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![Show Contents]() Brasewel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Brasewel is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Brasewel family once lived in Yorkshire, where they took their name from the village of Bracewell which was originally in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but now in Lancashire. The name was originally rendered in the Old English form Breiorwella, which meant the dweller at the broad-well, and would have been used to denote residence near the village well. Early Origins of the Brasewel familyThe surname Brasewel was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Bracewell and Brogden a civil parish. Bracewell dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Braisuelle, land held by Roger de Poitou. 1 Early History of the Brasewel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brasewel research. Another 260 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1251, 1273, 1379, 1500, 1610 and 1616 are included under the topic Early Brasewel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Brasewel 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 Brasewel family name include Bracewell, Braycewell, Brasswell, Brasewell and others. Early Notables of the Brasewel familyMore information is included under the topic Early Brasewel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Brasewel 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 Brasewel surname or a spelling variation of the name include: a number of settlers who arrived by the 19th century.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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