Scatcherd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Scatcherd family

The surname Scatcherd was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Scatcherd family

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Scatcherd Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scatchard, Scatcherd, Scratcher, Scratchard and others.

Early Notables of the Scatcherd family

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Migration of the Scatcherd family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Scatcherd (post 1700) +

Norrison Cavendish Scatcherd (1780-1853), English antiquary, born at Morley, Yorkshire, eldest son of Watson Scatcherd, a successful barrister on the northern circuit; his family had been resident at Morley for two centuries