Cartmells History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland

Etymology of Cartmells

The lineage of the name Cartmells begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived in or near the village of Cartmel in the county of Lancashire (now part of Cumbria.) 1 Thus, Cartmells is a habitation surname which is derived from the name of a place. Like most English local surnames, the name Cartmells was originally preceded by a preposition such as de. However, the preposition had usually been dropped from the name by the end of the 14th century. "The Staffordshire variants of this surname seem to have come from North Lancashire via Cheshire." 2

One source notes: "Cartmell was the name of four tenants in Garstang in the reign of James I." 3

And another sources adds this anecdote: "The signification of this name apparently has reference to the famous passage - at low water - across the Leven sands. The guides over the sands are, or were, called carters, passengers generally being con­veyed in carts." 4

Early Origins of the Cartmells family

Early History of the Cartmells family

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Cartmells Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Cartmells has undergone many spelling variations, including Cartmill, Cartmills, Cartmell, Cartmells, Kertmell, Cartmele, Cartmail, Kartmill, Kartmell, Certmill, Cartnell and many more.

Early Notables of the Cartmells family

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Migration of the Cartmells family to Ireland

Some of the Cartmells family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Cartmells family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Cartmells were among those contributors: the Cartmell family, who settled in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1730; Thomas Cartmill, who was naturalized in New York in 1831; Neal Carmel, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1841.