Lummyus

• Name	Lummyus
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I2068	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Thomas Lummyus,   b. Abt 1487, of Thaxted, Essex, England d. 1551, Thaxted, Essex, England (Age 64 years)   2. William Lommance   d. 1540, Thaxted, Essex, England
  Family ID	F1225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. The book "Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America," by Elias Loomis; 3rd edition published by Elisha S. Loomis, Berea, Ohio, 1908, has an article/chapter written by Charles A. Hoppin, Jr., entitled "The Loomis Family in the Old World," which discusses the ancient origins of the surname in great detail. Apparently the name centers only in one spot of England at Bolton, Lancashire and comes from originally in the 1200s as "del Lumhalgh," which means: "haulgh - the low lying ground encircled in the bend of the stream, and lum - the wooded pit-like banks with deep pools in the water beneath." The author notes the records are so poor or non-existent that he cannot tie the migration of the Loomises to the original Lancastrians, but that such a link exists. He does give an exhaustive rendering of all pre-1600 occurences of the surname in England confirming the Lancaster origins. He notes: "The surname of Loomis, barring the exception hereinafter mentioned, an American modernization of Lomas, the original form of which was 'Lumhalgh,' or 'Lumhaulgh,' 'del Lumhalgh,' Lumhales' - pronounced withu sounding the letters 'h' and'g'." He says further: "Halliwell' Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial gives us vital evidence as 'ahlgh'; it states that in Lancashire pronunciation 'al' is changed into 'au.' Therefore Lumhalgh was rendered as if written Lumau and sometimes Lumaul in the singular form, and Lumhalghes or Lumhalghus the plural of Latin form, as if written Lumaus and Lumauls or Lummals... Hence, the softening into the later forms, of which we shall quote ample actual evidence from old records, viz: - 'Lumhales,' 'Lumhalx,' 'Lomas,' 'Lummas,' 'Lommance,' 'Lummys,' 'Loomys,' 'Loomis,' 'Lomax.' 'Lomax has only been used since a little before 1600, but to-day it is the almost universal spelling England. Lomas, however, often occurs, at present, in Lancashire and elsewhare in England; but Loomis has not been found anywhere in England at any time, except at Braintree, Co. Essex..."