Louisa Bearman was born in 1836, in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. She married George Smedley about 1860, in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Great Bardfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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English (Essex):
occupational name for a porter or bearer, from Middle English ber(e)man, bar(e)man (Old English bǣrmann). Compare Berman 3.
the name may also derive from a personal name such as Beornmann (from Old English beorn ‘warrior’ + mann ‘man’), unrecorded in Old English, but of a type common in the 11th and 12th centuries; or perhaps from the rare Old English personal name Beornmund (from beorn + mund ‘protection’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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