This page is maintained by Paul Batten formerly of Foxtrap, Newfoundland, Canada. In the search for my own roots I have gathered a lot of information on the Batten surname in general the majority of which is presented here. I have traced my own line back to 1795 and the data from the 1800's onward is quite good. There are references to the surname (in its current form) in Newfoundland back to 1675. There are intriguing hints that the name may be an anglicized version of a french name that came from the Channel Islands off the north coast of France before 1610. More lately I have found a contact in Scotland who has done a One Name Study on Batten and suggests it may have originally been a Flemish surname from the area around Bethune, France.

There is a mountain of data here and it is entirely possible that I have made errors. If you see anything suspect, by all means, let me know (pbatten@entelchile.net). Your comments are welcomed.

• A general History in Newfoundland
• Anglican Marriages in the Port De Grave area, 1829 - 1890
• Anglican Births in the Port De Grave area, 1781 - 1887
• Anglican Death Records in the Port De Grave area.
• Battens in the 1921 Newfoundland Census (198 people in 12 communities).
• Battens in Ship Registers.
• General References from Devon, England 1664 to 1816
• General References from Ringwood in Hampshire, England 1668 to 1716
• Batten Marriages in Cornwall, England, 1560 - 1806

Family Tree for Paul Batten b. Foxtrap, 1961

• Branches for Batten, Bussey, Butler and Cable.
• Old Photographs Batten/Butler
• Old Photographs Bussey/Cable
• Stories: The Early Battens from Shortis and Munn in 1910, The Southern Cross, The Battle of Foxtrap, Willie George Bussey, anecdote from the Dock, anecdote about Lily Batten by her grandaughter,Valerie.

Family Tree for Diane Morgan b. Seal Cove, 1957

• Branches for Morgan, Dawe, and White.
• Old Photographs Morgan
• A collection of 8 World War I Postcards (incl. 2 of ships, R.M.S Celtic and Virginian)

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