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Origins & Distribution
This rare East Anglian surname is found mainly in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. Some variants of the surname found in Lincolnshire records are GRUM(M)ET(T), GRIM(M)ETT, GROM(M)IT(T) and GROM(M)ET(T). The latter two have almost died out. The largest concentration of GRUMMITT in English records was in Lincs, but other clusters are found in Bedfordshire and London from early times. No Heraldry or grant of Arms appears connected to this surname.
Grummitt was the maiden name of my wife's maternal grandmother, Susannah who was born in 1876 at Morton near Bourne in Lincolnshire. According to the parish registers of Morton which begin in 1541, Grummitts have lived there for over four hundred years, the earliest reference being in 1570. English Surnames by Reaney & Wilson p.207 links Grum(m)it(t) with the surnames Grimmet(t) and gives three possible meanings: (i) a diminutive of Grim, a short form of Grimbald (ii) Old German Grimbald becoming Grimaud, Grimet, or (iii) Old Norse Grimhidlr (f) 'battle-helmet'. The surname is believed to be of Viking or Dutch origin, being clustered around the Fen District of Spalding & Bourne in Lincolnshire. In Clophill, Bedfordshire the surname may derive from a French surname, Groumant.
The Grummitt Families who lived at Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs.
One of Bourne's nearest neighbours, the large
parish church of St. John the Baptist
in Morton has stood for over 500 years at the end of the main street running due
east to the Fens, a prominent landmark in this flat countryside being a tower
with tall pinnacles and hideous gargoyles. The churchyard contains several
memorials to the Grummitt family, and the name appears as early as 1570 in the Morton registers as GROMIT or
GROMETT. Forenames commonly used by the Grummitts in Morton
include, Edmund, John, William, Daniel & Joseph for boys & Susannah,
Ann, Mary etc. for girls. The first reference in nearby Hacconby registers is
not until 1751. A John Grummitt aged 54, born Morton, was living in the Manor House at Hacconby in the
1851 Census, farming 220 acres of land. His mother, Susannah was 85.
My brick wall at present is finding the baptism of Edmund Grummitt ca1804-1807. In the 1851 census for Morton, his birthplace is given as
Morton, but his baptism is not in the Morton registers nor on the IGI. It seems
probable that his parents were Daniel & Catharine (nee COOK) who had children
baptised at Morton in 1798, 1807, 1809 and 1825. Where were they living between 1798 and 1807? Daniel was a Shepherd, so may have moved around for
employment. He probably had a brother John born ca1801 at Morton. The family
tree shown below is based on the assumption that Edmund was the son of Daniel.
First
Generation
1. William GROMITT.
Born
ca 1650. On 10 Jun 1680 when William was 30, he married Ziporah
FITZRANDOLPH, in Morton By Bourne LIN. They had the following children:
i. John. Born
in 1686 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
2
ii. Edmond
(1688-)
iii. Randolph.
Born in 1693 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
Second Generation
2.
Edmond GROMITT.
Born in 1688 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Children:
3
i. William
(1729- )
ii. Edmond.
Born in 1739 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
iii. Edmd..
Born in 1740 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
Third
Generation
3.
William GRUMMITT.
Born in 1729 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Occupation: Farmer. On 24 Sep
1756 when William was 27, he married Mary CAWTHERN, in Morton By Bourne
LIN. They had the following children:
i. Edm.. Born
in 1760 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Edm. died bef 1767, he was 7.
4
ii. William (ca1762-)
iii. Mary.
Born in 1765 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
iv. Edmund.
Born in 1767 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Edmund died bef 1769, he was 2.
5
v. Daniel
(ca1767-1841)
vi. Edmund.
Born in 1769 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
vii. John.
Born in 1772 in Morton By Bourne LIN. John died in 1772.
6
viii. John (1773-)
Fourth
Generation
4. William GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1762 in Morton By Bourne LIN. On 13 Feb 1800 when William was 38, he
married Mary JOHNSON, in Morton By Bourne LIN. They had one child:
7
i. William (ca1803-1859)
5. Daniel GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1767. Daniel died in Morton By Bourne LIN in 1841, he was 74. Buried
on 3 Feb 1841 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Occupation: Shepherd in 1813 at "The
Fortyfoot" (Drain), Morton. On 19 May
1796 when Daniel was 29, he married Catherine COOK, in Morton By Bourne LIN.
Born in 1774 in ? Morton. Catherine died in Morton By Bourne LIN in Dec 1831,
she was 57. They had the following children:
i. Anna Maria.
Born in 1798 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
8
ii. John (ca1801-1855)
9
iii. Edmund
(~1804-1873)
iv. Elizabeth.
Born in 1807 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
v. Ann. Born in 1808 in Morton By
Bourne LIN.
vi. Sarah.
Born ca 1825 in Morton By Bourne
LIN.
vii. George.
Born ca 1825 in Morton By Bourne
LIN. George married Elvina.
6.
John GRUMMITT.
