| ![Show Contents]() Emis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of EmisWhat does the name Emis mean? The illustrious name literally means 'the son of Emery,' 1 or 'Emery’s Son.' 2 The name Emery dates back to the Domesday Book 3 when the Latin version Amalricus, was first listed. 4 Early Origins of the Emis familyThe surname Emis was first found in Durham at Finchdale, where William Emeryson was recorded in 1411. Later in 1498, Cuthbert Emerson was listed as a Freeman of York in 1498. 4 Richard Emryson, Yorkshire was listed in Historia Dunelmensis, but no dates were listed. Surtees Society also lists William Emeryson, Yorkshire: Priory of Finchale; and Richard Emerson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia. 1 "The Emersons, who lived at Hill Close House, Darlington, [Durham] for centuries, are still represented in that town and its neighbourhood." 5 Early History of the Emis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Emis research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1100, 1701, 1782 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Emis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Emis Spelling VariationsAlthough the name, Emis, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Emerson, Emmerson, Emerston and others. Early Notables of the Emis familyWilliam Emerson (1701-1782), English mathematician, the son of Dudley Emerson, a schoolmaster, was born at Hurworth, Durham, on 14 May 1701. He was first educated by his father and a curate who boarded in the house, and was afterwards sent to school at Newcastle, and then at York...
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Emis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Emis family to IrelandSome of the Emis family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Emis family name Emis, or who bore a variation of the surname were
Emis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- J Emis, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 6
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- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. 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)
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