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Where did the English Beamish family come from? What is the English Beamish family crest and coat of arms? When did the Beamish family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Beamish family history?

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During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Beamish occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Beamish, Beemish, Beames and others.

First found in Durham, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beamish research. Another 121 words(9 lines of text) covering the year 1950 is included under the topic Early Beamish History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Beamish Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Beamish family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Beamish, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Beamish Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Charles Beamish who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1832

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  • Rear Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish (1874-1951), English naval officer and politician
  • Sally Beamish (b. 1956), English viola player and composer
  • Ken Beamish (b. 1947), English professional football player and manager
  • Captain Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish MC (1917-1989), Baron Chelwood, British Army officer and Member of Parliament
  • Robert Earl Beamish (1916-2001), Canadian physician and cardiologist
  • Harold Francis Beamish (1896-1936), New Zealand flying ace of World War I


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  1. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  2. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  3. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  4. Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
  5. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
  8. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  10. 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).
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The Beamish Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Beamish Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 25 July 2011 at 12:14.

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