MORTIMER family trees

[RJMortimer]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is in the right topic place so sorry if it should be somewhere else.

I'm Ryan Mortimer and I am researching my Mortimer family tree. I started when I heard about Roger de Mortimer, de facto ruler of England in the 1300s, at Nottingham castle. I read on the internet that Ralph Mortimer was the first in Mortemer Abbey, France and that the surname means a large smelly puddle 

I also read that all Mortimers are probably related to this one man but I emailed Ian Mortimer, author of The Greatest Traitor, and he told me that there were a few Mortimer lines, one in Devon that probably wasn't descended from the Mortemer Mortimers.

I would love to hear from any other Mortimer researchers about what they know,

Ryan

PS I went on www.mortimer.co.uk and I'm trying to contact the site creator- I emailed the page admin or something so hopefully they'll know a bit

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[Colin D Gronow]

Hello Ryan

Have you been in contact with this gentleman:

http://www.one-name.org/profiles/mortimer.html

And here:

http://www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/

They should be able to help you a lot more.

[RJMortimer]

Hi Colin D Gronow,

Thanks for the reply. I just emailed Roger so hopefully he'll reply ans I'm a member of the MHS

Thanks,
Ryan

[djp.mortimer]

I know I might be a bit late to the party, but I am currently researching the Mortimers, from medieval times to present.

I have been active on ancestry the last 7 years, but in order to reach more people, I have started a website: https://mortimerhistory.com.

I have thousands of Mortimers in my tree, please pay me a visit.

[ThrelfallYorky]

RJMortimer, sorry to pour cold water, but it's probably not the best idea to start from illustrious early holders of the names who "might" be ancestors. I do hope that you've managed to TRACE an uninterrupted pedigree all that way back, rather than jumping to a conclusion that may lead you up the wrong tree. It's not that uncommon a surname, enjoy tracing YOUR Mortimers as far back as possible.
Good luck with your quest though, but please don't develop "tunnel vision" about one starting point way back when. You'll have more fun this way, and be more accurate, I'm sure. I know someone linked to me who has developed an very unlikely "line" back to a really early holder of the surname, and simply will not be budged to look at the real records that others have traced.

[RJMortimer]

Hi djp.mortimer, thanks for reminding me of a hobby I can do while in isolation! Been a few years since I researched my family tree and now is a good time to start up again.

I had a look at your site, it's really nice and that's a huge abundance of Mortimer info! I'd love to connect my family branch to the wider Mortimer tree, hence why I originally started. I don't suppose you know of any Mortimer researchers with family in the Leicestershire / Nottinghamshire / Warwickshire area? Back as far as 1626, this is where my ancestors were based.

Thanks ThrelfallYorky also and yes that's what I did and loved finding out so much about my ancestors, back to the early 17th Century. Unfortunately records then in Nuneaton, Warwickshire became water damaged and so it's unlikely I'll ever trace my direct link back to the Middle Ages that I'm really passionate about. But like I say, enjoyed all the research I did.

[ThrelfallYorky]

Glad you've taken it the right  way, RJ. Keep on researching, don't worry about the famous ones!
TY