| ![Show Contents]() Lamerton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins and Etymology of LamertonThe surname Lamerton was first found in Lamerton, a village and civil parish located 3 miles north-west of the town of Tavistock, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first recorded as Lambretona. 1 The place name literally meant "farmstead on the lamb stream or loam stream," from the Old English "lamb" + "tun." 2 The Scottish branch of the family originated in the barony of Lamberton in Berwickshire. The village of Lamberton is first mentioned on a charter of King Edgar of Scotland in 1095 A.D. William de Lamberton witnessed a charter by David I to the church of Dunfermline of a fishing in the Tweed and a toft in Berwick, c. 1136 and also witnessed another charter by the same king (1147) confirming Earl Gospatric's gift of the villages of Ederham and Nisbet to the monks of S. Cuthbert at Coldingham. Adam de Lamberton granted c. 1190-1200 to his nephew a third part of his land of Lambertun, and within the same dates he granted to Galfrid de Hessewel, his grandson, a third part of the same lands. John de Lambertoune witnessed a grant of land in Dunypais, c. 1200, and attested the letters of protection to the prior and monks of Lesmahagow granted by Alexander II in 1230. Ade de Lambirtoun was steward to the prior of Coldingham, c. 1270, and several individuals of the name holding lands in the counties of Berwick, Lanark, Edinburgh, Fife, Forfar, and Stirling, rendered homage in 1296 for their possessions. William de Lambirtoun granted the church of Deruisyn (Dairsie) to the prior and convent of St. Andrews in 1300. 3 The Scottish branch is thought to have originated in Lamerton, Devon. 4 Early History of the Lamerton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lamerton research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1136, 1200, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1300, 1305, 1306, 1308, 1328, 1400 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Lamerton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lamerton Spelling VariationsThe name Lamerton, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Lamberton, Lambertone, Lambertown, Lambertson, Lamberson, Lamerson, Lambertsen, Lambyrton, Lambettson, Lamburton, Lambertun, Lambertoune and many more. Early Notables of the Lamerton familyWilliam de Lamberton (died 1328), who was Bishop of St Andrews from 1297 (consecrated 1298) until his death. Lamberton swore fealty to Edward I in 1296, but afterwards supported Sir William Wallace, and through Wallace's influence he was elected bishop of St. Andrew's in 1297.
"As one of the Scottish commissioners sent to the parliament of Westminster in 1305, he assented to the ordinance for the settlement of Scotland propounded by King Edward, and shortly afterwards was appointed one of the custodians of Scotland to maintain order till John de Bretagne, the king's nephew, should arrive...
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| Lamerton migration to the United States | + |
The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Lamerton family, or who bore a variation of the surname Lamerton were
Lamerton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Charlie Lamerton, (b. 1873), aged 26, Cornish labourer, from St Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Umbria" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 26th March 1899 en route to New York, USA 5
| Lamerton migration to Australia | + |
Lamerton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- William John Lamerton, aged 23, a bricklayer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Norman"
| Lamerton migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Lamerton Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- George Lamerton, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alma" in 1857
- Emma Lamerton, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alma" in 1857
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lamerton (post 1700) | + |
- William Lamerton (1843-1918), Cornish-born, Australian politician elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1903-1906)
- Andrew Edwin Horace Lamerton (b. 1970), Welsh former rugby union international
- Jeremy Robert Edward Campbell Lamerton (b. 1957), former Scottish national team international rugby union player, born in Gibraltar
- Colonel Michael John Campbell Lamerton OBE (1933-2005), British Army officer and Scotland international rugby player
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- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
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