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FAMILY HISTORY NAME THE ENGLISH FAMILY NAME NORTHMORE IS CLASSIFIED AS BEING OF HABITAKIAN NAME ORIGIN . HABITATION NAMES ARE THOSE FAMILY NAMES WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM EITHER THE LOCATION OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF THE INITIAL BEARER OR FROM THE TOWN OR VILLAGE FROM WHENCE HE HAILED . IN SOME INSTANCES , A HABITATION NAME REFERS TO A RESIDENCE WHICH WAS DISTINGUISHED BY A SIGN OR ENGRAVING USUALLY DISPLAYED OVER THE DOOR . IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE , THE NAME NORTHMORE IS DERIVED FROM THE PLACE NAME NARRAMORE , A VILLAGE LOCATED IN DEVON , ENGLAND THUS THE ORIGINAL BEARER OF THIS NAME WAS KNOWN BY MEMBERS OF HIS COMMUNTY AS THE ONE FROM NARRAMORE . THIS PLACE NAME IS DERIVED FROM OLD ENGLISH WORDS SIGNIFYING DWELLERS NORTH OF THE MOOR . VARIANTS OF THE SURNAME NORTHMORE INCLUDE NARROWMORE NARRAMORE . ONE OF THE EARLIEST REFRENCES TO THIS NAME OR TO A VARIANT IS A RECORD OF ONE REGINALD BYNORTHEMORE REIDING IN DEVONSHIRE , ENGLAND , IN 1318 . THE NORTHMORE FAMILY OF CLEVE HOUSE , EXETER , IS LISTED AMONG THE ESTABLISHED NOBILITY. GRACE NARROWMORE , DAUGHTER OF RICHARDE NARROWMORE, WAS CHRISTENED IN IDEFORD, DEVON , ENGLAND , MARCH 3 , 1619 , GILES NARRAMORE AND MARY HARNON WERE MARRIED IN PAIGTON , DEVON , ENGLAND , JANUARY ,28 , 1745 . GODFREY GEORGE NARRAMORE , SON OF RICHARD AND FRANCES NARRAMORE , WAS CHRISTNED IN IDEFORD , DEVON, ENGLAND , DECEMBER 29, 1783; THE CHRISTENING OF HIS SISTER , FRANCES NARRAMORE WAS CELEBRATED IN SAINT STEPHEN S , EXETER , DEVON , ENGLAND ,DECEMBER 31, 1792 ,THE BLAXON OF ARMS DESCRIBED BELOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAME OR A VARIANT . BLAZON OF ARMS ; GULES A LION RAMPANT OR , LANGUED AND ARMED AXURE , CROWNED WITH AN EASTERN CROWN ARGENT . TRANSLATION OR (GOLD ) DENOTES GENEROSITY. CREST: A LIONS HEAD ERASED GULES , CROWNED AS ABOVE , AND CHARGED ON THE NECK WITH A ROSE ARGENT EARDED AND SEEDE PROPER . MOTTO: NEC ELATA , NEC DEJECTA TRANSLATION: NEITHER OVERJOYED , NOR REJECTED . ORIGIN ENGLAND FROM THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER

Hi Jeanette. From Valerie Wells (Northmore). I used to attend the Northmore - Narramore Reunions, some were held in Plymouth. Sadly the person who set up the Association suddenly stopped communicating with all members. I met Northmore’s and Narramores some travelled from USA, New Zealand and Australia. My dad’s dad was a John Northmore & his father was John Northore. In fact there are so many John Northmore’s within all the members family trees! Your post is. Dry interesting. There is a Northmore Arms pub on Dartmoor and a tiny iron cross set (Northore Cross) set into a boulder on Dartmoor. Including a graveside somewhere on Dartmoor with the name John Northmore. But my family tree does not link to the Northmore farmers who used to be on Dartmoor.

Correction...... my iPad changed spelling. Should read : Your post is very interesting.

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