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The name Brashaw is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a worker in brass. 1
The surname Brashaw was first found in Somerset. However, one of the first record of the family was found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 as Richard de Brazur in Shropshire. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brashaw research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1327 is included under the topic Early Brashaw History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Brashaw include Brazier, Brasier, Braser, Brazer and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Brashaw Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Brashaw were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: