Mettam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mettam family

The surname Mettam was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Metham, a township, in the parish and union of Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire. "The township comprises 920 acres, of which two-thirds are arable. Metham Hall was built by Sir George Metham, whose family were long seated here." 1 At the time of the Domesday census, in 1086, Metham was occupied by Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman noble.

Some of the family were later found at Marr in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "It was once the residence of the family of Metham, of whose spacious and handsome mansion considerable remains existed some years since." 1

Early History of the Mettam family

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Mettam Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Metham, Methem, Mettam, Mettham, Meetham, Meatham, Meethem, Methan and many more.

Early Notables of the Mettam family

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Mettam migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mettam Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Samual Mettam (alternatively Methen) arrived in Virgina in 1713

Mettam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samual Mettam, who arrived in New York in 1854
Samuel Mettam, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1854 2

Mettam migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mettam Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Mettam, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Pegasus" in 1865
Jane Mettam, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Pegasus" in 1865
George Patrick Mettam, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Pegasus" in 1865
James J. Mettam, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Pegasus" in 1865
Jane Elizabeth Mettam, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Pegasus" in 1865
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Contemporary Notables of the name Mettam (post 1700) +

Edward "Ned" Mettam (1868-1943), English footballer who made 85 appearances for Lincoln City (1889-1896)
Leon Mettam (b. 1986), English footballer, who currently plays for Tamworth
Elizabeth "Libby" Mettam, Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Vasse (2014-)

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)