The origins of the Grume surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Grume began when someone in that family worked as a servant or attendant. Groom is a Old English word for a house servant; it was also applied to shepherds. It is the word from which the surname Grume is derived.
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Early Origins of the Grume family
The surname Grume was first found in Norfolk where Richard Grom was listed c. 1100. Years later, Ernald le Grom was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Gloucestershire in 1187. Later again, Robert Groum was noticed in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1327 as holding lands there at that time. 1
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Early History of the Grume family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grume research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1319, 1327, 1335, 1678, 1695, 1699, 1709 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Grume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Grume Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Grume has appeared include Groome, Grome, Groom and others.
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Early Notables of the Grume family
Notables of this surname at this time include: John Groome (1678?-1760), an English clergyman and divine, chaplain to Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness. He was "the son of John Groome of Norwich. After attending Norwich... Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grume Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Grume family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Grume arrived in North America very early: Nicholas Groome, Ship's Captain, settled in Massachusetts in 1630 and wrote a book called "A Glass for the people of the northeast" describing the people and the coast of New England.
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