumberland yeoman who rose to prominence as a poet and earned a reputation as "the Muse of Cumberland...

Blamire migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Blamire Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Harriet Blamire, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Panama" in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Blamire (post 1700) +

Larry Blamire, American filmmaker, writer and artist
William Blamire (1790-1862), British farmer, civil servant and Whig Party politician, nephew of Susanna Blamire 2
Susanna Blamire (1747-1794), Scottish poet, the 'Muse of Cumberland,' the daughter of a Cumberland yeoman, born in 1747 at Cardew Hall, about six miles from Carlisle 2
Annie Blamire, Australian Photographer

Citations +

State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PANAMA 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Panama.gif
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019