Collamer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Collamer family

The surname Collamer was first found in Shropshire at Colemore, a parish, in the union of Petersfield, hundred of Barton-Stacey. "This parish, noticed in the Domesday Survey and other records under the name of Colmere, is supposed to have derived that appellation from the situation of the greater portion of it, formerly, near the western mere or boundary of the ancient forest of Wolmer, where great quantities of charcoal were made." 1

It is here that we found the first record of the family. Hugo de Lacy de Colemere was listed in the Cartulary of Haughmond Abbey in Shropshire in 1155. A few years later, Peter de Colemere was canon of the Chichester church (1198-1199) and the Antiquities of Shropshire listed Peter de Colemere, as living in Montgomery Castle in 1227. The Calendar of Patent Rolls in 1235 listed John de Colemere, as Chamberlain of London.

Early History of the Collamer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Collamer research. Another 183 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1100, 1141, 1153, 1163, 1167, 1168, 1397, 1445, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1540, 1559, 1563, 1600 and 1604 are included under the topic Early Collamer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Collamer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Callamore, Colamore, Colimer, Colimore, Collimore, Collamour, Colamour, Collimer, Collimer, Collemore, Colemore, Collimour, Colmore, Collemore, Colmere, Colmare, Colemare, Collemoor, Colemoor, Colamoor, Colemere, Collymor, Collymore, Collymoor, Colymore, Colymoor, Colmor, Collmor, Colmer, Colmore and many more.

Early Notables of the Collamer family

More information is included under the topic Early Collamer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Collamer family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Isaac Colamore landed in Boston in 1643; Grace, Mary, and Mathew Cullamore all arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750; Thomas Cullamore settled in Maryland in 1637..

Contemporary Notables of the name Collamer (post 1700) +

Marion Collamer, American is an actress, known for Branding Bud (2017)
Jacob Collamer (1791-1865), American politician, United States Senator from Vermont (1855-1865), 13th United States Postmaster General (1849-1850)

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.