The founding heritage of the Beddere family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Beddere comes from when one of the family worked as a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie. The surname Beddere 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.
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Early Origins of the Beddere family
The surname Beddere was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Beddere family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beddere research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1166, 1200, 1273, 1349, 1369, 1635, 1710 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Beddere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Beddere Spelling Variations
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Beddere has been spelled many different ways, including Beater, Beeter, Beatere, Betere, Batere, Bettere and many more.
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Early Notables of the Beddere family
Distinguished members of the family include 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... Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beddere Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Beddere family
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bedderes to arrive in North America: Charles Bater who arrived in Virgina in 1642. Thomas Bater sailed to America in 1772.
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