Greasborough is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Greasborough family lived in Glazebrook in the county Lancashire, which did not become a county until 1182, which was more than a century after the Norman Conquest. As a result, it was treated as two different territories in the Domesday Book. At this time, the territory north of the Ribble River was considered a part of Yorkshire and the southern region part of Cheshire.
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Early Origins of the Greasborough family
The surname Greasborough was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Greysbrook or Greasborough, some say, from the time of the Norman Conquest in the year 1066 A.D. Descended about the year 1100 was Bartholemew de Gresbroke who purchased an estate in Shenston in Staffordshire from Robert of Grendon. Descended were the Greysbrooks of Middleton in Warwickshire who settled there in the early 15th century.
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Early History of the Greasborough family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Greasborough research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Greasborough History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Greasborough Spelling Variations
Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Greasborough family name include Grazebrook, Grazebrooke, Grazebroke, Greysbrook, Greysbrooke, Greysbroke, Greisbrook, Greisbrooke, Greisbroke, Gersburg, Gersbroke, Gresbrook, Gresbroke, Greasborough and many more.
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Early Notables of the Greasborough family
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Migration of the Greasborough family
To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Greasborough family to immigrate North America: William Grasebrook who landed in America in 1745.
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