Dawtrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Dawtrey is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Dawtrey family lived in Sussex at Moor House, Petworth, not far from Battle Abbey. ^[1] Hawtrie is an adaptation of Hauterive, Normandy, the name of which literally means high river.

Early Origins of the Dawtrey family

The surname Dawtrey was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Heringham. Soon after the Domesday Book survey, a census initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England in 1066 A.D., the family built Heringham Priory. ^[2] The first Norman noble to settle was from Hauterive, probably assuming the cognate 'de Hauterive'. He came from the arrondisement of Alencon in Normandy. It is most likely a corruption of the Norman Hauterive which produced the family name but, strangely, Dawtry and Dealtry have also been attributed to the same source, this from a Latinization of the location of their estates in Sussex, i.e., De Alta Ripa, a high bank or cliff. The Dawtries, the main house of which is in Petworth parish, are one and the same as the Hawtries.

Important Dates for the Dawtrey family

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Dawtrey Spelling Variations

Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Dawtrey family name include Hawtre, Hawtree, Hawtrie, Dawtre, Dawtree, Dawtrie, Hawtrey, Haultrey, Dealtre, Dealtrie, Dawtrey, Dawtry, Daltry, Haltry, Haltrie and many more.

Early Notables of the Dawtrey family (pre 1700)

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Dawtrey migration to the United States

To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Dawtrey family to immigrate North America:

Dawtrey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• William Dawtrey, who settled in Barbados in 1683

Contemporary Notables of the name Dawtrey (post 1700)

Historic Events for the Dawtrey family

HMS Repulse

• Mr. Fred E Dawtrey, British Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse and survived the sinking ^[3]

Citations

1. ^ Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
2. ^ Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
3. ^ HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html