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![Show Contents]() Bloomer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Bloomer familyThe surname Bloomer was first found in Derbyshire where the name is a metonymic occupational name for an iron worker from the Middle English "blome" meaning an ingot of iron. 1 By extension, the name was derived from "the bloomer," a worker at a bloomery, or bloom-smithy. 2 Another reference is more specific: " a 'bloom' is a mass of iron that has gone a second time through the fire - Anglo Saxon bloma; and bloomary, hence probably a Bloomer was a person employed in the manufacture of iron." 3 One of the first records of the name was found in Derbyshire in 1202 when William Blomere was listed in Pipe Rolls at that time. The Assize Rolls of Staffordshire list Robert le Blomere there in 1279. 4 The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Johannes Blomer, smyth and Johannes Blomere. Later Henry Blewmer and William Blumer were both listed in Yorkshire in 1513 and 1515. 2 Early History of the Bloomer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bloomer research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1041, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1543, 1600, 1603, 1635, 1705 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Bloomer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bloomer Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bloomer has been spelled many different ways, including Blomer, Bloomer, Bloomar, Bloomere, Blomere, Blome and many more. Early Notables of the Bloomer familyDistinguished members of the family include Richard Blome (1635-1705), an English publisher and cartographer. He was a "publisher and compiler of some celebrity, who by the aid of subscriptions adroitly levied issued many splendid works. Originally he was a...
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bloomer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bloomer RankingIn the United States, the name Bloomer is the 6,410th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5  Migration of the Bloomer family to Ireland
Some of the Bloomer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bloomers to arrive in North America:
Bloomer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mercy Bloomer, who arrived in New York in 1703 6
- Anne Bloomer, who landed in Virginia in 1717 6
- Joshua Bloomer, who landed in New York in 1769 6
- Francis Bloomer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1776 6
Bloomer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Edw Bloomer, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 6
- Edward Bloomer, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 6
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bloomer Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- J Bloomer, who arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in 1862
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Bloomer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Patrick Bloomer, aged 35, a miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Northern Light" 7
- Peter Bloomer, aged 14, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Northern Light" 7
- Edward Bloomer, aged 23, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bloomer (post 1700) | + |
- Raymond Bloomer (1897-1982), American actor
- Amelia Jenks Bloomer, American social reformer, who founded and edited the feminist newspaper "Lily"
- Lois Bloomer, American Republican politician, Chair of Penobscot County Republican Party, 2003 8
- John E. Bloomer, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1954 8
- John Bloomer (1931-1995), American politician, Member of Vermont State Senate, 1985-95 8
- Howard J. Bloomer, American Republican politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bloomfield, 1908, 1910 8
- Asa S. Bloomer (1891-1963), American Republican politician, Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1943; Member of Vermont State Senate from Rutland County, 1947 8
- Anderson Bloomer, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Bergen County, 1887-88 8
- Steve Bloomer (1874-1938), English footballer and manager
- Matthew "Matty" Brian Bloomer (b. 1978), English footballer
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- South Australian Register Monday 9th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Norther Light 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/northernlight1855.shtml
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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