Early Origins of the Fulham family
The surname Fulham was first found in Middlesex at Fulham, a parish, in the union of Kensington, Kensington division of the
hundred of Ossulstone. "Fulham is a spot of considerable antiquity: the Danes, on their invasion of
England, fixed their head-quarters here, in 879; and, after wintering in the place, set sail for
Flanders in the spring."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.This ancient Saxon parish was first listed as Fulanham (c. 705) and then later as Fuleham in the Domesday Book of 1086. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Literally the place name means "land in a river-bend of a man called Fulla" from the Old English personal name + "hamm." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Fulham, held by Fulcred who held the lands from the Bishop of London and who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
Early History of the Fulham family
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Fulham Spelling Variations
A multitude of
spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to
England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Fullem, Fullam, Fulham and others.
Early Notables of the Fulham family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Fulham family to Ireland
Some of the Fulham family moved to
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Migration of the Fulham family to the New World and Oceana
Many English families left
England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Fulham or a variant listed above:
Fulham Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Fulham, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - William Fulham, who landed in Virginia in 1663 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Fulham Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- John Fulham, who arrived in Carolina in 1703
- Peter Fulham, who was on record in Philadelphia in 1743
- Thomas Fulham, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1754
- Edward Fulham, a bonded passenger who arrived in America in 1765
Fulham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Arthur Fulham, aged 12, who arrived in New York, NY in 1803 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Patrick Fulham, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1856 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Richard Fulham, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1879 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Fulham Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Sigismd Fulham, who arrived in Quebec in 1784