The surname Remfry was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1086 when the name appeared in the Domesday Book as having estates in that shire.
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Early History of the Remfry family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Remfry research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Remfry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Remfry Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Remfry have been found, including Remfry, Remfrey, Remphree, Remphry, Remphrey, Remfree, Remfrie, Renfry, Renfree and many more.
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Early Notables of the Remfry family
Distinguished members of the family include
the Remfrys of Lancashire
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Migration of the Remfry family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Remfry, or a variant listed above: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
Contemporary Notables of the name Remfry (post 1700)
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Keith Remfry (1947-2015), English two-time silver and bronze medalist judoka, active in the 1970s
Mr. Ernest John Remfry (1906-1941), Australian Able Seaman from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 1
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