| ![Show Contents]() Botsford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Botsford is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie, which is a term for beaten copper or brassware. The surname Botsford is possibly derived from the Old French word bateor, meaning one who beats, a term which has been applied to a beater of cloth or fuller. The surname may also be a short form of the word orbatour, which means a beater of gold. Early Origins of the Botsford familyThe surname Botsford was first found in Suffolk, at Battisford, a parish in the union and hundred of Bosmere and Claydon. Alternatively, the name could have been derived from Batsford, a parish in the union of Shipston-on-Stour, Upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, in the county of Gloucester. Today, Batsford is the site of the Moreton-in-Marsh and Batsford War Memorial which commemorates the village's dead of two World Wars. Batsford has traditionally been the smaller of the two locals with a population of 79 people in the late 1800s while the former Battisford had a population of 520 at that time. ONe of the first on record was John de Batesford (d. 1319), an early English judge who was sent with William Haward as Justice of Assize into the counties of York, Northumberland, Westmorland, Lancaster, Nottingham, and Derby in 1293. "The commission of justice of assize was a temporary expedient intended to relieve the pressure of business, which began to weigh heavily upon the regular justices itinerant at the close of the reign of Henry III. The first commission was issued by Edward I in 1274, and was succeeded by others at irregular intervals until 1311, when the last of these special commissions was issued. " 1 Early History of the Botsford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Botsford research. Another 247 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1182, 1202, 1273, 1320, 1326, 1335, 1465 and 1766 are included under the topic Early Botsford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Botsford Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Botsford include Batsford, Battisford, Batesford, Bateford, Batesforde, Batisford, Battsford, Batsforde,Botsford, Botsforth and many more. Early Notables of the Botsford familyMore information is included under the topic Early Botsford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Botsford RankingIn the United States, the name Botsford is the 15,571st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
 Botsford migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Botsford were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Botsford Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Botsford, who settled in Connecticut in 1639
| Botsford migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Botsford Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Amos Botsford, and his family, who arrived in Annapolis, Nova Scotia in 1782
- Mr. Amos Botsford U.E. born in Newton, Connecticut, USA who settled in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick c. 1783 he graduated from Harvard and was a Member of the House Assembly 3
Botsford Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- John Day Botsford, who landed in Canada in 1836
- John J Botsford, who arrived in Canada in 1841
| Contemporary Notables of the name Botsford (post 1700) | + |
- Horace C. Botsford, American college football head coach
- Margot Botsford (b. 1947), American lawyer and jurist
- George Botsford (1874-1949), American composer of ragtime music
- Keith Botsford (b. 1928), American/European writer, Professor Emeritus at Boston University
- Antoinette Botsford Ph.D., American storyteller, writer and educator of French-Canadian/Metis heritage
- Beth Anne Botsford (b. 1981), former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won two gold medals as a fifteen-year old at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
- Earnest Botsford, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Delaware County, 1936 4
- Charles H. Botsford, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Bridgeport; Elected 1902 4
- Charles E. Botsford, American politician, Member of Connecticut State Senate 17th District, 1857 4
- Carl Botsford, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904 4
- ... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Botsford family | + |
- Mr. William Hull Botsford (d. 1912), aged 25, American Second Class passenger from Orange, New Jersey who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 5
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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