| ![Show Contents]() Hasset History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
In the Middle Ages, the first family to use the Hasset surname took the name from a place name with Viking roots. They lived in Cumberland, on the Borderlands between Scotland and England. As the name is made up of the elements blen, which means hill and hey which means shelter, the name was often broken up. In other words, entries were sometimes for the entire name say, Blenarhassett and other times just Hassett. Early Origins of the Hasset familyThe surname Hasset was first found in Cumberland, where their early family seats were at Blenerhasset and Flimby Hall. One of the earliest records of the name appeared on a census taken in that county during the reign of King Richard II (1367-c.1400) where Thomas Blennerhasset was found in Carlisle. Of interest is a note in the Feet of Fines that Thomas Bleverhasset was appointed rector of Hardingham, county Norfolk at the age of 11, by the Pope's dispensation. 1 Early History of the Hasset familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hasset research. Another 37 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1550, 1598, 1610, 1625, 1652, 1687, 1692, 1695, 1703, 1712, 1727, 1741, 1758, 1809 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Hasset History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hasset Spelling VariationsIn the Middle Ages, no real standards were established to judge the accuracy of spelling and translation. They were done mostly by ear and intuition, and enormous numbers of spelling variations were the unsurprising result. Hasset has appeared as Blennerhasset, Blennerhassett, Blenerhasset, Blenner, Hassett, Hassetts and many more. Early Notables of the Hasset familyNotable amongst the family at this time was - Thomas Blenerhasset (1550?-1625?), an English poet and writer on Ireland, a younger son of William Blenerhasset of Horsford Park, near Norwich, who died in 1598. "He was probably born about 1550, and...
- Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, 1st Baronet (1741-1821), a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the County of Kerry. It was created on 22 September 1809 for this member of a family that was ori...
 Migration of the Hasset family to Ireland
Some of the Hasset family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 108 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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North America was far from Britain's oppressive monarchy. There, the Scottish found land and freedom, and many even the opportunity to pay back England in the American War of Independence. This brave heritage survives today largely in Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Hasset family in North America:
Hasset Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Massey Hasset, who arrived in New York State in 1811
- Francis Hasset, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1854 2
- Thomas Hasset, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1868
- James Hasset, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1878
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Hasset Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Hasset, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Nabob"
- Mary J. Hasset, aged 18, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Nabob"
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Hasset Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Michael Hasset, aged 27, a farm labourer, who arrived in Westland aboard the ship "Gainsborough" in 1878 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortes fortuna juvat
Motto Translation: Fortune favours the Bold.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 3rd November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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