| ![Show Contents]() Pilgram History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of PilgramWhat does the name Pilgram mean? Pilgram is a name whose history dates possibly as far back as 1066 when the Normans first arrived in Britain following their Conquest of the island. It was a name for a person who had made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land or some devotional area in Europe such as the tomb of St. Thomas a Beckett at Canterbury. 1 The modern French form, Pèlerin was a frequent entry in the Hundredorum Rolls. 2 Occasionally used as a personal name: Pelerin appears in the Pipe Rolls for Sussex in 1206 and was sometimes given to or adopted by a pilgrim. 1 Early Origins of the Pilgram familyThe surname Pilgram was first found in Norfolk, where the family held lands after the Norman Conquest. 3 According to the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae, Robert, John, and Thomas Pelerin were all registered in Normandy between 1180 and 1195. 4 Hugo Pllegrim was listed as a Knights Templar in Warwickshire in 1185. William Pegerim, Pegrum was registered in the Curia Regis Rolls for Dorset in 1200 and Eustace Pelrim was registered at Ely, Cambridgeshire in 1221. Robert Peregrine was recorded in the Assize Rolls for Somerset in 1243. 1 Continuing our quest, we found William Pylegrim in Huntingdonshire in 1251; Robert Pelrin, Pelgrim in the Assize Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1260; William Pegrin in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1275; and Symon Pegrym in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 1 Early History of the Pilgram familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pilgram research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1189, 1200 and 1273 are included under the topic Early Pilgram History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pilgram Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Pilgram include Pilgrim, Pilgrime, Pilgram, Pegram, Pegrem, Pelerin, Peregrine and many more. Early Notables of the Pilgram familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pilgram Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Pilgram family to IrelandSome of the Pilgram family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Pilgram migration to the United States | + |
In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Pilgrams to arrive on North American shores:
Pilgram Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Walter Pilgram, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 5
Pilgram Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Henrich Pilgram, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 5
Pilgram Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Pilgram, aged 44, who arrived in Missouri in 1846 5
- Albert Pilgram, aged 20, who arrived in America, in 1892
- Moritz Pilgram, aged 43, who arrived in America, in 1892
- Mrs. M. Pilgram, aged 51, who arrived in America, in 1894
- Theodor Pilgram, aged 23, who arrived in America, in 1896
Pilgram Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Emilie Pilgram, aged 38, who arrived in America from Hilden, Germany, in 1907
- Walter Pilgram, aged 22, who arrived in America from Solingen, Germany, in 1908
- Catherine Pilgram, aged 36, who arrived in America from England, in 1912
- George R. Pilgram, aged 38, who arrived in America, in 1916
- John Laurence Pilgram, aged 54, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1923
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| Pilgram migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Pilgram Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Pilgram, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pilgram (post 1700) | + |
- Steve Pilgram, American Psychology Professor at the College of Southern Nevada
- Ms Lisa Pilgram, Senior Project Manager of The Open University
- Wilhelm Pilgram, German actor
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- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis
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