Battams One-Name Study

Battams
One-Name Study

Topics

About the Battams One-Name Study
Variants
Origin of the surname
Historical occurrences
Distribution of the name
Data
Links
Contact Details

About the Battams One-Name Study

The Battams One-Name study started in September 2005, I decided to begin the study after collecting any information I could relating to the Battams name to help me with my own Family History Research and then realising that I could help others with their research. I am now seeking to exchange information on the surname: 'Battams' (including any variants) to establish a worldwide database, All references sought (I accept Gedcom files) and will gladly help other researchers with any queries.

Variants

Spelling variations include: Batten, Battin, Battyne, Baten, Batin, Batton and many more.

Origin of the surname

The Battams Name seems to Originate from Somerset, England.

Historical occurrences

First found in Somerset, where they had been granted lands after the Norman Conquest in 1066, by William the Conqueror, for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Robert Batten who settled in New England in 1648; William Batten settled in Virginia in 1654; Mary Batton settled in New England in 1749.

Distribution of the name

The most populated counties in the 1881 UK census with the Beaney name were: Bedfordshire(50), Buckinghamshire(37), Cheshire(8), Devonshire(5), Hertfordshire(8), Lancashire(1), Leicestershire(1), Middlesex(31), Northamptonshire(32), Surrey(17), Staffordshire(3), Yorks W. Riding(7) & Midlothian(2).

Data

All the Battams enteries from the England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983.

Links

http://www.beaneyfamilyhistory.co.uk

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/a/Gordon-Beaney/index.html

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Mr Gordon D Beaney
E-mail:

This page last updated 25 February 2008.