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![Show Contents]() Blamire Surname History
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 England
The ancestors of the bearers of the Blamire family name are thought have lived in ancient Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found 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 familyThe surname Blamire was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Blamire familyThis 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 VariationsUntil quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Blamire include Blamire, Blaymire, Blamyre, Blamires, Bleamire, Blammire, Blamore and many more. Early Notables of the Blamire familyNotables 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
- 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
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Blamire migration to Australia 
