As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SCLATER. 1. The Sclaters of Hoddinoton, CO. Hants, claim to haA'e borrowed their name from the parish of Slaughter, or Schlauter in Gloucestershire, " where they were lords of the manor for upwards of three hundred years." B.L.G. 2. Another form of Slater. The mmecessary C has sometimes of late been resumed.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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