The Marman family has descended through the lines of the ancient
Normans that came to
England following their Conquest of
England in 1066. The Marman name reveals that an early member was a person who was a mischievous child, or who liked to play tricks and make jokes. As for the name Marman, nicknames often described strong traits or features of animals. In the pre-Christian era, many pagan gods and demigods were believed to be a mixture of animals and humans, such as the Greek god Pan who was the god of flocks and herds and was represented as a man with the legs, horns and ears of a goat. In the Middle Ages,
anthropomorphic ideas, which attributed human qualities and form to gods or animals, were held about the characters of other living creatures. They were based on the creature's habits. Moreover, these associations were reflected in folk tales, mythology, and legends which portrayed animals behaving as humans.
Early Origins of the Marman family
The surname Marman was first found in
Warwickshire. One of the first records of the surname was Robert Marmion (died 1218), the 6th
Baron of Tamworth, an English nobleman, an itinerant justice and was reputed to have been the King's Champion. He claimed descendancy from the lords of Fontenay le Marmion in
Normandy, hereditary champions of the Dukes of
Normandy. "Robert de Marmyon, Lord of Fonteney, obtained from his royal master, not long after the battle of Hastings, a grant of the manors of Tamworth, co. Warwick, and Scivelsby, co. Lincoln, the latter to be held 'by service of performing the office of champion at the King's Coronation.' "
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Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Marman family
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Marman Spelling Variations
Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime.
Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Marman family name include Marmion, Marmyon, Merryman, Merriman and others.
Early Notables of the Marman family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was
Baron Marmyon of Tamworth, Simon Marmion
(c. 1425-1489), a French or Burgundian Early Netherlandish painter of panels and illuminated manuscript; Shackerley [Shakerley, Shakerly, Schackerley] Marmion [Marmyon, Marmyun, or Mermion](1603-1639), an...
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Migration of the Marman family to Ireland
Some of the Marman family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Marman family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Marman family to immigrate North America:
Marman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Joost Marman, who landed in New York in 1709 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Henry and Margaret Marman, who settled in Virginia in 1732
Marman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- John Marman, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840
Contemporary Notables of the name Marman (post 1700)
- Barney Marman (b. 1978), Botswana former footballer