| ![Show Contents]() Grazebrook History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of GrazebrookWhat does the name Grazebrook mean? Grazebrook is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Grazebrook family lived in Glazebrook in the county Lancashire, which did not become a county until 1182, which was more than a century after the Norman Conquest. As a result, it was treated as two different territories in the Domesday Book. At this time, the territory north of the Ribble River was considered a part of Yorkshire and the southern region part of Cheshire. Early Origins of the Grazebrook familyThe surname Grazebrook was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Greysbrook or Greasborough, some say, from the time of the Norman Conquest in the year 1066 A.D. Descended about the year 1100 was Bartholemew de Gresbroke who purchased an estate in Shenston in Staffordshire from Robert of Grendon. Descended were the Greysbrooks of Middleton in Warwickshire who settled there in the early 15th century. Early History of the Grazebrook familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grazebrook research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grazebrook History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grazebrook Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Grazebrook include Grazebrook, Grazebrooke, Grazebroke, Greysbrook, Greysbrooke, Greysbroke, Greisbrook, Greisbrooke, Greisbroke, Gersburg, Gersbroke, Gresbrook, Gresbroke, Greasborough and many more. Early Notables of the Grazebrook familyMore information is included under the topic Early Grazebrook Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Grazebrook familyIn England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Grazebrooks to arrive on North American shores: William Grasebrook who landed in America in 1745.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Grazebrook (post 1700) | + |
- Sarah Grazebrook, English actress
- Brigadier Tom Neville Grazebrook (1904-1967), Brigadier General 1
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 17) Tom Grazebrook. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Grazebrook/Tom_Neville/Great_Britain.html
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