Show ContentsChadderton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Anglo-Saxon Chadderton family claim descent from having lived in Chadderton, or Catterton, England. which had two locations. The first in the parish of Oldham in the county of Lancashire, the second, a township in the parish of Healaugh in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The place-name is derived from the Latin word Cathedra, which means the place by the hill. 1

Early Origins of the Chadderton family

The surname Chadderton was first found in Lancashire, England. The Irish branch of the family claim descent from Thomas Chatterton who was granted an estate at Ardee in County Louth in 1573. From this earliest entry of the name, we note that the majority of the family migrated to County Cork. 2

Early History of the Chadderton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chadderton research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1776, 1781, 1783, 1794, 1797, 1799, 1806, 1824, 1830, 1837, 1845, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1855, 1874 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Chadderton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chadderton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chatterton, Chadderton, Chatherton, Chaderton and others.

Early Notables of the Chadderton family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir James Chatterton, 1st Baronet (died 1806), an Irish lawyer and politician, and the first of the Chatterton Baronets of Castle Mahon, County Cork. He was the eldest son of Abraham Chatterton (died 1776), of Cork City, and his wife Martha Roche, daughter of Edmund Roche of Trabolgan. Lady Henrietta Georgina Marcia Lascelles Chatterton (1806-1876), English miscellaneous writer, the only child of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger, prebendary of Winchester, who died on 6 Jan. 1830, by his second marriage, on 26 Oct. 1799, with Harriett, youngest sister of Admiral Lord Gambier. She was born...
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United States Chadderton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chadderton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • N. Chadderton who arrived in San Francisco in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Chadderton (post 1700) +

  • Emily Chadderton, Australian actress, known for The New Legends of Monkey (2018)
  • Maria Chadderton, Australian actress, known for Niel Lynne (1985)
  • Tanya Buchanan Chadderton, British actress, known for Fight for Redemption (2015) and United World (2015)
  • Hugh Clifford "Cliff" Chadderton CC OOnt (1919-2013), Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps (1965-2013)

Air New Zealand Flight 901
  • Mr. Bryan Harry Chadderton (1930-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 3
  • Mrs. Valerie Enid Chadderton (d. 1979), New Zealander passenger, from Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 3


The Chadderton Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Loyal à mort
Motto Translation: Faithful unto death.


  1. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  2. O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
  3. Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx


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