My Pymont ancestors came out to Australia in the 1850s. They came from Cambridgeshire.

According to the Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 1801-37, available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society bookstall, the only Cambridgeshire place where the name PYMONT is recorded is Royston. There are 31 baptisms recorded between 1808-1836. The various sets of parents were William & Martha, Edward & Susan, George & Elizabeth, Thomas & Eliza, John & Elizabeth, William & Eliza, Thomas & Sarah, Jacob & Martha, Thomas & Anne.

I am looking for Pymonts in England, any help would be apprecaited. I understand that they originally came from Germany/Austria original name Pyrmont.

Most of the Pymonts in Australia are descendants of William Pymont - B 1815, Son of William "George" Pymont B 1795 , Royston Hertfordshire, (has also been Cambridgeshire as the county boundary has moved several times). convicted on 31/03/1848 at Hertford Court for theft he was placed on the ship "Adelaide" 18 Aug 1849 and transported to Australia - landing at Sydney Nov 1849

have a look here - Annette Wilkinson has done loads of research and William is listed on her site - http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~annettefamily...

It is believed that William descended from the Pyemont family originating in Lofthouse, Yorkshire with the earliest reference there being for Richard Pyemont a "merchaund of the city of London" - a cousin to Henry VIII via the woodville Family - who was bequeathed property in Lofthouse, wakefield, Yorkshire after the disolution of the monasteries
He died 36 June, 1546. and was buried In Wakefield old church. I am aware of 7 generations prior to this in wakefield but have no dates to coroborate - the earliest is Alexander Pyemont who married Elizabeth Flemming 1400?? ish

Variant spellings of Pymont are common including Pyemont, Pymond, Pimont Pymonte etc, however there is a "Pymont House" in Lofthouse which bears the "Pyemont" coat of arms.

The name Pymont aparently originates in Normandy, Northern France, earliest reference appears to be
Osbert PIMAN 1190 – 1195 (Mrs) Osbert PIMENT 1198 (1b)
Reference - The Norman People ( and their existing descendants in the British Dominions and the USA) Henry S King & Co 1874
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Noms et Prenoms de France By LAROUSSE
PIMONT n de hameau d’origine ( Seine – Inferieure : Manche )
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Penguin Dictionary of Surnames by Basil COTTLE

PYMONT - Local name “Foot of the Hill” of places PIMONT on Manche and Seine - Inferieure

It appears likely that the Pymonts are related to the Pyemonts of Lofthouse in Yorkshire. This Family were said to have come over from Normandy with William the Conqueror.
The Pymonts appear in the Parish Registers of Royston Herts from 1608. These registers are complete from 1662 only.


It is most likely that PYRMONT is a mis-spelling of PYMONT rather than the other way around ! Hope that helps answer your query.

Thank you for that information. Wow. It is almost ten years since I posted that message. How time flies. Are you also related to the Pymonts?

I didn't notice the date of your post until after I had replied ... I'm sure you would have already found out most of what I posted. Anyway I hope you have found the information that you were looking for.