Womersley family research

[derek brough]

Will the person who replied to my letter re Alan Womersley that he was his nephew,and has a birthday the same day as his aunt Ena would send me an e;mail I would be most gratful as I would like to get in touch with Ena. My email address is

[Nigel Womersle]

Will the person who replied to my letter re Alan Womersley that he was his nephew,and has a birthday the same day as his aunt Ena would send me an e;mail I would be most gratful as I would like to get in touch with Ena. My email address is

 

Sent you a pm.

[jackal99]

Hello there,

the following is what I had obtained when I attended the Historical Research Center.

The English surname Womersley is local in origin (Yorkshire) derived from the name of the place where their original bearer lived or where he once held land. The place name in question is Womersley, a parish near Pontefract, county of York. In 1086 it is found as "Wilmereslege", meaning "Wilmer's forest clering" and preserved its "i" for four hundred years (Wymbersley 1504). Since the early sixteenth century, the stressed vowel has been "o" as in Wommersley (recorded in 1501). In 1509, both these forms are found as the surname of John Wymbersley, Womersley, and Wymbersla in the official Letters and Papers of King Henry VIII.

 

As such a surname could arise from any place where men lived, there are many variants to be found. The original surname would have the same form as the place-name, but as this changed in spelling and pronunciation, so would the surname. As the place-name was attached to a particular place, it would in due time acquire a distinctive spelling, which would become fixed by official use and its repetition on maps. However, the surname could be carried to distant parts of the country where it would be strange and unknown and at the mercy of mispronunciation and phonetic spellings of parsons and parish clerks. Early instances of this name date to 1870, when three instances are recorded in the London Commercial Directory and a Hannah Womersley is recorded as having married Edward Bunn in 1789. The family coat of arms depicts a lion on a red background. The red denotes military fortitude and the lion is a symbol of majesty or royalty.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Regards,

 

Spencer

[Clarabellaella]

Hi Daven, I was just wondering how you were getting on with your Womersley research? Nigel Womersley was my dad’s cousin. I tried to piece it all together but I gave up. There were so

many repeated forenames and I couldn’t work out who was related to who! 🙈