Marmaduke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Marmaduke family

The surname Marmaduke was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Marmaduke family

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Marmaduke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marmaduke, Marmaduc, Marmabell, Marmeduke and others.

Early Notables of the Marmaduke family

Thomas Marmaduke, (fl.1600- ?), an English Polar explorer, sealer, and whaler in the early 17th century...

Marmaduke migration to the United States +

Marmaduke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Marmaduke, who landed in Virginia in 1638 1
William Marmaduke, who landed in Virginia in 1662 1
Edw Marmaduke, who landed in Virginia in 1663 1
Jacob Marmaduke, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 1
Robert Marmaduke, who arrived in Maryland in 1671 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Marmaduke (post 1700) +

Meredith Miles Marmaduke (1791-1864), American Democratic Party politician, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1840-44; Governor of Missouri, 1844; Delegate to Missouri State Constitutional Convention 26th District, 1845-46, father of John S. Marmaduke
John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887), American Confederate major general during the American Civil War and Democrat politician, 25th Governor of Missouri (1885-1887)
Alfred Marmaduke Hobby (1836-1881), Texas merchant, politician
William Marmaduke Stourton (1895-1965), 22nd Baron Stourton, English peer
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh (1866-1915), American politician, United States Senator from Arkansas in 1913
Douglas Marmaduke Caston (1917-1996), Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, Member of Parliament Jasper-Edson (1967–1968)
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh (1866-1915), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1912; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1913 2
Marmaduke Overend (1730-1790), Welsh music theorist and organist who served as Organist at All Saints Church, Isleworth for thirty years
Mr. Marmaduke Gregory, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1601 to 1602, he was Mayor in 1620

Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html