in origin. It was a name given to a
from ancient times. The parish of Kirby Bellars in
takes its name from the foundation of a college there in 1359 during the reign of Edward II.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bellars research.
Another 228 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1275, 1500, 1666, 1726 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Bellars 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 Bellars include Beller, Bellere, Bellier, Biller, Billere, Billier, Billers and many more.