Methum History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Methum family

The surname Methum was first found in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Metham, a township, in the parish and union of Howden, wapentake of Howdenshire. "The township comprises 920 acres, of which two-thirds are arable. Metham Hall was built by Sir George Metham, whose family were long seated here." 1 At the time of the Domesday census, in 1086, Metham was occupied by Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman noble.

Some of the family were later found at Marr in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "It was once the residence of the family of Metham, of whose spacious and handsome mansion considerable remains existed some years since." 1

Early History of the Methum family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Methum research. Another 34 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1276 and 1573 are included under the topic Early Methum History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Methum Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Metham, Methem, Mettam, Mettham, Meetham, Meatham, Meethem, Methan and many more.

Early Notables of the Methum family

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Methum migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Methum Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Paul Methum, who landed in Virginia in 1664 2

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)