Plumer Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 219 people with the Plumer surname? In that year Plumer was ranked number 3360 for popularity in the UK. |
Plumer records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Plumer family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"PLUMER, PLUMMEH. From the occupation, an artisan who worked in lead, originally applied to a man who also dealt in lead, Old French pfummterNorman French plombier. Wilyam Plumer of Tweddale, burgess of Andirstoun (i.e. St. Andrews), was indentured to "theke the mekil quer [of the Abbey of Aberbrothoc] with lede and guttir yt al about sufficiandly with lede" (RAA., ii, 43). At the end of the indenture, which is dated 16th February 1394-5, he is again mentioned as "Wilyam of Tweddal plummer." In 1420 there is mention of the 'skalt hows" of Richard Johnson "in the quhilkis duellis Nichol Plumber" (ibid., 53). Alexander Plumbar was tenant of Kyncregh Grange in 1460 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 133), Pait Plumer and Dandle Plumer were tenants of the abbot of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 523, 529), and in 1642 Andrew alias Dand Plumbar, son of John Plumbar in Kelso, was retoured heir in lands in the bailiary of Lauderdaill (Retours, Berwick, 243). Sir John Plumbar was vicar of Bendochty in 1472 (Bamff, p. 30), Alexander Plumber was factor to William, earl of Roxburgh, in 1661 (RRM., i, p. 337), and Margaret Plumber is recorded in Kelso in 1682 (Peebles CR.). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Plumer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Plumer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Plumer family tree.
Search Plumer Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Plumer family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Plumer family.
Research the Plumer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Plumer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 111 people with the Plumer surname in the UK? Plumer is now ranked number 3938 for popularity in the UK. |
Plumer Genealogy Databases
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Miscellaneous Plumer Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Plumer family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Plumer surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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