Batters History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Batters

What does the name Batters mean?

The name Batters is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie. The surname Batters is possibly derived from the Old French word bateor, meaning one who beats, a term which has been applied to a beater of cloth or fuller. The surname may also be a short form of the word orbatour, which means a beater of gold.

Early Origins of the Batters family

The surname Batters was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Batters family

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Batters 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 Batters include Beater, Beeter, Beatere, Betere, Batere, Bettere and many more.

Early Notables of the Batters family

Richard Batere, a prominent 12th century landholder in Berkshire; and Thomas Patrick Betterton (ca. 1635 - 1710), English actor buried in Westminster Abbey. He "was born in Tothill Street, Westminster, and was apprenticed by his father, who was under-cook to Charles I, to a bookseller. These are the only undisputed facts concerning his...
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Batters 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 Batters were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Batters Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Era Batters, who arrived in Virginia in 1648 1
William Batters, who landed in Maryland in 1679 1

Batters migration to Australia +

Batters Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Batters, (b. 1768), aged 37, British settler who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Fortune And Alexander" on 31st December 1805, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2

Sources +

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au