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Upham History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Upham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Upham family

The surname Upham was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Upham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Upham research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1208, 1635, 1749 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Upham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Upham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Upham, Uppham and others.

Early Notables of the Upham family

Notables of the family at this time include

John Upham of Somerset who was prominent in the settlement of Weymouth and Malden in Massachusetts, a member of the General Court of that Colony

Upham Ranking

In the United States, the name Upham is the 10,828^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Upham family to Ireland

Some of the Upham family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Upham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Upham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Elizabeth Upham, aged 32, who arrived in New England in 1635 from Weymouth, England possible boat is Mary Gould 2
John Upham, aged 35, who arrived in New England in 1635 from Weymouth, England possible boat is Mary Gould 2
Sarah Upham, aged 26, who arrived in New England in 1635 from Weymouth, England possible boat is Mary Gould 2
F. Upham, who settled in Charleston, Massachusetts in 1640
Nathaniel Upham, who arrived in New England in 1653 2

Upham Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Upham, who settled in New England in 1772

Upham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G T Upham, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 2

Upham migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Upham Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Abraham Upham U.E. who settled in Country Harbour, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia c. 1784 he served in the Kings Carolina Rangers, married to Mary having 1 child, he died in 1821 3
Mr. Jaber Upham U.E. (b. 1741) born in Massachusetts, USA who settled in Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick c. 1784 he died in 1822 3
Mr. Joshua Upham U.E. born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA who settled in Fredericton, New Brunswick c. 1784 he graduated from Harvard in 1763, was a Judge of the Supreme Count in New Brunswick 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Upham (post 1700) +

William Henry Upham, American soldier, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th Governor of Wisconsin
Charles W Upham (1802-1875), American historian and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Frank Brooks Upham (1872-1939), American admiral in the United States Navy during the Spanish American War and World War I
Edward Upham (1776-1834), English bookseller and orientalist, born at Exeter, the third son of Charles Upham (1739–1807), mayor of Exeter in 1796
John Upham, New Zealand Lawyer
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC & Bar (1908-1994), New Zealand soldier who won the Victoria Cross twice during the Second World War 4
Carleton Upham Carpenter Jr. (1926-2022), American film, television and stage actor, magician, songwriter, and novelist, born in Bennington, Vermont
Charles Upham Champion (1864-1949), American Democratic Party politician, Branch County Prosecuting Attorney; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920, 1932 (alternate) 5
Arthur Upham Pope (1881-1969), American archaeologist and historian of Persian art

Historic Events for the Upham family +

Halifax Explosion

Mrs. Constant Upham (1867-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 6
Mrs. Hattie G. Upham (1867-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 6
Miss Ellen Kennedy Upham (1912-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 6
Mrs. Jenny Upham (1873-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 6
Mrs. Annie May R. Upham (1880-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 6
... (Another 6 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

HMS Royal Oak

Ernest F. Upham, British Boy Telegraphist with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 7

Citations +

"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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
World War 2 Awards.com - UPHAM, Charles. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Charles Upham. Retrieved from http://www.ww2awards.com/person/173
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html