Waymouth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Waymouth family

The surname Waymouth was first found in the Saxon village of Weymouth in Dorset. The place name dates back to at least 934 when it was first listed as Waimouthe. Literally the place name means "mouth of the River Wey," an ancient English river name of unknown origin and meaning. 1

An ancient sea-port and market-town, Weymouth and Melcombe-Regis, both towns are on opposite sides of the harbour. "Weymouth, which derives its name from its situation at the mouth of the river Wey, is the more ancient, and was probably known to the Romans, as in the immediate neighbourhood there are evident traces of a vicinal way. It is also noticed in the Norman survey, with several other places, under the common name of Wai, or Waia, among which it. is clearly identified by the mention of the salterns exclusively belonging to it." 2

"This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weymouth,' a seaport and market-town in Dorset." 3 4

Early History of the Waymouth family

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Waymouth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wymarke, Wymark, Wimark, Wymarle, Wimarle, Wimarl, Wymarl, Wymerke, Wymer, Wimer, Wymarch and many more.

Early Notables of the Waymouth family

Distinguished members of the family include

George Weymouth or Waymouth (c. 1585-c. 1612), an English explorer from Devon of the area now occupied by the state of Maine

Waymouth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Waymouth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J R Waymouth, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
Thomas G Waymouth, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1897 5

Waymouth migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Waymouth Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Waymouth, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1814

Waymouth 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:

Waymouth Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Waymouth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "William Watson" in 1859
Ann Waymouth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "William Watson" in 1859
Mary Waymouth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "William Watson" in 1859
Bernard Waymouth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "William Watson" in 1859
Frederick Waymouth, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "William Watson" in 1859
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Waymouth (post 1700) +

Henry Waymouth (1791-1848), British-born, Australian financial backer and founding director of the South Australia Company in 1836, eponym of Waymouth Street, Adelaide
Nigel Waymouth (b. 1941), India-born, British designer and artist, a co-partner in the boutique, Granny Takes a Trip

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. 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)