|
CreativeGraces.net
Genealogical
Research
Index
INDEX
GenHome
Welcome
& Overview
Conditions
& Abbreviations
Research
Tips
DNA
& Genealogy
Quick
Name Index
Family
Name Summaries
Contact
Info
|
The
HEMUS Family of C17th Nottingham, London, NW Norfolk &
Lincolnshire
|
|
|
Distribution of the family
name in 1881 (above) and 2000-2005 data (below)
showing
the main centre around Birmingham.
|
|
|
The current head of my HEMUS
family tree is Joseph
HEMUS (n. by 1678, d. by 1720)
and wife Sarah
(of unknown family) my 8xGGPs - their marriage
by 1696 is sought.
Their daughter Hannah
HEMUS (c.
7.2.1696/7 at High Pavement Presbyterian Chapel, Nottingham), one
of two daughters known to date, married Nathaniel
CRISP
of Nottingham on 1.10.1716 at St Andrew by the
Wardrobe, London. It should be noted that this CRISP family have
both Nottingham and London references, and published transcripts
of High Pavement Baptisms (Record Series Vol. 53) has transcribed
her surname as HENRY.
Some early wills of the
Lincolnshire THOMAZIN family (1692 & 1720) contain the HEMUS
surname, and are referred to as Kinsmen. The 1692 will refers to
William HEMUS,
Robert HEMUS,
Roger HEMUS
& Joseph
HEMUS, sons
of Richard HEMUS,
late. Also a Joseph
HEMUS,
s/o William HEMUS,
late. The 1720 will refers to Mary
HEMUS, d/o of Joseph
HEMUS of
Sutton St. Edmond (S. Lincs/NW Norfolk border); Robert
HEMUS of Wisbech, Norfolk; Richard
HEMUS, s/o Robert
HEMUS;
Sarah HEMUS,
d/o William HEMUS
deceased; Elizabeth
HEMUS &
Hannah HEMUS
(my 7xGGM), daughters of Joseph
HEMUS of Nottingham by his first
wife. Elizabeth perhaps = EVANS
(below).
|
William
TOMAZIN, Yeoman of Crowland, County of Lincoln – LCC
WILLS 1695/96: Wife=Mary
Bequeaths
unto William HEMUS & Robt. (Robert) HEMUS ye sons of
Rich’d (Richard) HEMUS Late deceased - Ten Shillings
apiece and his Horse Saddle to Robt.
Gives unto Roger
HEMUS ye Son of ye sed Rich’……….
Three pounds (these £3 to be paid to Wm HEMUS for the
use of said Roger - assumed below full age?).
Gives &
bequeaths to Joseph HEMUS one oth’r Son of ye sed
Rich’……… Ten Shillings
Also
gives to Joseph Son of Wm HEMUS Late decease……………. ?
Shillings to buy a pair of gloves
Mary
THOMAZIN, Widow of Crowland, County of Lincoln – LCC
WILLS 1720/i/325 (Widow of above William?)
Gives and
bequeaths unto Mary HEMUS ye daughter of Joseph HEMUS of
Sutton St . Edmond (Kinsman) House on North Street (with all
and singular of appurtenanses thereunto…).
Gives
and bequeaths unto Robert HEMUS of Wisbich (sic. Wisbech)
Kinsman…………………………….
….. Five Pounds.
Gives and bequeaths unto
Rich’d HEMUS the son of Robert HEMUS aforesaid
Kinsman……Five Pounds.
Gives and bequeaths
unto Sarah HEMUS the daughter of William HEMUS Kinsman
deceased………Ten Pounds.
Gives
and bequeaths unto Elizabeth and Hannah ye daughters of
Joseph HEMUS of Nottingham Kinsman deceased which he had by
his first wife…… Elizabeth 5 Pounds; Hannah 10
Pounds.
Gives and bequeaths unto Joseph HEMUS
Loveing Kinsman as executor………All ye
rest….
(She also
leaves money to Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas CROSS).
|
Other London
references noted which may be from the same family are:
Elizabeth
HEMUS
= George
EVANS: m.
