| ![Show Contents]() Battley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Battley name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in either Baddiley in Cheshire, near Nantwich or Badley, a parish in Norfolk. There is also a Badley in Suffolk. 1 Early Origins of the Battley familyThe surname Battley was first found in Essex and Suffolk, where the the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list the first of the family. William de Badeleye held estates in Essex and Geoffrey de Badele held estates in Suffolk at that time. 1 Further north, Andrew Badly, was monk of Melrose, c. 1379-1380. 2 Early History of the Battley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Battley research. Another 281 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1191, 1273, 1372, 1500, 1626, 1646, 1648, 1649, 1656, 1672, 1704, 1708, 1770, 1772 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Battley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Battley Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Battley has undergone many spelling variations, including Batley, Battelay, Bateley, Batelay, Batlee and many more. Early Notables of the Battley familyDistinguished members of the family include - Richard Battley (1770-1856), was a chemist who introduced many important improvements in pharmaceutical operations
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To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Battley were among those contributors:
Battley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Battley, who arrived in Virginia in 1725 3
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Battley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Richard Henry Battley, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orleana" in 1840 4
- Mr. Thomas Battley, (b. 1800), aged 42, English labourer who was convicted in Ely (Isle Ely), Cambridgeshire, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Emerald Isle" on 25th June 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1845 5
- Elias Battley, aged 36, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Magdalena" 6
- Eliza Battley, aged 15, a housemaid, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Magdalena" 6
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Battley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Elizabeth Battley, (b. 1843), aged 27, British general servant travelling from London aboard the ship 'Merope' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 27th October 1870 7
| Contemporary Notables of the name Battley (post 1700) | + |
- Brigadier-General Joseph Franklin Battley (1893-1970), American Head Public Relations Army Service Forces (1945-1947) 8
- Richard Battley (1770-1856), English chemist, the son of an architect in Wakefield 9
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ORLEANA 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Orleana.htm
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emily
- South Australian Register Friday 26th August 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Magdalena 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/magdalena1853.shtml
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Joseph Battley. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Battley/Joseph_Franklin/USA.html
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 6 June 2019
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