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![Show Contents]() Watting History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Watting is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Watting family lived in Yorkshire, at Wadding. Early Origins of the Watting familyThe surname Watting was first found in Yorkshire where they are "perhaps the patronymical form of the Anglo-Saxon Wade." 1 Early History of the Watting familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Watting research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1086, 1581, 1588, 1591, 1644 and 1657 are included under the topic Early Watting History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Watting Spelling VariationsBefore the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Watting family name include Wadding, Wadden, Waddyng, Wading and others. Early Notables of the Watting familyMore information is included under the topic Early Watting Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Watting family to Ireland
Some of the Watting family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Watting family to immigrate North America:
Watting Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- M M Watting, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- N Watting, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- H E Watting, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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)
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Watting migration to the United States 
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