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![Show Contents]() Lifsea History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Lifsea is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Lifsea family once lived in the township of Livesey which was in the parish of Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. The Lifsea surname is a Habitation name that was originally derived from the place-names of pre-existing towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Lifsea familyThe surname Lifsea was first found in Lancashire at Livesey, a township, in the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred of Blackburn. "This place gave name to a family who resided here, and were owners of the greater part of the township. James Levesey, in the reign of Edward VI. held the estate as a manor, as did his descendant, James Levesey, in the 9th of James I." 1 Early History of the Lifsea familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lifsea research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lifsea History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lifsea 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 Lifsea family name include Livesey, Liversay, Liversey, Livezey and others. Early Notables of the Lifsea familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lifsea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lifsea 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 Lifsea surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Robert Livezey settled in Philadelphia in 1856; John Livesey settled in Philadelphia in 1833; Thomas Livesey arrived in Philadelphia in 1863.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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