Show ContentsChatherton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Anglo-Saxon Chatherton 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 Chatherton family

The surname Chatherton 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 Chatherton family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chatherton 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 Chatherton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chatherton Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Chatherton 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 Chatherton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chatherton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Chatherton who settled in New Hampshire in 1630


The Chatherton 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)


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