Metham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Metham family

The surname Metham was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Metham, a township, in the parish and union of Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire. "The township comprises 920 acres, of which two-thirds are arable. Metham Hall was built by Sir George Metham, whose family were long seated here." 1 At the time of the Domesday census, in 1086, Metham was occupied by Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman noble.

Some of the family were later found at Marr in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "It was once the residence of the family of Metham, of whose spacious and handsome mansion considerable remains existed some years since." 1

Early History of the Metham family

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Metham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Metham, Methem, Mettam, Mettham, Meetham, Meatham, Meethem, Methan and many more.

Early Notables of the Metham family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Thomas de Metham of Metham in Yorkshire
Sir Thomas Metham (d. 1573 in York Castle) who was an English Catholic knight, who was imprisoned with his second wife for their beliefs

Metham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Metham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Prene Metham, who landed in America in 1810 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Metham (post 1700) +

Mr. Francis Metham, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1699 to 1700
Irene Metham, artist and painter

Citations +

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