The
Anglo-Saxon name lashane comes from the family having resided in the village Lasham, in
Hampshire which was the site of an old stretch of King's Land called Lascham Wood.
Early Origins of the lashane family
The surname lashane was first found in
Hampshire at Lasham, a small village and civil parish in the East
Hampshire district that dates back to the
Domesday Book of 1086 where it was recorded at Esseham.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Literally, the place name means "smaller homestead, or homestead of a man called Leassa," from the Old English "laessa" + "ham."
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the lashane family
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lashane Spelling Variations
lashane has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few
hundred years,
spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Lasham, Lassham, Lassam, Lascham, Lashem, Lashom, Laschem and many more.
Early Notables of the lashane family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the lashane family to the New World and Oceana
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in
England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first lashanes to arrive on North American shores: Ann Lassam, who sailed to America in 1771.