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Rumley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The ancestors of the Rumley family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Cambridgeshire. Their name, however, is a reference to Romily, near Eure, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. 1

Early Origins of the Rumley family

The surname Rumley was first found in Cambridgeshire where they were anciently Lords of the Manor. The family emerged from Normandy where they held a knights fee at Eure, in the arrondisement of Les Andelys, in the canton of Fleury-sur-Andelle. At what time Richard de Romilly arrived to have an interest in the villages of Girton and Barton in the county of Cambridge is unknown. There was conflict between two Norman nobles, Roger de Tosny and Richard de Romilly between 1190 and 1200. Overriding this dispute was another Norman Lord, Gilbert de Miners, who eventually lost these lands, and other unnamed lands in Buckinghamshire.

The Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire show entries for Alexander de Romeilli in 1190 and Alexander Rumeilli in 1193 (these may be the same person). Early Cumberland records list Alice de Romeilli in 1197 and Alice de Rumelly in Yorkshire in 1230. Alan de Romely who is listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire "may have come from Romiley, Cheshire." 2

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1237 included entries for Robert de Romeley, Cambridgeshire; Baldwin de Romeli, Cambridgeshire; and Lucia de Romely, Cambridgeshire. 3

"William de Romillé was the first Baron of Skipton, Yorkshire." 4 "The great grandfather of the late Sir Samuel Romilly 'had a pretty good landed estate at Montpellier in the south of France.' His son, in the year 1701, being a Protestant, visited Geneva, for the sole purpose of receiving the sacrament, and, by the advice of the celebrated theologian, Saurin, instead of returning to Montpellier, set out for London, and thus at length established the family in England. Memoirs of Sir S. Romilly, vol. i., p. 2. The name may have been borrowed from the town of Romilly, in Savoy, near Geneva. " 5

Early History of the Rumley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rumley research. Another 224 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1757, 1791, 1802, 1818, 1856, 1864, 1874, 1879, 1891 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Rumley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rumley Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Remely, Remelly, Remilly, Remmilly, Remilley, Remiley, Romilly, Rommilly, Romiley and many more.

Early Notables of the Rumley family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818), law reformer, youngest son of Peter Romilly, jeweller, of Frith Street, Soho, by Margaret, daughter of Aimé Garnault, was born in Westminster on 1 March 1757. His father was a younger son of Etienne Romilly, a Huguenot of good family and estate, who fled from Montpellier to England on the revocation of the edict of Nantes, by Judith, second daughter of François de Montsallier, merchant, of Shoreditch. 6Joseph Romilly (1791-1864), Registrary of the University of Cambridge, born in 1791, was son of Thomas Peter Romilly of London, by his...
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Rumley Ranking

In the United States, the name Rumley is the 16,378^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7

Rumley migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Rumley or a variant listed above:

Rumley Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mark Rumley, who arrived in Maryland in 1662 8

Rumley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Rumley, aged 26, originally from Cork, who arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Etruria" from Liverpool, England 9
Ellen Rumley, aged 18, originally from Ballycotton, who arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Teutonic" from Liverpool & Queenstown 9

Rumley Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Timothy Rumley, aged 31, originally from Knockadown, Ireland, who arrived in New York in 1913 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Queenstown, Ireland 9

Rumley migration to Australia +

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

Rumley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Charles Rumley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constance" in 1849 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Rumley (post 1700) +

Caroline Rumley, American director, known for The Ghost Behind (2019), Dixie (2020) and Right Turn (2018)
Johnny Rumley, former American NASCAR driver
Simon Rumley (b. 1968), British screenwriter, director and author, known for Crowhurst (2017), Fashionista (2016) and Red White & Blue (2010).
Major-General Randal Rumley (1811-1884), British Army officer, Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Dennis Rumley, Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia

Citations +

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)
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)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Constance.htm