Seecome History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Seecome family

The surname Seecome was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Seacombe.

The village of Seacombe is situated on Wallasey Pool, and overlooks Oxton hill, Birkenhead, &c.; it is remarkable for the salubrity of its air. 1 2

The place name literally means "valley by the sea' and the village dates back to at least c. 1277 when it was first listed as Scumbe. 3

The first of the family was William de Sekom who was listed as holding lands in Lancashire in 1285. 4

Other early records revealed a branch of the family in the parish of Creed in Cornwall. "Trewinnow, which was for some time a seat of the Seccombs, passed into the family of Trethewey." 5

Early History of the Seecome family

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Seecome Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seacombe, Sekombe, Seccombe, Seacome, Seccome, Seecombe and many more.

Early Notables of the Seecome family

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Migration of the Seecome family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mary Seacomb settled in Virginia in 1696; Richard and Johanna Secombe settled in Boston, Mass in 1680.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print