The surname Hezzlegreave was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor in the West Riding. 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 shire about the 13th century.
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Early History of the Hezzlegreave family
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Hezzlegreave Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hezzlegreave has undergone many spelling variations, including Hazlegrove, Hazelgrave, Hazelgrove, Hezzlegrove, Haselgrave, Hezzlegreave, Hesselgrave and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hezzlegreave family
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Migration of the Hezzlegreave family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hezzlegreave were among those contributors: W. F. Hazlegrove, who was on record in the census of Ontario of 1871.
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