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![Show Contents]() Romforthay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Romforthay is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in Middlesex, where they took their name from the place-name Romford, which means "wide ford," and was probably one of the principle crossings of the River Thames before Romford was absorbed by the Greater London. The place-name was recorded as Romfort in 1177. 1 Early Origins of the Romforthay familyThe surname Romforthay was first found in Essex at Romford, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the liberty of Haveringatte-Bower. "It is supposed by Dr. Stukeley to occupy the site of the Roman station Durolitum, and he considers its name to be a contraction of Romanford." 2 Early History of the Romforthay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romforthay research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1233 is included under the topic Early Romforthay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Romforthay Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Romforthay family name include Rumford, Romford, Rumfitt and others. Early Notables of the Romforthay familyMore information is included under the topic Early Romforthay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Romforthay familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Romforthay surname or a spelling variation of the name include: William Rumford, aged 22; settled in Maryland in 1775.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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