Watney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Watney family

The surname Watney was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century in that shire.

Early History of the Watney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Watney research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Watney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Watney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Watney, Watnie, Watknee and others.

Early Notables of the Watney family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Watney family of Surrey

Watney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Watney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Damras Watney, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1

Watney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles Tillotson Watney, aged 38, who landed in America from London, in 1907
Francis Marian Watney, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1907
Gwendoline Watney, aged 31, who landed in America from Pangbourne, England, in 1908
Herbert Watney, aged 54, who settled in America from Pangbourne, England, in 1908
Jack Reginald Watney, aged 28, who landed in America from London, England, in 1909
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Watney (post 1700) +

Heidi Watney (b. 1981), American sportscaster
Nicholas Alan "Nick" Watney (b. 1981), American professional PGA golfer
James Watney Jr (1832-1886), English Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1871-1885
James Watney (1800-1884), English brewer and landowner, founder of Watney Combe & Reid, a leading brewing business in London
Simon Watney, British writer, art historian, and AIDS activist
Constance Watney MBE, COC, SRN, MBCN (1878-1947), British born missionary nurse in Uganda
Norman Watney (1834-1911), Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent, Master of the Mercers' Company in 1880

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)