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![Show Contents]() Heslehurst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Heslehurst is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in one of the settlements called Hazelhurst in Lancashire, Surrey, or Sussex, or near any woodland noted for its hazel trees. Thus, the surname Heslehurst 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. Early Origins of the Heslehurst familyThe surname Heslehurst was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat both before and after the Norman Conquest in the year 1066. Early History of the Heslehurst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heslehurst research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1332 is included under the topic Early Heslehurst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Heslehurst 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 Heslehurst family name include Hazelhurst, Haselhurst, Hazlehurst, Haslehurst and many more. Early Notables of the Heslehurst familyMore information is included under the topic Early Heslehurst Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Heslehurst 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 Heslehurst surname or a spelling variation of the name include: 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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