There are over 1000 Wilemans in the family tree. You can view the tree via the ‘Quick Access’ button opposite.
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Centred largely in the East Midlands there are 4 or 5 Wileman areas in the UK that are surprisingly focused on a single location, such as Measham and Earl Shilton In Leicestershire....ref Banwell index described in 'stories'. There are other concentrations of Wilemans in Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire ,Lancashire and Yorkshire. A glance at an old map of England suggests the potential influence of he the 'five boroughs' on the distribution, there Is also a clear influence of the industrial revolution and the possibility that the Quaker movement may have played a role.
Variants: Wilman,Willman,Wollman,Wildman,Wyldman,Wyldeman,Willem,Whileman,Willeman
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Symon Willeman dated 1279 and was written in The Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, during the reign of King Edward 1 when surnames became necessary due to the introduction of personal taxation known as Poll Tax. There are early recordings of Wil(l)man which include Adam Willeman and Walterus Wilman both of whom are recorded in the 1379 Poll Tax Rolls of Yorkshire, whilst later in 1563 Harry Willman married Alis Worship at St Antholins Church, London.
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The table below is provided by Geneanet and uses its number of indexed records as proxy to the number of family members with a certain forename.
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The table below is provided by Geneanet and uses its number of indexed records as proxy to the location of surname populations.
As you can see Wileman’s are quite focussed on specific areas of Derbyshire,Bedfordshire,Yorkshire and Lancashire
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Popular First Names
The table below is provided by Geneanet and uses its number of indexed records as proxy to the number of family members with a certain forename.
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A large part of the Wileman family, many of which were miners, can linked to the development of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield. The history of mining in this area is expertly covered by the Northern Mines Research Org.
