Family Timeline

Timeline

1254

The oldest occurrence

The oldest occurrence of the name Polman (Polemann) known to date found in Brunswick, Germany

Early 1500s

Established

Earliest known direct ancestors found in Westphalia, Germany who were ennobled there

Mid 1500s

Jürgen Polman (The Elder)

Jürgen Polman born

1597

Jöran Polman (The Younger)

Jöran Polman born

1598

Jürgen Polman acquires Piigandi estate

Jürgen Polman receives funds from Duke Karl (later proclaimed King Karl IX) to purchase the estate Piigandi

1601

Jürgen became the captain of Anzen

Jürgen enters service of Duke Karl, becomes captain of Anzen (Anstla), Livonia

1613

Jürgen becomes the commander of Padise

Jürgen Polman the Elder becomes the commander of Padise, his hometown.

1619

A Hermann Pohlmann found in Hille

A Hermann Pohlmann can be found in Hille, who owned the Pohlmannsche Hof or Meyerhof, part of a family branch who resided in Westphalia

1623

Jöran Polman the Younger becomes captain of the Kronoberg regiment

Jöran Polman the Younger becomes captain of the Kronoberg regiment

1623

Jöran Polman the Younger becomes owner of Ugglansyrd

Jöran Polman the Younger becomes owner of Ugglansyrd through marriage to Christina Lilliesparre, which remained in the family for 175 years

1631

King Gustavus Adolphus grants Jürgen the estate of Oethel

Jürgen Polman the Elder is granted the estate and manor of Oethel (Öötla) in St. Petri parish by King Gustavus Adolphus

1650

Johan and Gustaff knighted

Johan and his brother, Gustaff, are knighted at Stockholm Castle by Queen Kristina with the name Påhlman

1679

Carl Gustaf Påhlman born at Ugglansyrd

Carl Gustaf Påhlman born at Ugglansyrd

1709

Carl Gustaf Påhlman taken prisoner in Perevolochna

Carl Gustaf Påhlman taken prisoner in Perevolochna during the fateful Battle of Poltava; banished to Siberia for 14 years

1740

Carl Gustaf Påhlman receives title of lieutenant colonel

Carl Gustaf Påhlman receives title of lieutenant colonel

1754

Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann included in the noble matrikul in Estonia

Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann presented evidence of his noble origin to the “Matrikul Commission of the Estland Province” and, together with his brothers, Otto (a cornet) and Gustav (a lieutenant colonel of the Russian service), was included in the noble matrikul of this province.

1762

Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann awarded the Order of St. Anna 1st degree

During the reign of Emperor Peter III, Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann awarded the Order of St. Anna 1st degree

1786

The Empress called on Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann

Reinhold Wilhelm von Pohlmann was called, by a personal Imperial decree, from his villages to St. Petersburg: the Empress Catherine the Great entrusted his care to her Princess Augusta of Württemberg (born in 1764, died in 1788), who lived at the court

1815

Otto Fredrik Påhlman became a powerful defender of the Jews

Otto Fredrik Påhlman became a powerful defender of the Jews in the attacks against them during the Riksdag

1846

Otto Magnus Påhlman develops a new writing method

Thanks to his beautiful handwriting, Otto Magnus Påhlman develops a writing method which he began to teach