John Hatchett (1919-1998)
John Hatchett on his 21st Birthday. He joined the Royal Navy in 1937. He survived the sinking of HMS Punjabi on 1st May 1942 although he had never learned to swim. The destroyer, protecting an Arctic convoy, sank after a collision in fog with the British battleship George V.
A website of Hatchett genealogy.
Origin of the name:I
(According to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland)
England: Nickname from Middle English hachet(te) 'small axe',
Old French hachete, evidently an occupational name for a hatchet maker or user.
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There are currently about 472 Hatchetts in GB and 25 in Ireland.
In 1881 there were 326 Hatchett s scattered in GB with concentrations in London, Hertfordshire and Staffordshire.
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This site contains many Hatchett’s from the UK, some from Ireland , Australia, New Zealand. I’ve added many records from the US, but the process of family building with these is limited. Main variations include Hatchet, Hachet and Hachette and a few others.
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Please get in touch if you would like to contribute to this website.
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I am currently adding Data from the 1921 Census for England and Wales
Thomas Henry Hatchett (1878-1926)
A schoolteacher and headmaster. He died at the age of 47 of pernicious anaemia, an illness which is now successfully treated with Vitamin B12.
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