Buttry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancestors of the Buttry family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Buckinghamshire. The name Buttry refers to the family's original place of residence, Boteri in Falaise, Normandy, where they lived prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae listed "Roger de Boteri, Alvered, John, and Roger occur in Normandy 1180-1198." 1

Alternatively the name could have been an occupational name as "derived from an official title. 'at the buttery.' The keeper of the butlery, or store for liquor; 'buttery-bar.' (Shakespeare) " 2

Early Origins of the Buttry family

The surname Buttry was first found in Buckinghamshire where William Buteri was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1177. A few years later in Herefordshire, Reginald Boteri was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1211. In Suffolk, William de Buteri was listed in the same rolls of 1219. Over one hundred years later, John de la Buterye was listed in the Feet of Fines for Staffordshire in 1334. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed William Boter in Gloucestershire. 1

Early History of the Buttry family

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Buttry Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years the English language had no fixed system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations occurred commonly in Anglo Norman surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Buttry were recorded, including Buttery, Buttry, Butry and others.

Early Notables of the Buttry family

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Buttry migration to the United States +

The unstable environment in England at this time caused numerous families to board ships and leave in search of opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad in places like Ireland, Australia, and particularly the New World. The voyage was extremely difficult, however, and only taken at great expense. The cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels caused many to arrive diseased and starving, not to mention destitute from the enormous cost. Still opportunity in the emerging nations of Canada and the United States was far greater than at home and many went on to make important contributions to the cultures of their adopted countries. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Buttry arrived in North America very early:

Buttry Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Richard Buttry, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 aboard the ship "Furtherance" 4
Nicholas and Martha Buttry, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1635 with their daughter Grace
Grace Buttry, aged 1, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "James" 5
Martha Buttry, aged 28, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "James" 5
Nicholas Buttry, aged 33, who arrived in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "James" 5

Buttry migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Buttry Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Buttry, (b. 1799), aged 28, English farm servant who was convicted in Lincolnshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Florentia" on 14th August 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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 5th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/florentia