Catmur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Catmur

The name of Catmur is Celtic in origin, arising from the rugged landscape of Wales. The name is directly derived from when the Catmur family lived on Cudmore Farm in Barapton, in the county of Devon. Alternatively, the name could have originated in Codmore Farm in Pulborough, Sussex. 1

The surname Catmur belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Catmur family

Early History of the Catmur family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Catmur research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1618, 1655, 1787 and 1841 are included under the topic Early Catmur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Catmur Spelling Variations

Although there are not an extremely large number Welsh surnames, there are an inordinately large number of spelling variations of those surnames. This variety of spellings began almost immediately after the acceptance of surnames within Welsh society. As time progressed, these old Brythonic names were eventually were recorded in English. This process was problematic in that many of the highly inflected sounds of the native language of Wales could not be properly captured in English. Some families, however, did decide to modify their own names to indicate a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even a patriotic affiliation. The name Catmur has seen various spelling variations: Cudmore, Cadmore, Cadmoor, Cudmoor, Goodmore, Cudmor, Goodmer, Goodmoir and many more.

Early Notables of the Catmur family

Richard Cudmore, born at Chichester in West Sussex in 1787, and received his first instruction in music from James Forgett, an organist in that city. At a very early age he became a proficient on the violin, and at eleven years old was placed under Salomon. The next year he led the band at the Chichester Theatre, and was engaged in the orchestra at the Italian Opera, London. He next resided for nine years in Chichester, and then removed to...
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Migration of the Catmur family to Ireland

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

In the 1800s and 1900s, many Welsh families left for North America, in search of land, work, and freedom. Those who made the trip successfully helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and the cultural heritage of both Canada and the United States. In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Catmur William Cudmore, a bonded passenger who arrived in Virginia in 1750; William Cutmore, who arrived in Virginia in 1764; Joshua Cutmore, who settled in Virginia in 1764.