23.1.1749 at St Marylebone, St Mary Street
Mary
HEMUS
= Thomas
KEEN:
m. 18.12.1775 at St Boltolphe, Bishopsgate
The Worcs. LDS
also shows some of the earliest (so far unrelated)
references:
Joseph
s/o John
HEMUS:
c. 22.1.1675 Old Swinford
Joseph
= Sarah
WASSELL:
m. 25.12.1770 Old Swinford
Humfry
HEMUS =
Isabell
LANGFORD:
m. 21.10.1618 at Kings Norton
Moris
HEYMUS
= Anne
CLARSON:
m. at St John’s, Bromsgrove 6.6.1655
Spelling variants
cited: EMUS,
EMMUSS,
EMMES,
etc., including nailers connected to Independent Chapels. My
Joseph, above, may well be one of the seven brothers who
reportedly came to England.
The HEMUS name
occurs frequently in the parish registers of St. Laurence,
Northfield
Soloman
HEMUS appears
three times in the registers of St. Michaels, Bartley Green as a
parent at the following marriages where parents are nailers and
occupations of their offspring (the name of the son or daughter
being married not given):
1906, Nailer, Giggins Lane (son or
son-in-law metal caster);
1907, Nailer, Bartley Green
(son/son-in-law brass caster);
1915 (dec.), Nailer, Jiggins
Lane (son or son-in-law metal caster).
Transcribed
inscriptions from gravestones in St. Peters, Harborne:
"Charles
HEMUS died
Nov 5th 1880 aged 86 years. Also Mercy
wife of above died Feb 1891 aged
86 years. Also Hannah
HEMUS died
Mar 22nd 1922 aged 89 years. Also Helen
GROVE died
July 16th 1923 aged 95 years daughter of above."
"John
son of Joseph
& Nancy HEMUS died
April 5th 1801 aged 13 yrs. Also Charles
HEMUS died
April 17th 1869 aged 29 years son of Charles
& Mercy HEMUS and
grandson of the above. Also Joseph
HEMUS died
Feb 24th 1825 aged 69 years Also Nancy
wife of Joseph
HEMUS died
Sep 6th 1848.
Henry
CRISP and
an S. CRISP
were witnesses
to a HEMUS
marriages at Hanwell, Middlesex
in 1830, which may support the London connections of both
families.
Trivia
Section
HEMUS, may be a
name derived from "Hemes"
from Middle English "eme"
for uncle - i.e. a person under the responsibility of their
uncle, otherwise the main family name appears to come from "hæm"
in relation to iron and appears linked to the mountains of that
name.
Stories
concerning the origins of the name are through Bohemia, perhaps
Hungary (present day). One story suggests the name comes from the
Hemus or Hæmus
Mountains of
ancient NE Greece/modern Bulgaria.
The mountains
were indicated in some 19th
century Bibles as the Hæmus
Mountains, just north of the northern border of Thrace (NE
Greece). Running W-E, the western end of the name is at about the
source of the Nestos River. In relation to modern geography the
border of Thrace is much closer to the sea than the 19th
century map, with the Nestos
River rising in Bulgaria and flowing through Thrace. The mountain
range is un-named on many atlases but may today be called
Rhodope,
(Rodópi, Rodhópi). Both these mountain range names
are related to the colour red. [Hæma-
is from the Greek haima,
blood; rhodo-
(rose-coloured) is from the Greek
rhodon,
rose. Certainly in classical texts it appears that both names
have been used and Haemus is often referred to as a mountain.
There is also wine called Hemus produced in Bulgaria.
The Rhodope
Mountains, the oldest and highest mountains in Bulgaria, make up
a considerable part of the TrakioMacedonian massif, which
gives the Balkan peninsula its mountainous relief. They cover
over 18,000 sq km, of which 15,000 sq km are located in Bulgaria,
and 3,000 sq km in Greece. The Rhodopes occupy approximately
one-seventh of Bulgaria, extending over almost the whole of the
southern border. The highest peak, Perelik, rises 2,191m above
sea level.
Hemus is
apparently a Greek surname also. The story is of seven brothers
who migrated to England, probably as religious refugees any time
from C15th onwards. Various family stories appear to have the
family in Bohemia and south of France before England. The surname
is pronounced "Haymash" in Hungary today.
Home
Page & Contact Info
The
outline above is indicative only and not necessarily fully
correct or complete.
The CreativeGraces family tree can be
found here on
Ancestry:
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/pedigree.aspx?tid=9072976
This
is where you can find the most up-to-date information.
You
will need approval for Guest access.
|