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![Show Contents]() Asklabye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Asklabye familyThe surname Asklabye was first found in North Yorkshire at Aislaby, a hamlet and civil parish near the town of Pickering. The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was listed as Asuluesbi. 1 The place name literally means "farmstead or village of a man called Asulfr," from the Old Scandinavian personal name + "by." 2 "There was anciently a chapel dedicated to St. Thomas the Martyr, which was founded by William de Aslakby (now Aislaby) and Agnes his wife, in 1313." 3 Aislaby is also a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district and finally Aislaby is a small village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands and village of Aislaby, held by Richard Surdeval, a Norman noble, who was recorded in the Domesday Book. Early History of the Asklabye familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Asklabye research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1487, 1510, 1564, 1600, 1670, 1674, 1699 and 1742 are included under the topic Early Asklabye History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Asklabye Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Asklabye are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Asklabye include Aislaby, Aislakby, Aislackby, Aslakeby, Aislabie, Aslaby and many more. Early Notables of the Asklabye familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was John Aislabie (1670-1742), English statesman and politician, was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York, 7 Dec. 1670. "He was the fourth son of George Aislabie, principal registrar of the archiepiscopal court of York, by his second wife, Mary. His father...
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Asklabye Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Asklabye familyFaced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Asklabye, or a variant listed above: John Aislabee, who settled in Massachusetts in 1692.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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