Delamere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Delamere family

The surname Delamere was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Delamere family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delamere research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1639, 1757, 1774, 1781, 1790, 1795, 1797, 1800, 1810, 1811, 1824 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Delamere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Delamere Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delamare, Delamarre, De Lamarre, De Lamare, De La Mare, De La Marre, Delamere and many more.

Early Notables of the Delamere family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Nicolas Delamare, born in Noisy-le-Grand in 1639, who became the confidant of La Reynie, and was employed for various tasks. He recalled that, during his career, he reported 49 spies and 720 peddlers of illegal goods. Jean-Baptiste Delamarez was a law clerk in 1781 who dealt in prestigious clients, chosen from the nobility of the Court; Jacques-Armand Delamare was a lawyer in 1757; Louis-Emmanuel Delamarre was a jurist and lawyer in Quimper in 1774; Achille-Joseph Delamarre was a lieutenant, captain, lieutenant-colonel, and...
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Delamere migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delamere Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward J Delamere, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1855 1
Patricia Delamere, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 1

Delamere 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:

Delamere Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Delamere, aged 28, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Shamrock" in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Delamere (post 1700) +

Natalie Delamere (b. 1996), New Zealand rugby union player, member of the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad
Paora Kingi Delamere (1889-1981), New Zealand carpenter, boat builder, farmer and ringatu leader
Bill Delamere (1935-2023), Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s
Sir Monita Eru Delamere KBE JP (1921-1993), New Zealand rugby player, Ringatu leader, community leader
Neil Delamere (b. 1979), Irish comedian, a regular on the BBC Northern Ireland television show The Blame Game
Tuariki John Edward Delamere (b. 1951), former New Zealand politician and athlete, 48th Minister of Immigration (1998-1999), Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Rawhiti (1996-1999)
John Delamere (b. 1956), Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker
Louise Alexandra Delamere (b. 1969), English actress, best known for her roles as Lia in the Channel 4 comedy drama No Angels and Colette Sheward in the BBC medical drama Holby City
D'Arcy Delamere, Vice-President of Retirement Income Services for the Royal Bank of Canada since 1992
Delamere Francis McCloskey (1897-1983), Canadian-born, American lawyer who represented the 1st District on the Los Angeles City Council from 1941 to 1945

Citations +

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)