Batcher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

Batcher is a name that was formed by the Anglo-Saxon society of old Britain. The name was thought to have been used for someone who once worked as a peddler who would travel buying and selling goods for profit. Another source claims the name was derived from the French word bagagier, or baggage-carrier. ^[1]

Early Origins of the Batcher family

The surname Batcher was first found in Yorkshire where one of the first records of the name was Richard le Bagger, who was listed on the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1246 and later in Yorkshire in 1297. ^[2]

Important Dates for the Batcher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Batcher research. Another 43 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1778 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Batcher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Batcher Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Batcher include Badger, Badge, Bagehot, Baghot, Badghot and others.

Early Notables of the Batcher family (pre 1700)

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Batcher migration to the United States

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Batcher were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Batcher Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Ann Batcher, who arrived in Maryland in 1659 ^[3]

Citations

1. ^ Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
2. ^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
3. ^ 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)