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![Show Contents]() Bateford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The name Bateford is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It is a name for someone who worked as a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie, which is a term for beaten copper or brassware. The surname Bateford 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 Bateford familyThe surname Bateford 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 Bateford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bateford 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 Bateford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bateford Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Bateford are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Bateford include: Batsford, Battisford, Batesford, Bateford, Batesforde, Batisford, Battsford, Batsforde,Botsford, Botsforth and many more. Early Notables of the Bateford familyMore information is included under the topic Early Bateford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Bateford migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Bateford Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Ann Bateford, aged 23, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Royal Charlie" 2
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Bateford migration to Australia 
