THE MUMBY NAME

St. Thomas Church, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

LINCOLNSHIRE ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTIONS

SHOWING LOCATION OF THE MUMBY PARISH

PARISH RECORDS DATE FROM THE YEAR 1573 AD

ST. THOMAS CHURCH

MUMBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND

THE ORIGIN OF THE MUMBY NAME

During the turbulent latter part of the ninth century England was ravaged by

Viking warrior in seach of fertile lands for settlement.

It was during this time that the Viking invaders took the city of York.

As payment to his warriors Halfdan, the Viking king,

alloted land to his men.

One such Viking was named Mund

and given his portion of land in today's East Lincolnshire

in what is known as the Parts of Lindsey.

The settlement was known as Mund's byr.

Thus those who settled and farmed in that location became known as from Mund's byr.

Several centurys later in 1066 the Normans from France, who themselves were Viking descendants,

invaded England under the leadership of William, Duke of Normandy.

Upon the defeat and death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings,

William assended the English throne and became known in history as William the Conqueror.

Immediately thereafter William began the systematic destruction of the

ancient English nobility and began dividing their estates among his followers.

The village of Mund's byr was granted to Norman Duke Alan de Mumby in the late 11th century.

He was also known as Alan the Red, Count of Brittany.

In the year 1081 a survey of lands and property was ordered by William the Conqueror.

This survey was known as the Domesday Book.

Mund's byr was listed in the Domesday Book as Mundsby.

The village of Mumby lies at 53 degrees 14 N. Latitude, 0 degrees 16 E. Longitude.

The family name is thus derived from Mund's byr and denotes one who came from Mumby.

Throughout the family lineage there have been

diferent spellings of the Mumby surname the most prominent variations are Mundy, Munbey, Mumbey, Mumbee.

*The Mumby name is found as early as the 13th century.

ALICIA de MUMBY, county Lincoln, 1273

HEREO de MUMBY, co Lincoln

ALAN de MUMBY, county Lincoln, Henry III - Edward I King

BEATRICE de MUMBY, county Lincoln

*"A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH AND WELCH SURNAMES", Charles Bardsley, 1901, Page 546.

The population of Mumby village in 1831 was 619 persons.

The population in 1841 was at 786 persons.

Today Mumby is a quiet English village.

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