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Early Origins of the Marner family

The surname Marner was first found in Essex where they held a family seat. They were descended from the great and noble Marinni (Mareigni or Mairinni) family of Calvados, in the arrondisement of Bayeux in Normandy where Gwerri de Marinni in 1166 held half a knight's fee at Adam de Port of Mapledurwell. 1

Robert de Mareigni was granted lands in Essex in 1168. About this time, the family name changed to de Marny. William held in 1207 and 1284. 1

Another source gives more details. "This family held Layer Marney, in Essex, from the time of Henry II. to that of Henry VIII. The first mentioned is 'William de Marney, who about the year 1166 held a knight's fee under Henry de Essex, of the Honour of Hagnet. ' " 2

At some point, the family branched to the parish of St. Mabyn, in Cornwall. "The manor of Colquite or Kilquite is mentioned in Doomsday as Chilcoit, and is described as one of the 288 manors belonging to the Earl of Moreton. At a subsequent period this was in the family of Serjeaux, by one of whose co-heiresses it was brought in marriage to the Marneys. About the middle of the sixteenth century, John Lord Marney, whose father was created Lord Marney in 1524, built an elegant mansion at Colquite. In this family it remained until it was carried by marriage to the Hoblyns." 3

Early History of the Marner family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marner research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1319, 1369, 1371, 1376, 1377, 1379, 1380, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1386, 1390, 1400, 1494, 1513, 1523, 1525 and 1621 are included under the topic Early Marner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: de Marney, Marney, Marnie, Marny, Marny, Marnet, Marnay, Marner and many more.

Early Notables of the Marner family

Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Marner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Marner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marner Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Adrian Marner, who settled in Virginia in 1638
Marner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Marner, who settled in Virginia in 1701
  • Richard Marner, who landed in Virginia in 1701 4
Marner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Marner, (b. 1864), aged 35, Cornish labourer travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 3rd June 1899 en route to Port Elizabeth, New Jersey 5


  1. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
  2. Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 2 of 3
  3. Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
  4. 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)
  5. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf


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