Hawtrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Today's generation of the Hawtrey family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hawtrey family lived in Sussex at Moor House, Petworth, not far from Battle Abbey. 1 Hawtrie is an adaptation of Hauterive, Normandy, the name of which literally means high river.

"In recording the foundation of Heryngham Priory by William Dawtree, the Monasticon thus speaks: 'The latin word 'Ripa,' was in Norman writings generally meant for a river, without relation to 'Ripa' a bank. The Romans called it 'Haultrey.' There was an ancient family of knights, owners of much lands in these parts, and of fair possessions, even in the very bosom of the 'high stream' from which they took their name, and were called 'De Haul-trey.' "The ancient house" here alluded to was the stem of many important branches, the most flourishing of which was that planted in the county of Sussex, at Moor House in Petworth, not very far from Battle Abbey itself. It produced a series of knightly generations, which held the highest rank in their country, and intermarried with its noblest families. " 1

Early Origins of the Hawtrey family

The surname Hawtrey was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Heringham. Soon after the Domesday Book survey, a census initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England in 1066 A.D., the family built Heringham Priory. 2 The first Norman noble to settle was from Hauterive, probably assuming the cognate 'de Hauterive'. He came from the arrondisement of Alencon in Normandy. It is most likely a corruption of the Norman Hauterive which produced the family name but, strangely, Dawtry and Dealtry have also been attributed to the same source, this from a Latinization of the location of their estates in Sussex, i.e., De Alta Ripa, a high bank or cliff. The Dawtries, the main house of which is in Petworth parish, are one and the same as the Hawtries.

Early History of the Hawtrey family

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Hawtrey Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hawtrey include Hawtre, Hawtree, Hawtrie, Dawtre, Dawtree, Dawtrie, Hawtrey, Haultrey, Dealtre, Dealtrie, Dawtrey, Dawtry, Daltry, Haltry, Haltrie and many more.

Early Notables of the Hawtrey family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was William Dawtrey, Esq. of Moor House, Doddinghurst, died s. p. in 1758, having bequeated his estates to (the son of his sister Sarah) his nephew, and heir, Richard Luther,, Esq. of Myles's, in Essex, who m. Charlotte, daughter of Dr. Hugh Chamberlen, the famous Court Physician, temp. Queen Anne, and-died at Vicars Hill, Hants, in 1767...
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Hawtrey migration to the United States +

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Hawtreys to arrive on North American shores:

Hawtrey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ralph Geo. Hawtrey, aged 30, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1910
Joan Hawtrey, aged 8, who arrived in America from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1911
Mary Hawtrey, aged 6, who arrived in America from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1911
Maude Hawtrey, aged 34, who arrived in America from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1911
William F. Hawtrey, aged 26, who arrived in New York, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hawtrey (post 1700) +

Edward Craven Hawtrey (1789-1862), English academic, Head master of Eton College (1834-1853), Provost of Eton (1853-1862), born at Burnham, four miles from Eton, on 7 May 1789, the only son of Edward Hawtrey, scholar of King's College, Cambridge 3
John Purvis Hawtrey (1850-1925), English amateur footballer who played for the England National Team in 1881
Anthony John Hawtrey (1909-1954), English actor and theatre director, illegitimate son of Sir Charles Hawtrey
Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey (1858-1923), English celebrated stage actor, comedian, director and producer/manager
Katharine Mary Craven "Kay" Hawtrey (1926-2021), Canadian actress, known for Videodrome (1983), Urban Legend (1998) and Funeral Home (1980)
Kim Hawtrey, Australian economist
George Procter Hawtrey (1847-1910), British actor, playwright and pageantmaster
Sir Ralph George Hawtrey (1879-1975), British economist
Henry Hawtrey (1882-1961), British gold medalist track and field athlete at the 1906 Summer Olympics

Citations +

Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020