Urmston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Urmston family

The surname Urmston was first found in Lancashire at Westleigh, a township, in the parish and union of Leigh, hundred of West Derby. "A family of the local name is mentioned in the reign of Richard I. The manor is found in the possession of the Urmstons, of Urmston, in the reign of Henry III., and appears to have continued in that family for several centuries. " 1

Early History of the Urmston family

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Urmston Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Urmeston, Urmiston, Urmston, Urmstone, Urmestone and others.

Early Notables of the Urmston family

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Migration of the Urmston family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Urmstone landed in North America in 1720.

Contemporary Notables of the name Urmston (post 1700) +

Stephen Elbert Urmston (1845-1895), American politician, Member of Indiana State Senate, 1879-81, 1887-89 2

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html