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![Show Contents]() Lefferach History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Lefferach is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in the township of Liversedge located in the parish of Bristall just miles from Leeds. Early Origins of the Lefferach familyThe surname Lefferach was first found in West Yorkshire at Liversedge, a township that dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Livresec, 1 a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy. The place name probably means "edge or ridge of a man called Leofhere," from the Old English personal name + "ecg." 2 The township includes the hamlets of Millbridge, Littletown, Hightown, the Heights, and Robert-Town. Liversedge Hall was anciently the property of the Neville family, lords of the manor. Today the hall is in ruins and slight remains can be seen. Early History of the Lefferach familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lefferach research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1439, 1670 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Lefferach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lefferach 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 Lefferach family name include Leversage, Leverage, Leveredge, Leverich, Leverick, Leveridge, Leversage, Leversedge, Liversage, Livesage, Liveredge, Liverich and many more. Early Notables of the Lefferach familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lefferach Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lefferach familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Lefferach surname or a spelling variation of the name include : William Leveredge, who settled in New England in 1633; Sarah Leveredge settled in Barbados in 1663; Henry Leverage settled in Boston in 1635; William Leveridge settled in Salem in 1633.
- 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)
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