The Anglo-Saxon name Hasellhurst comes from the family having resided in one of the settlements called Hazelhurst in Lancashire, Surrey, or Sussex, or near any woodland noted for its hazel trees. Thus, the surname Hasellhurst belongs to both the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads, and to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
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Early Origins of the Hasellhurst family
The surname Hasellhurst was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat both before and after the Norman Conquest in the year 1066.
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Early History of the Hasellhurst family
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Hasellhurst Spelling Variations
Hasellhurst has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Hazelhurst, Haselhurst, Hazlehurst, Haslehurst and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hasellhurst family
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Migration of the Hasellhurst family
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Hasellhursts to arrive on North American shores: Cuthbert Hayhurst settled in Pennsylvania in 1682 with his wife Mary and six children; Jane Hazelhurst settled with her husband and three children in Philadelphia in 1822.
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