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The Bache family's name is originates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name Bacga, Bacca having derived from the Old Northern English bæc or Old Norse bekk-rir, belonging to Back, or dweller by a Brook. 1 2 3

In some cases, the name is from the Dutch Bac, Bak; a personal name. 4 In other cases, the name is "sometimes synonymous with Beck, but more generally either [means] a wharf or a ferry where it is pluralized to Backs, whence Bax." 5

Early Origins of the Bache family

The surname Bache was first found in Somerset, where the name first appears as an Old English Byname, Godwine Bace c. 1055. Later, Richard Bac was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Cornwall in 1182 and Richard Backe in Suffolk in 1277. Kenry le Bak was found in Kent in 1297. 6

Again in Somerset, John atte Back was listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 7

Much later, we found two listing of the family in Scotland, Janet Back in Learbarmor, 1683 (Stirling), and George Back in Edinburgh, 1689. 8

Early History of the Bache family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bache research. Another 208 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1055, 1182, 1277, 1297, 1327, 1349, 1369, 1563, 1594, 1689, 1754, 1796 and 1878 are included under the topic Early Bache History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bache Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Bache family name include Back, Backe, Bace, Bac, Bak, Bache, Bax and others.

Early Notables of the Bache family

More information is included under the topic Early Bache Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

United States Bache migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, 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 Bache surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Bache Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Bache, who arrived in Frederick County, Maryland in 1794 9

Australia Bache migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bache Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • James Bache, aged 28, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" 10

New Zealand Bache migration to New Zealand +

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:

Bache Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Alfred Bache, aged 17, a blacksmith, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "India" in 1875 11
  • Emily Bache, aged 20, a cook, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "India" in 1875 11
  • Mr. Alfred Bache, (b. 1857), aged 17, Cornish blacksmith departing on 25th November 1874 aboard the ship "India" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 3rd March 1875 12
  • Miss Emily Bache, (b. 1854), aged 20, Cornish cook departing on 25th November 1874 aboard the ship "India" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 3rd March 1875 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Bache (post 1700) +

  • Richard Bache (1737-1811), American Postmaster General
  • Jules Bache (1861-1944), American banker and philanthropist who built the company Bache & Co
  • Christopher Bache, American philosopher and university professor
  • Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), American geophysicist
  • Sarah Bache (1771-1844), English hymn writer, born at Bromsgrove, but brought up at Worcester
  • Samuel Bache (1804-1876), English Unitarian minister, born on 24 Dec. 1804 at Bridgnorth, where his father, Joshua Tilt Bache (d. 28 Oct. 1837, aged 63), was a grocer
  • Joseph Bache (1880-1960), English footballer
  • Francis Edward Bache (1833-1858), English composer
  • David Bache (1925-1994), English car designer
  • Jacques François Bache, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 13
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
  4. Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
  5. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  6. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  7. Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
  8. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  9. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  10. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SAMUEL BODDINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849SamuelBoddington.htm
  11. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  12. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Auckland 1872-80 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
  13. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jacques Bache. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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