Dulmage Surname History

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England

The history of the name Dulmage goes back those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain. Such a name was given to a person who habitually wore a knapsack or other type of pack carried on the back. The surname Dulmage is derived from the Old French word talemache, which means knapsack. Nickname surnames often referred to the bearer's favored style of clothing.

Alternatively, this Norman name could have literally meant "totting of the bell." 1

Early Origins of the Dulmage family

The surname Dulmage was first found in Suffolk where, according to Doctor Bosworth, they were amongst the first Angles that settled in Suffolk. On their manor house at Bentley, near Ipswich there was the following inscription "Before the Normans into England came, Bentley was my seat, and Tollemache was my name." 2 3

Early History of the Dulmage family

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Dulmage Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Dulmage family name include Talmach, Talmage, Talmash, Tammadge, Tammage, Tallemach, Tollemache, Tolmage and many more.

Early Notables of the Dulmage family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Lionel Tollemache (1624-1669), 3rd Baronet of Helmingham was the head of a powerful East Anglian family whose seat was...
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Dulmage migration to Canada +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Dulmage or a variant listed above:

Dulmage Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Philip Dulmage U.E. who settled in Augusta Township, Ontario c. 1784 4
Mr. Philip Dulmage U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 4
Mr. Peter Dulyea U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 4
Mr. Alexander Dunbar U.E. who settled in Midland District [Lennox & Addington], Ontario c. 1784 4
Mr. Philip Dulmage U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1789 4

Dulmage Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Garret Dulmage, who arrived in Canada in 1823
Lawrence Dulmage, who landed in Canada in 1823
Margaret Dulmage, who arrived in Canada in 1823
Richard Dulmage, who landed in Canada in 1823
Sarah Dulmage, who arrived in Canada in 1823

Citations +

Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X