Pasmore History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Pasmore surname in Britain is thought to have come from two fairly distinct sources: It evolved from the Middle English words "passe" meaning "to pass or go across," and "more," meaning a "marsh." As such, it was likely originally a nickname for someone who lived on the far side of a tract of moorland, or perhaps for someone with knowledge of a safe route across a moor. Other instances of this surname are thought to have derived from that same first element "passe," along with "mer," meaning "sea," or "ocean;" in which case, the name was likely originally for a seafarer.

Early Origins of the Pasmore family

The surname Pasmore was first found in Berkshire, at Peasemore, a village and civil parish which dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Praxemere and literally meant "pond by which peas grow" from the Old English words pise + mere. By 1166, the village's name had evolved to Pesemere. 1 Today the village is still very small having a population of only 300 or so.

Early History of the Pasmore family

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Pasmore Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Passmore, Passmere, Pasmore, Peasmore and others.

Early Notables of the Pasmore family

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Pasmore migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pasmore Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Pasmore, who arrived in Virginia in 1623
Thomas Pasmore, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624 2
Martha Pasmore, who landed in Maryland in 1637 2
John Pasmore, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 2
James Pasmore, who landed in New England in 1644 2

Pasmore migration to Australia +

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

Pasmore Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Pasmore, aged 33, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Catherine" 3
John Pasmore, aged 33, a labourer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 3
Sarah Pasmore, aged 31, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 3
Mary Pasmore, aged 12, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 3
Jane Pasmore, aged 9, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 3
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Pasmore migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Pasmore Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Rosamund Pasmore, who settled in Barbados in 1697

Contemporary Notables of the name Pasmore (post 1700) +

Victor Pasmore (1908-1998), English artist

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CATHERINE 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Catherine.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies