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![Show Contents]() Dumire Surname History
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The Anglo-Saxon name Dumire comes from when the family resided in the parish of Dummer, which lies four miles from Basingstoke in Hampshire. The surname Dumire belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Dumire familyThe surname Dumire was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Dumire familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dumire research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1636, 1651, 1663, 1677, 1681, 1692, 1706, 1713, 1716, 1721, 1723, 1724, 1728, 1730, 1739 and 1761 are included under the topic Early Dumire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dumire Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Dumire has been recorded under many different variations, including Dummer, Dumer and others. Early Notables of the Dumire familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Edmund Dummer (1651-1713), an English naval engineer and shipbuilder, Surveyor of the Navy, founded the Royal Navy dockyard at Devonport, Plymouth; Edmund Dummer (1663-1724), English lawyer, "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" (1706 to 1721); William Dummer (1677-1761) American politician, born in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Lieutenant Governor (1716-1730), Acting Governor (1723-1728)...
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dumire Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Dumire familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Dumire or a variant listed above: Richard and Alice Dummer who settled in New England with Dorothy, Richard, Stephen, Thomas, and Thomas; Captain Dummer arrived in San Francisco in 1851.
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