Mumby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Mumby family
The surname Mumby was first found in Lincolnshire at Mumby, a village in the union of Spilsby, Marsh division of the hundred of Calceworth, today in the East Lindsey district. 1 2 3 The villages of Mumby and Chapel-Mumby are three miles from each other. The villages date back to the Domesday Book where they were listed as Mundebi 4 which possibly meant "farmstead or village of a man called Mundi", derived from an Old Scandinavian personal name + by. 5
At that time, Mumby was held by Eudo from Count Alan, and was part of the Mumby Hundred comprising over 200 acres. Hagworthingham Mumby was part of the same hundred and comprised over 310 acres.
Early rolls included entries for Alam de Munby in the Pipe Rolls of 1162; Beatrice de Mumby, 1241-1245; RegAntiquiss de Mumby in the Feet of Fines for Lincolnshire in 1245; and John Munby in London in 1340. 6
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had two entries for the family, both found in Lincolnshire: Alicia de Mumby; and Heres de Munby. 3 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. included Alan de Mumby, Lincolnshire, Henry III- Edward I., and Beatrice de Mumby, Lincolnshire. 7
Early History of the Mumby family
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Mumby Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mumby, Munby, Mumbie, Mumbee, Momby, Mombie and others.
Early Notables of the Mumby family
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Giles Munby (1813-1876), English botanist, born at York in 1813, the youngest son of Joseph Munby, solicitor and under-sheriff of the county, but lost both his parents when still very young. Entering the medical school of the university of Edinburgh, he attended the botanical lectures and excursions held by Professor Graham, gaining the professor's gold...
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Mumby migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Mumby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- William Mumby, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 8
Mumby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- J H Mumby, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 8
- Spencer M Mumby, who landed in Colorado in 1890 8
- S. M. Mumby, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1896
Mumby Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Cecil Mumby, aged 26, who landed in America from Birkenhead, England, in 1909
- Harry Mumby, aged 30, who landed in America from Long Sutton, England, in 1913
- Thirza Frances Mumby, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Relford, England, in 1913
- Adele Maude Mumby, aged 24, who landed in America from London, England, in 1915
- Wilmington Mumby, aged 28, who settled in America from Liverpool, England, in 1920
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Mumby migration to New Zealand +
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:
Mumby Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- George Mumby, aged 30, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 9
- Sarah Mumby, aged 26, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 9
- John R. Mumby, aged 6, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 9
- Jane Mumby, aged 5, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 9
- Christopher Mumby, aged 3, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 9
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Contemporary Notables of the name Mumby (post 1700) +
- Peter Mumby (b. 1969), retired English professional footballer
- Keith "Sir Keith" Mumby (b. 1957), nicknamed "Sir Keith", British former rugby league player who played in 645 matches from 1973 to 1995
Citations +
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html