Looking for Footeman

I researched the Footeman line of my family and came to an exhausted ending. Here are my thoughts on the Footman Line ending with the mysterious Jeame:-

In 1597 Jeame Footeman marries Elizabethea Partredg and they have a son James in 1599. The mystery of where Jeames comes from is shrouded in the history of Shropshire. It is 1599 and Jeame dissappears from the records at this time. 

Historically Fatzman/ Footman  and other spellings appear in London and a few other places during the 1400 - 1500's but not in Upton Magna where Jeames begins his records. until the early 1500's.

I have searched a thousand Footeman, Foottmann,Fotteman,Fattmann, and variations. One thing that stands out is that at the time Jeamie first appears in Upton Magna, there is a Swedish family named Fatzman and Jeamie is apparently the Swedish spelling for James. I have not been able to access the Swedish records other than in Ancestry which have proved zero results no matter how many permutations I use. I have therefore abandoned the research for the time being but Viking ancestors is a possability.

Fuutman or Fatzman is also possible of other origins though I believe through reasonable assumption Sweden is the probable origin as it is at this time Swedish immigrants begin to appear throughout England in small groups. Records show the timing to be about right and as always I stand to be corrected, simply 'voicing' a hypothesis.

Fatzman/Fuutman/Fatzmann/Fotman /Fotzmann became Fotteman and Footemann and finally Footman over time and I am almost certain now that these particular ancestors came from Sweden. 

The description of the area as given  in The Handbook Of Shropshire and Cheshire is the following :-

 Shropshire, as viewed from its physical aspect, is well fitted for its position on the Marches of Wales : the Welsh portion possessing all the features of a mountain-land ; the English, of fertile plain and rich farming country. There is so much variety in Salop that it may be considered an epitome of England, for it contains, within the compass of a few miles, all the chafacteristics of an Alpine district in miniature, while at the same time within sight of orchards, gardens, and farmhouses.

From this very variety of scenery, which, of coui-se, depends mostly on the geological formation, Shropshire has come to be regarded as a typical district by the geologist, who will find within its borders a complete history of the Palaeozoic formation. The mountain-region is principally found on the Welsh, or western side. On the S., the Radnorshire hills are continuous with the Forest of Clun, from whence the high grounds nm, with but little intermission, into the noble range of the Longmynd and the Stiperstones, the latter keeping tip the connection with the mountains of Montgomery- shire, and the former abruptly ending at the beautiful valley of Church Stretton. On the other side of this valley is the equally picturesque, though not so lofty, series of Hope Bowdler, Garadoc, Ragleath, and Lawley, separating the Church Stretton valley fix>m Apedale, which joins it lower down at an acute angle, and Is sheltered on the E. by the very characteristic ridge of Wenlock Edge. The latter commences, near Craven Arms, in a series of very striking wooded terraces, and nins diagonally across Shrop- shire until it is brought up by the great gap of the Severn Valley, near Coalbrook Dale. To the E. of it is Corve Dale, from whence hilly, un- viii I.

"Handbook for Shropshire and Cheshire"SHEOPSHIRE AND CHESHIRE. WITH MAP.

AEIV EDIT/ON. LONDON: A A\> JOHN MUREAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1879, XOKDON: printed BT WILLIAM GLOTTES and sons, STAMFORD STREET, AKD OHARIKO CB0S6.

That it is possible that Footeman (all variations) have ancestry in Sweden is a possability. I find no referance prior to the 1500's though I looked through all the lists , even The Abbey War records.

Footeman is not a common name in England, I find absolutely no referances to any variation of the name prior to the 1500 and the majority of the referances stem from Shropshire with no others perceived by me within the researches anywhere other than London and the occasional village.

In the Family Search site Footeman is often recorded as Fattmann as late as the mid 1600's and again no other area has the name recorded, always it returns back to Oswestry, Upton Magna or some village close bye.

Without referance to Swedish records I am afraid the researches end here for now.

Susan Morrison Jones.2012

ref

Family search .org

Ancestry.co.uk

Google Search.

Local libraries online researches varying from Sweden Fattemann/Fatzman/Footemann/Fotzmann.