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Early Origins of the Padmore family

The surname Padmore was first found in Worcestershire, at Pedmore, now a residential suburb of Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Pedmore Hall still stands today. Pedmore Manor was held by Turgar in the time of Edward the Confessor. It appears in the Domesday Survey as one of the possessions of William Fitz Ansculf and was listed there as Pevemore.

Records of 1176 show the spelling as Pubemora. The place name literally meant "marsh of a man called Pybba" from the Old English personal name + mor. 1

Giffard 'de Pebmore' was probably the first record of the name as he appeared on a deed dated c. 1179-1189. Philip de Pedmore, appears as a witness to an inspeximus charter of the borough of Halesowen in the latter part of the reign of Henry III and somewhat later date in which he is termed 'Philip lord of Pedmore.' It is thought he died before 1292, when 'the lady of Pebmore,' probably his widow, held the manor.

Early History of the Padmore family

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Padmore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Podmore, Padmore, Podmoor, Padmoor, Padmor, Podymore, Padimore, Podimore, Padymoor, Potmore, Patmore, Patimore, Patymore, Patmoor and many more.

Early Notables of the Padmore family

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Ireland Migration of the Padmore family to Ireland

Some of the Padmore family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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United States Padmore migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Padmore Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Mary Padmore, who arrived in Virginia in 1697 2
Padmore Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mrs. H. Padmore, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
Padmore Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Edward S. Padmore, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from Manchester, in 1905
  • Joan Padmore, aged 19, who landed in America from Widnes, England, in 1907
  • Julia Padmore, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1907
  • John Padmore, aged 22, who immigrated to America from Widnes, England, in 1909
  • Robert Clifford Padmore, aged 16, who landed in America from Stafford, England, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Padmore migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Padmore Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Bertram Read Padmore, aged 26, who settled in Halifax, Canada, in 1918

Australia Padmore migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Padmore Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Alfred Padmore, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia 3

New Zealand Padmore 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:

Padmore Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • James Padmore, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alfred" in 1864 4


  1. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  2. 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)
  3. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1822
  4. Archives New Zealand Micro 5019. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Alfred. Retrieved from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Alfred1864.htm


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