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Etymology of Hatlee

What does the name Hatlee mean?

The surname Hatlee literally means "woodland clearing on the hill" from the Old English haett + leah. 1 Another source claims the name "belonged to Hatley = 1 the Heath- Lea [Anglo-Saxon Hæðleáh] 2 Hætta's Lea [Anglo-Saxon Hættan-leáh- Hættan-, genit. of Hætta]. 2

There are two distinct Hatley locations found in Britain: Hatley (St. George), a parish, in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Longstow; and Hatley East (St. Dennis), a parish, in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Armingford, all in Cambridgeshire. 3 4

Early Origins and Etymology of Hatlee

The surname Hatlee was first found in Bedfordshire at Cockayne Hatley a parish, in the union and hundred of Biggleswade which borders onto Cambridgeshire. 5 4 This parish dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Hattenleia, c. 960 1 and then by the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was recorded as Hatelai. 6

In Cambridgeshire, they held a family seat at Hatley Park. They were conjecturally descended from Roger, a Norman noble, who, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book survey in 1086, held his Lordship from the Count Alan, and also held Lordships in Ayslesbury in Buckingham, St. Edes in Huntingdon, and Coxton in Cambridgeshire.

Early rolls show Arnold Hatteleia in the Feet of Fines for Bedfordshire in 1198 and Agnes de Hatleye in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275. 5

Early History of the Hatlee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hatlee research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1685, 1719 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Hatlee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hatlee Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Hatlee include Hartley, Hartly, Hatley, Haytley and others.

Early Notables of the Hatlee family

Simon Hatley (1685-c. 1723), an English sailor and pirate, best remembered for killing an albatross during his second voyage with Alexander Selkirk in 1719 when his ship was buffeted...
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Migration of the Hatlee family to Ireland

Some of the Hatlee family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Hatlee family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Elizabeth Hartley, who settled in Virginia in 1655; Jeremy Hartley settled in Barbados in 1635; Thomas Hartley settled in Virginia in 1642; William Hartley settled in Virginia in 1623..
  1. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  4. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  5. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  6. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

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