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![Show Contents]() Blamyre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Blamyre is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the village of Blamire, in the West Riding of the county of Yorkshire. The name literally means the black mire, and is derived from the old Norse elements Blar, which means dark, and Myrr, which means swamp or marsh. Thus, the surname reveals that the original bearer lived in a settlement named for being located near a dark swamp. Early Origins of the Blamyre familyThe surname Blamyre was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Blamyre familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blamyre research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1500, 1747, 1753 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Blamyre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blamyre Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Blamyre family name include Blamire, Blaymire, Blamyre, Blamires, Bleamire, Blammire, Blamore and many more. Early Notables of the Blamyre familyAnother 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Blamyre Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blamyre familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Blamyre surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Stephen Blammire, who arrived in America in 1764.
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- Brigadier Harry Blamyre Sewell (1896-1943), Australian Commanding Officer Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Middle East in 1941 1
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