Lamplugh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The distinguished surname Lamplugh is derived from "Lamplugh," the name of a parish in the English county of Cumberland. The name thus refers to "one who came from Lamplugh." 1

The parish located in the union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, 2 dates back to c. 1150 when it was known as Lamplou and literally meant "bare valley," from the Celtic "nant" + "blwch." 3

Early Origins of the Lamplugh family

The surname Lamplugh was first found in Cumberland, on the Scottish-English borders where the family trace back to the time of Henry II. "A race of valourous gentlemen successively for their worthyness knyghted in the field, all of most of them." 4

The Pipe Rolls of 1181 included what is thought to be the first recording of the family, that of Robert de Lamplo. A few years later, Cristiana de Lamploch was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Cumberland in 1213. 5

The "Estates and Families of Cumberland" list Robert de Lamplugh, temp. King Henry II and Adam de Lamplugh, temp. King John and later the Writs of Parliament of 1319 includes an entry for Johannes de Lamplogh, Cumberland. 1

"The Lamploughs or Lamplughs, who are now best represented in the Hull district, possess the name of a Cumberland parish. Thomas Lamplugh, who was Archbishop of York exactly two centuries ago, was descended from a very ancient family in Cumberland, where the Lamplughs had flourished for many centuries with knightly honours. George Lamplugh, merchant, was Lord Mayor of York in 1662, and the name is still in that city." 6

Early History of the Lamplugh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lamplugh research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1419, 1433, 1465, 1538, 1546, 1549, 1556, 1560, 1588, 1614, 1615, 1655, 1656, 1688, 1691, 1702, 1708 and 1737 are included under the topic Early Lamplugh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lamplugh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lamplugh, Lampley, Lamply, Lamplue, Lamphier and others.

Early Notables of the Lamplugh family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Sir John de Lamplugh of Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1419
Sir John de Lamplugh of Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1433
Thomas Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1465
John Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1538
Robert Lamplugh, of Dovenby, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1546
John Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1549
Robert Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1556
Thomas Lamplugh, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1560

Lamplugh 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:

Lamplugh Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Lamplugh, aged 17, a fitter, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Edinburgh" in 1873

Contemporary Notables of the name Lamplugh (post 1700) +

Rt. Rev. Kenneth Lamplugh (1901-1979), English prelate, Bishop of Southampton (1951 –1972)
Susanna "Suzy" Lamplugh (b. 1961), British estate agent who was reported missing on 28 July 1986; her remains were never found, eponym of The Suzy Lamplugh Trust
Thomas Lamplugh, British politician, Member of Parliament for Cumberland
George William Lamplugh (1859-1926), British geologist, Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905 and winner of the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society in 1925, eponym of Lamplugh Glacier, Alaska
General Steven Lamplugh,

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.