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Where did the French lascelles family come from? What is the French lascelles family crest and coat of arms? When did the lascelles family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the lascelles family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lacelle, Lacelles, Lacels, Lacel, Lascelle, Lascelles, Celles and many more.

First found in Normandy where they held a family seat at the seigneurie of Lacella near Falaise and were known as the Barons of Messie. Their estates were held from the Abbey of St.-Sauveur in Evreux, and the village, church, and manor all made their allegiance to this Abbey in 1154. The family was divided into two powerful branches, one of which accompanied Duke William of Normandy in his conquest of England in 1066. They were granted lands at Kirby and were represented by Roger Lacelles in 1130; Picot in 1139, Roger in 1165, later another Robert and Roger who was a Baron in 1295. Randolph Lacelles was head of the Horlsey branch and this descended to John Lacelles of Castle Howard.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lascelles research. Another 111 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early lascelles History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

lascelles Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Henry Lascelles who settled in Georgia with his son in 1735
  • Henry Lascelles, who sailed to Georgia in 1735
  • Henry Lascelles, who settled in Georgia in 1735

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  • Edward Lascelles (1740-1820), British, 1st Earl of Harewood
  • Henry Lascelles, British, the 6th Earl of Harewood, who married Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George V, in 1922
  • Sir Alan Lascelles, English private secretary to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II
  • Mary Lascelles, British professor of English language and literature at Oxford University
  • Sir Frances Lascelles, British Clerk of the British Parliament in the 1950s
  • Daniel Lascelles, British Supreme Court judge in Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei from 1952 to 1962


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  2. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  3. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  4. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  5. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  6. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  7. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  8. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  9. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  10. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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