| ![Show Contents]() Worman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Worman familyThe surname Worman was first found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066. It is believed to be descended from Wermund, an ancient Saxon name occurring in the genealogy of the Kings of Mercia. Early History of the Worman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Worman research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Worman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Worman Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Worman has been recorded under many different variations, including Wardman, Warman, Wordman and others. Early Notables of the Worman familyMore information is included under the topic Early Worman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Worman migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Worman or a variant listed above:
Worman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Worman, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 1
| Worman 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: Worman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Charlotte Worman, (b. 1835), aged 23, English cook from London travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 2
| Historic Events for the Worman family | + |
Senghenydd colliery - Mr. Simeon Worman (b. 1856), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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Worman migration to the United States 
Worman migration to New Zealand 
