| ![Show Contents]() Boten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BotenWhat does the name Boten mean? The earliest roots of the name Boten are with the Viking settlers of the early Middle Ages; the surname having come from a place named by the Vikings It is a name for someone who lived on the lands of Bowden, in Roxburghshire where the family held lands since the early Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Boten familyThe surname Boten was first found in Bowden, in Roxburghshire."For a period of about two hundred years various persons of the same surname are witnesses to a number of charters These are not mentioned as holding lands in the parish, but would appear to have been kindly tenants of the monastery who took their name from the barony. The monks of different periods were in the practice of sub-letting the lands of the barony, and some of the lands, on whatever condition originally let, came at length to be held by the parties in hereditary right". Between c, 1200 and c. 1240 one or more individuals named Richard de Boulden witnessed charters by Cecilia de Molle, Symon Maulverer, etc. Master Richard de Bouldone, parson of the parish of Edilstone, rendered homage to King Edward I of England in 1296. William de Bolden was Abbot of Kelso in 1370, and in 1399 we have mention of the tenement of John de Bolden in Westerkelsow.' 1 Gilbert Boddane who witnessed an instrument of sasine at Bordland of Laik, Kirkcudbrightshire in 1552. Later, John Bodane in Meiklehalf, 1686 (Kirkcudbright), and John Boddane and Williame Boddane were recorded as masters of families in the parish of Buittle, 1684. 1 Early History of the Boten familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boten research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1296, 1450 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Boten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boten Spelling VariationsStandards against which to judge the accuracy of spellings and translations did not yet exist in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations in names dating from that era, are thus, an extremely common occurrence. Boten has been recorded as Bowden, Bouden, Boulden, Bouldene, Bolden, Boldane, Boldan, Boden, Bodden and many more. Early Notables of the Boten familyMore information is included under the topic Early Boten Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Boten family to IrelandSome of the Boten family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 61 words (4 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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Boten Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Anna Boten, aged 35, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Gellert" 2
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GELLERT 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Gellert.htm
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