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![Show Contents]() Blasdale Surname History
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It is supposed that the Blasdale surnames is habitational, deriving from the name of the village of Bleasdale in Lancashire, England. Early Origins of the Blasdale familyThe surname Blasdale was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1550 when John Bleasdale held estates in Lancashire. The name is believed to be descended from St.Blaise, patron saint of wool combers. The addition of the 'dale' or 'dell' is possessive and typical of many Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumberland family names. Early History of the Blasdale familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blasdale research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1616 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Blasdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Blasdale Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Blasdale family name include Bleasdale, Bleasdell, Bleasdaile, Blaisdell, Blaisdale, Blesdil, Blesdill, Bleas, Blazey, Blazy, Blease, Blazdell, Blazdill, Blazedell and many more. Early Notables of the Blasdale familyMore information is included under the topic Early Blasdale Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Blasdale familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Blasdale surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Moses Blaisdell, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1775; Ralph Blaisdell, who arrived in Maine in 1635; and Miss M F Blaisdell, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1860..
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