Pomeroy

Pomeroy One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Pomeroy

Variants: Pomery, Pommery, Pomroy, Pomry, Pumroy

Category: 1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.

DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/groups/pomeroy/about

Contact: Mrs Alma LaFrance

About the study

The POMEROY surname reconstruction project has been underway since 2001.

Its aims are:-

to document the trees of all UK name-bearers
to verify those trees through DNA testing
to link emigrants' trees to our UK trees to create a fully global picture

The project is run under the auspices of the Pomeroy Family Association (PFA). Find us on Facebook at Pomeroy Family Association, International.

Variant names

The project is happy to talk to and assist bearers of any potential variant.

Variants included in the project at present are:-

in the UK and abroad: POMROY, POMERY, PUMMERY, de la POMERAI
USA: PUMROY
Australia: de POMEROY, POMMEROY

Name origin

The Pomeroy name is most closely associated with the family of de la Pomerai, adventurers who came to England during the imposition of Norman rule under William the Conqueror and who were rewarded with more than fifty manors in the English West Country. The seat of the family was Berry Pomeroy castle, near Totnes, now under the care of English Heritage.

Historical occurrences of the name

Our surnames have been recorded in various spellings, prior to the first parish registers in the mid-1500s, in a number of locations in Devon and Cornwall.

Name frequency

There are around 2,200 name-bearers in the UK.

Distribution of the name

Until the latter part of the 1800s the largest number of name-bearers still lived in Devon and Cornwall. Since then, however, large numbers have migrated within the UK to the mining areas of south Wales and the north-east of England, to ports like Southampton and Liverpool, and to the capital, London and its environs.

We estimate that several hundred name-bearers emigrated overseas during the past four centuries, many of which have produced extended families in their new homes.

Data

The PFA holds a wide range of UK data collected over many years, including a complete set of BMD data since 1837 and transcripts of all censuses 1841-1901. We also hold a range of data from the USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, plus a few additional records from other countries.

DNA

The Pomeroy DNA Surname project is hosted by Family Tree DNA. Since 2018 we have been accepting autosomal as well as YDNA testing as part of the surname reconstruction project. We are most recently focused on upgrading existing STRs testing to the Y700. For further details or questions, please feel free to email Alma LaFrance.

Links

DNA project sign up: please choose a Y-chromosome test at 37 markers, and the Family Finder test. You may also upload Ancestry and 23 and Me results.

American Pomeroy Genealogical & Historical Association

Berry Pomeroy castle

Contact Details

Mrs Alma LaFrance

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Pomeroy in the Guild Indexes

(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)

Global Marriages (public) 317
Global Marriages (members)* 319
Inscriptions Index 2
Modern Newspaper Index 4
Probate Index* 32
Datastores 4
Study materials for the study Pomeroy* 40
References to the name Pomeroy in the Guild Journal 12

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