Scotten History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Scotten familyThe surname Scotten was first found in Scotton at various villages so named throughout England. They include: Scotton, a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, where the 2001 census lists a population of 531; Scotton, a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire; and Scotton, a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire. Accordingly, Yorkshire is the most likely place from where the surname originates. As far as the Scottow variant, Scottow is a village and civil parish in Norfolk. Early History of the Scotten familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scotten research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1250, 1618, 1634, 1639, 1698 and 1699 are included under the topic Early Scotten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Scotten Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Scottow, Scottau, Scottaugh and others. Early Notables of the Scotten familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was Joshua Scottow (1618-1698) English born, colonial American merchant and author of two histories of early New England. "He seems to have come of a Suffolk family and went out to Massachusetts with his widowed mother, Thomasina Scottow, about 1634. He was admitted a member of... Migration of the Scotten family to IrelandSome of the Scotten family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Scotten Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
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