Born in 1773 in Morton By Bourne LIN. John married Susanna. They had the
following children:
i. Mary. Born
in 1798 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Mary died in Morton By Bourne LIN in 1802, she
was 4. Buried in 1802 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
ii. Mary. Born
in 1802 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Mary died in Morton By Bourne LIN in 1804, she
was 2. Buried on 2 Mar 1804 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
Fifth
Generation
7. William GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1803 in Morton By Bourne LIN. William died in Hacconby LIN in 1859, he
was 56. Buried on 21 Jan 1859 in Hacconby LIN. Occupation: Labourer. On 1 Dec
1820 when William was 17, he married Mary NORTH, in Hacconby LIN. Mary died 1861
and was buried 5 July 1861 in Hacconby, Lincs They had
one child:
10
i. Joseph (ca1824-1904)
8. John GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1801 in Morton By Bourne LIN. John died in 1855, he was 54. Buried on
22 Jul 1855 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Occupation: Labourer. On 1 Jun 1829 when
John was 28, he married Mary LAW, in Rippingale LIN. Born in 1800 in Rippingale
LIN. They had the following children:
11
i. John (ca1830-)
ii. William.
Born in 1831 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
iii. Edmund.
Born in 1834 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
iv. Elizabeth.
Born in 1836 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Elizabeth died in Bourne Union in 1860,
she was 24. Buried on 22 Oct 1860 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
v. Jane. Born
ca 1836 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Jane died in Morton By Bourne LIN in
1851, she was 15. Buried on 4 Nov 1851 in Morton by Bourne LIN.
vi. Mary. Born
in 1837 in Morton By Bourne LIN. On 22 Jun 1858 when Mary was 21, she married
Charles STRICKLING, in Morton By Bourne LIN. Born
ca 1831.
vii. Sarah.
Born in 1840 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
viii. Frances
(Fanny). Born in 1840 in Morton By Bourne LIN. Frances (Fanny) died in Morton By
Bourne LIN in Sep 1843, she was 3. Buried in Sep 1843 in Morton by Bourne LIN.
ix. Catherine.
Born ca 1842 in Morton By Bourne
LIN.
9. Edmund GRUMMITT.
Born
abt 1804 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Edmund died in Morton-by-Bourne,
Lincs. on 2 Apr 1873, he was 69. Buried in 1873 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs.
Occupation: Ag.Lab. On 28 Mar
1837 when Edmund was 33, he married Susannah BOOTH, in Hacconby LIN. Born
abt 1815 in Hacconby LIN. Susannah died in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. on 13
May 1894, she was 79. They had the following children:
i. Mary. Born
in Oct 1837 in Morton-By-Bourne, Lincs.
ii. Catherine.
Born abt 1839 in Morton-by-Bourne,
Lincs.
12
iii. John
(1840-1916)
iv. Henry.
Born abt 1843.
v. William.
Born on 23 Nov 1845 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. William died in 1858, he was 12.
Buried on 21 Mar 1858 in Morton By Bourne LIN.
vi. Thomas
Booth. Born on 7 May 1848 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Occupation: Tailor. ca
1880 when Thomas Booth was 31, he married Hannah BOOLS. Born
abt 1850 in Grantham LIN.
viii. William born 1853. Emigrated to Canada. see 1901 census for Canada where
he is married with children.
viii. Sarah
Ann. Born abt 1855.
ix. Frances.
Born abt 1858. bpt. 10 Jan 1858
Morton. Married 1883 John CHIPCHASE at Bethnal Green, MDX.
Sixth
Generation
10. Joseph GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1824 in Hacconby LIN. Joseph died in Hacconby LIN in 1904, he was 80.
Buried on 28 Dec 1904 in Hacconby LIN. Occupation: Ag.Lab. On 15 May 1853 when
Joseph was 29, he married Isabella JEFFRIES, in Stamford LIN. Born
ca 1838 in Essex. They had the
following children:
i. Mary Ann.
Born in 1855 in Stamford LIN. Mary Ann died in Rippingale LIN on 26 Oct 1923,
she was 68.
ii. William.
Born ca 1860 in Hacconby LIN.
11. John GRUMMITT.
Born
ca 1830 in Morton by Bourne LIN. Occupation: Farm Labr.
ca 1860 when John was 30, he married
Mary ..?. Born ca 1826 in Bourne
LIN. They had the following children:
i. Edmund.
Born ca 1860 in Morton By Bourne
LIN.
ii. Catherine.
Born in 1863 in Manthorpe LIN. Catherine died in 1863. Buried on 14 Dec 1863 in
Morton By Bourne LIN.
iii. John.
Born in 1863 in Manthorpe LIN. John died in 1863. Buried on 14 Dec 1863 in
Morton By Bourne LIN.
