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Northam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Northam surname was a topographic name, referring to someone who came "from the North." 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Northam family

The surname Northam was first found in Huntingdonshire where William le Northerne was listed in 1252. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Thomas le Northeryn, Lincolnshire; and Geoffrey le Northern, Norfolk. 3

Later, Richard le Northryn, le Northren was listed at Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1317 and William Northene was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. 2

The Writs of Parliament recorded Thomas le Northern. And in Somerset, Richard le Northerne was recorded there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 4

Early History of the Northam family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Northam research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1666 and 1686 are included under the topic Early Northam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Northam Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Northen, Northern, Northerne, Northyn, Northryn, Northene and many more.

Early Notables of the Northam family

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Northam migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Northam Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Northam, who landed in Maryland in 1673 5

Northam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mathew Northam, aged 63, who arrived in New York in 1812 5

Northam migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Northam Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Northam, (b. 1855), aged 20, Cornish sailor travelling aboard the ship "Samuel Plimsoll" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 22nd October 1875 6
Mr. John Northam, (b. 1865), aged 20, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Dorunda" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 10th March 1885 7

Northam 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:

Northam Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. James Northam, (b. 1847), aged 26, Cornish blacksmith departing on 26th September 1873 aboard the ship "Star of India" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 31st December 1873 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Northam (post 1700) +

William L. Northam, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1910 9
Ralph S. Northam, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Virginia State Senate 6th District; Elected 2011 9
Ralph S. Northam (b. 1959), American politician and physician from Virginia
Jeremy Philip Northam (b. 1961), English actor, best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park, and as Dean Martin in the 2002 television movie Martin and Lewis
Sir William Herbert "Bill" Northam CBE (1905-1988), Australian businessman and gold medalist yachtsman at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Historic Events for the Northam family +

HMS Hood

Mr. William A Northam (b. 1917), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 10

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. 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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm