The name Wattink was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the country in 1066. The ancestors of the Wattink family lived in Yorkshire, at Wadding.
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Early Origins of the Wattink family
The surname Wattink was first found in Yorkshire where they are "perhaps the patronymical form of the Anglo-Saxon Wade." 1
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Early History of the Wattink family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wattink 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 Wattink History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Wattink Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Wattink are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Wattink include Wadding, Wadden, Waddyng, Wading and others.
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Early Notables of the Wattink family
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Migration of the Wattink family to Ireland
Some of the Wattink 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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Migration of the Wattink family
Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Wattink, or a variant listed above: Margaret Wadden from County Wexford who settled in St. John's Newfoundland in 1878; John Wadden settled in Heart's Content in Newfoundland in 1871; his name was also spelled Waddon.
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