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![Show Contents]() Atterberay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Atterberay is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in Nottinghamshire. Literally the name means a stronghold or borough which was in turn derived from the Old English phrase at ther burghe, which in turn comes from the Old English phrase æt thære byrig. Early Origins of the Atterberay familyThe surname Atterberay was first found in Kent, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Atterberay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Atterberay research. Another 217 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1295, 1403, 1630, 1661, 1662, 1680, 1695, 1700, 1769 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Atterberay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Atterberay Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Atterberay family name include Atterbury, Aterbury, Attebure, Atteburwe, AtterBerry, Aterberry, Attarbury, Attbury and many more. Early Notables of the Atterberay familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Atterberay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Atterberay familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Atterberay surname or a spelling variation of the name include : William Atterbury, who sailed to Maryland in 1733; Henry Atterbury, who arrived in Maryland in 1742; and Lewis Atterbury, who was on record in Philadelphia in 1801..
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