12. John GRUMMITT.
Born in 1840 in Dyke, Nr Morton LIN. John died in Morton By Bourne LIN in 1916,
he was 76. Buried on 28 Nov 1916 in Bourne Cemetery. Occupation: Gardener.
ca 1873 when John was 33, he married 1874/1Q Grantham RD to Mary Elizabeth
FAULKNER, in Colsterworth Lincs. Born
abt 1832 in Colsterworth LIN. Mary Elizabeth died in Morton By Bourne LIN
in Dec 1917, she was 85. They had the following children:
14
i. Sarah Jane (1874-1948)
15
ii. Susannah
(1876-1963)
16
iii. Elizabeth Emma (~1879-)
13.
Joseph GRUMMITT.
Born in 1851 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Occupation: Draper's Porter. Joseph
married Emma ?. Born abt 1848 in
Buckingham. They had the following children:
ii. Susannah.
Born abt 1876 in Hammersmith MDX.
iii. John H.
Born in May 1880 in Kensington MDX.
Seventh
Generation
14.
Sarah Jane GRUMMITT.
Born on 15 Apr 1874 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Sarah Jane died on 7 Apr 1948,
she was 73. On 25 May 1896 when Sarah Jane was 22, she married Tom Baker WRIGHT,
in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Born on 11 Apr 1870 in Hacconby LIN. Tom Baker died
on 14 Mar 1951, he was 80. They had the following children:
i. Tom (1900-)
ii. Rita Ella
(1906-1998)
iii.
Jack
iv.
Les
15.
Susannah GRUMMITT.
Born in 1876 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs. Susannah died in 2 Harbour Hill Rd,
Poole on 12 Mar 1963, she was 87. Buried in Poole Cemetery. On 18 Feb 1905 when
Susannah was 29, she married Charles IMBER, in Highbury, London. Born on
31 Jan 1875 in Semley WIL. Charles died in 2 Harbour Hill Rd, Poole in 1952, he
was 76. They had the following children:
i. Victoria
Simmons (1899-1908)
ii. Marguerite
(1906-1906)
iii. Edna
Jane (1907-1998) (mother of Tomasa born 1941)
iv. Daisy
Adeline (1908-2000)
v. Clara
Violet (1909-)
vi. Marina
Darea (1912-1995)
vii. Mary Ida
Eunice (1915-1998)
16. Elizabeth Emma GRUMMITT.
Born
abt 1879 in Morton-by-Bourne, Lincs.
aft 1901 when Elizabeth Emma was 22, she first married ____ WING. They
had the following children:
i. Dora
(~1907-)
ii. Maud
(~1909-)
Elizabeth Emma second married ? GRAY.
Compiled by Philip J Sherwood March 2010
Some Family Photographs
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This headstone in Morton parish churchyard is on the grave of my wife's
2xgreat-grandparents, Edmund & Susannah Grummitt. The inscription reads:
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This photo, believed to be taken about 1910-15, shows Mary & John Grummitt (centre) standing behind the gate of their house, The Guild House (now demolished) in Hacconby Lane, Morton. At the window above them is their daughter Sarah Jane who in 1896 had married Tom Wright. He may be the man on the right with cap & pipe. The other figures are not known for certain. In the 1901 census, John & Mary were living at Morton with their daughter Susannah and granddaughter Victoria, while the Wrights were living at Hythe St.Leonard in Kent. John & Mary are buried in Bourne Cemetery. |
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This photo of John Grummitt, standing on the left with cap and black armband was taken about 1907 at a church guild meeting on the Vicarage lawn at Rippingale. His daughter Emma (known as 'Em') is standing next to him. It is part of a larger group photo on a postcard sent by Emma to her mother & sister Susannah in Northampton, where Charlie Imber was serving in the Army. The girl kneeling below John is possibly his granddaughter, Victoria Symons Grummitt. |
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Frances Grummitt was the
youngest child of Edmund & Susannah, baptised 10 Jan 1858 at Morton. In
1883 she married John CHIPCHASE at Bethnal Green in London. |
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Left: Susannah IMBER nee Grummitt 1876-1963 with three of her daughters: Edna Jane aged 5, Violet 4 and Daisy 18 months. Edna (bottom left) was my wife's mother. This studio photo was taken in 1911 on Gibraltar while her husband, Charlie was a Master Tailor in the South Staffordshire Regiment stationed there. |
Above: Charlie & Susannah Imber taken in the
1950s. |
Links to other Grummitt Researchers
Nikki Baker is descended from the Frances Grummitt shown in the above photograph, and would like to make contact with anyone researching her Chipchase or Grummitt lines. She is a third cousin of my wife.
There is a Rootsweb mailing list for anyone researching the name GRUMMITT and variants. The list administrator is Louise English who is descended from James Grummitt b.1798 in Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire married in 1819. Ann Saunders b.1799 at Clophill (they had 14 children). The Grummitt family lived at Clophill, Bedfordshire in the early 19C. Further details are on her website http://www.florall.com/familyhistory/grummitt/home.htm
Keith Grummitt in Kettering, Northants. would like to make contact with any Grummitts who descend from those at Morton by Bourne, Lincs. E-mail (March 2008). His grandfather, Stephen Grummitt of Morton by Bourne moved to Folkestone, Kent in the Army (Shorncliffe Barracks).
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