Topics

• About the Emm One-Name Study
• Variants
• Historical occurrences
• Distribution of the name
• DNA project
• Contact Details

About the Emm One-Name Study

I mainly hold family history data from circa 1513 for the Emm/Emme surname and other Emm/Emms/Emme information. Most of the information is UK based.

The world's first EMMPOSIUM took place on the 27th and 28th May 2006 in Wiltshire, UK for anyone with the surname Emm, Emme or Emms - by marriage or maiden name.

It was a tremendous success. We held the 2nd one in 2008. The next one will be held on the late May bank holiday in 2009 in Wiltshire. If you would like to attend, please contact me.

Variants

Emme/Emms

Historical occurrences

Sir Henry Em (Eam) was a stranger knight and an original member of the Order of the Garter founded by Edward III in 1348. It is an Emm myth that he was the Black Prince's bodyguard. However, no Emm researcher has discovered any descendants from this man.

In 1860, a cordwainer, Walter Thomas Emms, was tried in the celebrated (and infamous) Stepney Murder Case. He was acquitted but the other suspect, John/James Mullins, was hanged.

Obviously, everyone is now aware of the World Champion badminton athlete, Gail Emms and her badminton partner Nathan Robertson but have you also heard of the late-Victorian artist John Emms and Hettie King, the music-hall artiste whose real name was Winifred Emms? Oh, and Diana Dors' second husband Richard Dickie Dawson was, originally, Colin Emm.

For further information on these, please contact me.

Distribution of the name

The Emm/Emme surname appears to have started around the Wiltshire, (UK) area, although, since emigration and the largescale movement of people, it is now found all around the world. Emm (s) are found in the Broad Chalke area of Wiltshire from circa 1750. Before this, they were still bordering Salisbury Plain but further north in Sutton Veny and Bratton.

The Emms surname is largely based in Norfolk.

The Emm contingent in the US, however, is largely based on German immigration.

DNA project

We have started a DNA exploration of the descendants of Walter Emm (see above) and the main tranche of the Emm family. We have found a connection but this is before approximately 1750. We are also trying to see if there is a link between the Emms surname and Emm. Please contact me if you would like to take part.

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Miss Adele Emm
E-mail:

This page last updated 22 August 2008.

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