The name ATTREE, known also by the old English name of Atte Ree or At Ree (and also known as Atree and even Tree), is recorded as far back as the 1200s. During the 1300 and 1400s the Attree family was established in and around the villages of Wivelsfield and Ditchling in Sussex, and at that time they were in their own right lords of the manor.
The most known pedigrees are the Pedigree of Attree of Theobalds (Wivelsfield) and the Pedigree of Attree of Barcombe and Ditchling. The Pedigree of Goodman of Otehall starts with John Atte Ree, Lord of the Manor of Otehall, 1438.
Attrees have since concentrated mainly in and around the villages of Wivelsfield and Ditchling. Some parts of the family remained in this area. Others migrated in the early 18th century to the Dorking area of Surrey and then on to London. Behind the Ditchling Church is the village museum, the church as well as the churchyard has many Attree memorials. In the museum there is even a room named the ATTREE room.
The East Sussex Record Office at Lewes has a collection of the Sussex Archeological Society's Archeological Collections, in which Colonel F.W.T. Attree (he started writing as a Lieutenant!) has provided many references to the Attree family.
From the above pedigrees there are also various branches of the Attree family that are to be found as far afield as Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
All the above information has been provided by Brian James Attree living in Holland. Brian is researching the Attree Family as a hobby, and he has registered the name with The Guild of One-Name Studies in London. He would appreciate all information regarding details of ancestors and families with an Attree connection
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