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![Show Contents]() Werrmington History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Werrmington reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Werrmington family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Werrmington family lived in Northampton, at Warmington, a village and civil parish. The place dates back to c. 980 when it was listed as Wyrmingtun. By the time of the Domesday Book, the name had evolved to Wermintone and was derived from the Old English personal name "Wyrma" + the suffix "tun." The name literally translates to "estate associated with a man called Wyrma. The last census lists a population of 874. In Warwickshire, there's another Warmington in the Stratford District Council area. In this case, the name also dates back to the Domesday Book 1 where it was listed as Warmintone. Literally, the place name means "estate associated with a man called Waerme or Waermund," again from the Old English personal name. 2 The last census for this village listed only 297 people residing there. Early Origins of the Werrmington familyThe surname Werrmington was first found in Northamptonshire where they had been granted lands by King William after the Norman Conquest, for their support at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. They acquired the lands from the King through Peterborough Abbey and provided two fully equipped men at arms for the Abbey. The Mill at Warmington provided 325 eels annually for the King's table. 3 This mill was restored after it had fallen into disrepair in the 19th century to now include a retail showroom. Early History of the Werrmington familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Werrmington research. Another 35 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1461, 1556, 1577 and 1612 are included under the topic Early Werrmington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Werrmington Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Warmington, Wermington and others. Early Notables of the Werrmington familyAnother 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Werrmington Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Werrmington familyBecause of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Werrmington name or one of its variants: John and James Warmington settled in Annapolis Maryland in 1722.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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.
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