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Stammers History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Stammers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Stammers family

The surname Stammers was first found in Suffolk, where Stanmar was the first of the family listed there in 1066. [1]

A few years later, Stanmer was listed at Bury, Suffolk in 1095. Almost 200 years later, the Latin form of the name, Stanmarus, was listed in Norfolk c. 1250. John Stamer was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296 and a few years later, Robert le Stamere was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. The name is through to have been from Stanmore (Middlesex) or Stanmer (Sussex). [2]

Great Stanmore is a parish, in the union of Hendon, hundred of Gore, county of Middlesex and is best known as the location of "the first meeting, after the conclusion of the late war, of the Prince Regent and his illustrious guests the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia, with Louis XVIII." [3] Not far away, is Little Stanmore, a parish, in the union of Hendon, hundred of Gore.

Stanmer is a parish, in the union of Newhaven, hundred of Ringmer, rape of Pevensey, ion Sussex. [3]

Some sources claim the name is from the Old English stamera for stammerer, or from Old English stamerian 'to stammer'. [4]

Early History of the Stammers family

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Stammers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stammer, Stammers, Stamer, Stamers and others.

Early Notables of the Stammers family

Distinguished members of the family include

Stammers of Bath

Migration of the Stammers family to Ireland

Some of the Stammers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 98 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stammers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stammers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Stammers, who arrived in New York in 1823 with eight children
Joseph Stammers, who arrived in New York in 1826 [5]

Stammers migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stammers Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Samuel Stammers, English convict from Essex, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia [6]
Miss Hannah Stammers who was convicted in Kent, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Edward" on 23rd April 1834, arriving in Tasmania, (Van Diemen's Land) [7]
Miss Mary Ann Stammers, English convict who was convicted in Chelmsford, Essex, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 22nd January 1846, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [8]

Contemporary Notables of the name Stammers (post 1700) +

Frank M. Stammers (d. 1921), American theatre director, choreographer, playwright, lyricist, and actor
Richard Stammers, American Academy Award nominated special effects artist, known for his work on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Thomas F. Stammers (1884-1940), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1937-38; Member of Connecticut State Senate 30th District, 1939-40 [9]
Stan Stammers (b. 1961), English bass player for post punk band Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny and Plastic Eaters
John Stammers (b. 1954), British poet and writer
Katherine "Kay" Esther Stammers (1914-2005), British tennis champion who won the French Open and Wimbledon in 1935

Historic Events for the Stammers family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Robert Stammers (1921-1941), Australian Cook from Harvey, Western Australia, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking [10]

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. 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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1822
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th January 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/edward
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 4th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp