Latter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Latter family

The surname Latter was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat on the lands of Lathis from very early times. The first recorded Chief of the name was Thomas Laithis "of that Ilk."

Early History of the Latter family

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Latter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Latto, Lawtie, Laithis, Lautie, Latta, Lattay, Lathes, Lawta, Lawty, Lawtye, Lawtay, Lathis and many more.

Early Notables of the Latter family

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Latter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Latter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Louis Latter, who arrived in Maryland in 1763 1

Latter migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Latter Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Joseph Latter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2
Eliza Latter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Eden" in 1838 2
Charles Latter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Rajasthan" in 1838 3
Mary Latter, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Rajasthan" in 1838 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Latter (post 1700) +

Fullmer H. Latter, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1952 4
Walter Latter Cornford (1900-1964), English cricketer

Historic Events for the Latter family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. Ralph Howard Latter (1899-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 5

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) EDEN 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838Eden.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) RAJASTHAN 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838Rajasthan.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance