Battye is a surname, a variant of
Batty
Batty is a surname and is most commonly found in Yorkshire, northern England. It is derived from ''Batte'', a medieval form of the given name Bartholomew. Notable people with the surname include:
* Basil Batty (1873–1952), Anglican bishop
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. Notable people with the surname include:
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Colin Battye
Colin Battye (1936 – April 2018) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Castleford (List of Castleford Tigers players, Heritage № 427), as a .David Smart & Andrew H ...
(1936–2018), rugby league footballer
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Don Battye
Donald Gordon Battye (29 September 1938 – 28 February 2016) was an Australian composer, writer and television producer, best known for his work with Crawford Productions and Reg Grundy Organisation (known then as Reg Grundy Productions).
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(1938–2016), composer
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Ian Battye
Ian David Battye (birth registered third ¼ 1952 – 28 February 2007), also known by the nickname of "Big Joe", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at club level for Kippax Welfare ARLFC and ...
(1952–2007), rugby league footballer
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James Battye
James Sykes Battye (1871–1954) was an Australian librarian who was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library in Perth, Western Australia. He was a leading historian, librarian and public figure in Western Australian and also ...
(1871–1954), librarian
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John Battye
John Edward Battye (19 May 1926 – June 2016) was an English professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in Scissett, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire
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(1926–2016), football player
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Malcolm Battye
Malcolm Battye (birth registered third ¼ 1941) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Castleford ( Heritage № 462) and Doncaster (Heritage № 246), as a , i.e. number 3 ...
(born 1941), rugby league footballer
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Margaret Battye
Margaret Battye (9 August 1909 – 16 November 1949) was an Australian barrister and jurist, who was one of the most influential women in politics, business and the legal advancement in Oceania. Battye was the first woman to represent a client ...
(1909–1949), lawyer
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Neil Battye
Neil Battye (born 11 August 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Castleford ( Heritage № 627), Leeds ( Heritage №) and the Feat ...
(born 1963), rugby league footballer
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Aubyn Trevor-Battye
Aubyn Bernard Rochfort Trevor-Battye, MA, MBOU, FLS, FRGS, FZS (17 July 1855 – 19/20 December 1922) was a British traveller, naturalist and writer.
He was born at Hever, Kent, where his father, the Reverend William Wilberforce Battye, wa ...
(1855–1922), traveller and naturalist
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J S Battye Library
The J S Battye Library (more properly known as the J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History) is an arm of the State Library of Western Australia. It stores much of the state's historical records and original publications including books, ...
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Battye Glacier
On the continent of Antarctica, the Aramis Range is the third range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, situated 11 miles southeast of the Porthos Range and extending for about 30 miles in a southwest–northeast direction. It was first visit ...
, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica
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