'What is the worth of human life unless memories are interwoven
with
those of
our ancestors?' - Cicero
My name is Sheila Fermor Clarkson and as a member
of the Guild of One-Name Studies, I research my maiden name of FERMOR world-wide.
There
is speculation that the origin of FERMOR was from the French fermier or farmer, or from the Old
English fermor - collector of taxes.
To date, although we have traced FERMORs in Australia,
Canada, France, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, South Africa and the United States of America, the majority still
live in Kent and Sussex where some of the earliest records of the name FERMOR were found.
On 23
July 1994, at the invitation of Headteacher, Graham Johnson,
we held our first Fermor Family Reunion at Sir Henry Fermor School, Crowborough, East Sussex to celebrate
the school's 250th Anniversary.
We then held a Fermor Family Reunion in 1997
and one in 2000 issuing a small commemorative coaster bearing the Fermor arms with reference
to Sir Henry Fermor School and this reunion on the reverse (see photo below - size 12cm in diameter). A few are still
available, so please e-mail me if you would like to buy one.
Contributions of Fermor
news and photos for publication on this website will be much appreciated.
If
you have time, browse the archives on www.gazettes-online.co.uk for FERMOR references - the earliest I've found so far is
1742 in connection with Count William Fermor.
Try a Google search for FERMOR
and then select Options/Timeline for references before the 16th Century.
Last updated: 31 August 2010
