Marmion

Marmion is a surname found in France, Great Britain and Ireland, of Norman-French origin. The origin of the surname itself is disputed. Family origin The noble Marmion family in Britain were Normans, who received English land after the Norman Conquest. Their earliest documented ancestor is William Marmion, who exchanged 12 acres of land with Ralf Taisson before Oct 1049 and witnessed a charter of William, Duke of Normandy in 1060. They retained their lands at Fontenay-le-Marmion in Normandy, but William's son Roger (died c. 1075) went to England. Roger was father of Robert Marmion, an ally of Robert Curthose who took part in the First Crusade, and he was apparently succeeded by Roger (died by 1129) and his son Robert Marmion (died 1144). Notable English Marmions Robert Marmion of Tamworth and Scrivelsby, baron and judge (d. 1218), supporter of King Richard-the-Lionheart and present with other Marmions at the signing of the Magna Carta. Father of a Baron Robert-the-Elder and a Baron Robert-the-Younger. Another son, William, was a Baron by summons 1264 and held the Barony of Torrington in Lincolnshire which became extinct at his death. The family also held the Barony of Llanstephan in Wales via conquest of the then Baron Marmion, Roger, in 1114–15, and that title passed via the Marmion Llanstephan female line to the family of DeCamville by the early 13th century. The title of Llanstephan is now extinct Sir William Marmion of Scrivelsby, a grandson of the Robert above and son of Robert-the-Younger – called "the Perfect Knight" (d. 1276). His wife was a grandchild of King John of England, and his son Sir John came to possess the Barony of Winteringham in Lincolnshire as a Baron by summons in 1294, continuing in the Marmion family until later merged into the families of Fitzhugh and Parr (last wife of Henry VIII being Catherine Parr) and now represented by the Earls of Pembroke (Herbert family) Baron Philip Marmion, died in 1292 a son of Robert-the-Elder He was the oldest grandson of Baron Robert who died 1218 and the last direct Marmion holder of the combined Barony of Tamworth and Scrivelsby. Philip held many important offices under the kings of England. He was also a baron by summons to Parliament in 1261. His titles of Tamworth and Scrivelsby, and the 'championship office', passed to his daughters via fee simple, the barony of Tamworth to one and Scrivelsby to another along with the championship office.