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The surname Harmison was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Harmison Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hermiston, Herdmiston, Hirmiston, Harmeston, Harmiston and many more.

Harmison Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harmison research. Another 199 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1218, 1296, and 1350 are included under the topic Early Harmison History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harmison Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Hermiston who arrived in Quebec in 1746.

Contemporary Notables of the name Harmison (post 1700)

May Harmison, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and David Hicks. The Highland Clans The Dynastic Origins, Cheifs and Background of the Clans. New York: C.N. Potter, 1968. Print.
Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).
Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Barrow, G.W.S Ed. The Charters of David I The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53 and of His Son Henry, Earl of Northumerland, 1139-52. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999. Print.
Adam, Frank. Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 8th Edition. London: Bacon (G.W.) & Co, 1970. Print. (ISBN 10-0717945006).
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. Print.
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The Harmison Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Harmison Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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