Starmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Starmer family

The surname Starmer was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times, some say before the attempts of Wallace to reassess the throne of Scotland.

Early History of the Starmer family

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Starmer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stormonth, Starmount, Stormont and others.

Early Notables of the Starmer family

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Starmer migration to the United States +

Starmer Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James Starmer, aged 60, who landed in America from Leeds, England, in 1904
Juliette Starmer, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Leeds, England, in 1904
Wm. Austin Starmer, aged 32, who immigrated to America from Leeds, England, in 1904
Fred Waiter Starmer, aged 28, who settled in America from Northampton, England, in 1907
Mary Starmer, aged 63, who settled in America from Harpole, England, in 1914
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Starmer migration to Australia +

Starmer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Ann Starmer, (b. 1767), aged 36, British Convict who was convicted in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England for 7 years for breaking and entering, transported aboard the "Experiment" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, she died in 1825 1

Starmer 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:

Starmer Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

A. Starmer, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1863 2
Frederick Starmer, aged 17, a farm labourer, who arrived in Hawkes Bay aboard the ship "Countess of Kintore" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Starmer (post 1700) +

William T. Starmer, American geneticist and professor
Aaron Starmer (b. 1976), American author of young adult fiction novels, known for The Riverman Trilogy and Spontaneous
William Austin Starmer, English-born, American sheet music cover artist
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (b. 1962), British politician, current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and has served as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020
Walter P. Starmer (1877-1961), English artist, cartoonist, muralist, and stained glass designer
Victoria Starmer (b. 1963), née Alexander, British former solicitor, wife of Keir Starmer
Clement Starmer (1895-1978), English cricketer, active from 1924 to 1928 who played for Leicestershire
Sir Charles Walter Starmer (1870-1933), British newspaper proprietor and Liberal politician

Sources +

Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html