Batcheler History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsBatcheler is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a knight, who in the exercise of chivalry has won his spurs, but hopes to be elected into some order. However, the nickname batchelor has remained somewhat of a puzzle to etymologists because it implied a sense of partial achievement of a desired goal rather than having a concrete origin. For example, a Bachelor of Arts is a person who has achieved a certain scholastic honor, but who also aspired to a higher degree of master or doctorate. A bachelor in common life was a person who had attained the age of manhood, but had not fulfilled the social relation of entering into matrimony. Early Origins of the Batcheler familyThe surname Batcheler was first found in the counties of Oxfordshire, Cambridge, and Huntingdon, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Batcheler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Batcheler research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1572 and 1619 are included under the topic Early Batcheler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Batcheler Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Batcheler has appeared include Batchelor, Bachelor, Bacheler, Batcheler, Batchellor and many more. Early Notables of the Batcheler familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Daniel Bacheler, also spelt Bachiler, Batchiler or Batchelar, (1572-1619) who was an English lutenist and composer. He was born in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire and worked for...
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Batcheler arrived in North America very early: Batcheler Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Batcheler Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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