Gatenby Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Gatenby is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Gatenby is for a watchman. The watchman was responsible for keeping guard over the gates of a castle or manor.

Gatenby Early Origins

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The surname Gatenby was first found in the North Riding of Yorkshire at Gatenby. One of the first records of the family was Stephen de Gaitenbi (c. 1190-1212) who was listed in Early Yorkshire Charters. In 1327, the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire listed Thomas de Gaytenby and later Peter de Gaytenby was listed in the Calendar of Inquisitiones post mortem of Yorkshire (1405-1406.)

Gatenby Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Gattonsby, Gatensby, Gatonby, Gattenby, Gatenby and many more.

Gatenby Early History

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Gatenby Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gatenby Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Gatenby, aged 31, a labourer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Sultana" in 1850 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SULTANA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Sultana.htm
Grace Gatenby, aged 25, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Sultana" in 1850 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SULTANA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Sultana.htm
Harriet Gatenby, aged 2, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Sultana" in 1850 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SULTANA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Sultana.htm

Contemporary Notables of the name Gatenby (post 1700)

David John Gatenby (b. 1952), Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmania (1978-1979)
Peter Barry Brontë Gatenby (1923-2015), Irish physician, Medical Director for the United Nations and Professor of Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, son of James Brontë Gatenby
James Brontë Gatenby (1892-1960), New Zealand zoologist, known for his work on the structure of cells and the Golgi bodies
Peter Robert Gatenby (b. 1949), Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania

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Citations

^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SULTANA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Sultana.htm

Other References

Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
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).
Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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