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Hello,
I am really interested to find the origins of my name Hasler,
we were all brought up to think it was German, but since i have been doing my tree have found family line
in Essex going back to 1600c .
So how do you find out ? i know the spelling has changed a bit over those years and would have a started
as Heazler, i think thats the oldest spelling i have
Any ideas very welcome
thanks
Carol
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From "The Oxford Names Companion"
Hazel English: topographc name for someone who lived near a hazel tree or grove, OE hæsel.
Variations: Hazell, Hasel(l); Hessel(s), Heazel(l); Has(e)ler, Haselar, Heasler.
Stan
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Thank you for that Stan, very interesting
I take it that means a English name then ?
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Hi Carol,
OE hæsel, means it is from Old English, or Anglo-Saxon, an early form of the English language mid-5th century to the mid-12th century.
Stan
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Oh I can't believe it we thought it was German or Switz
That great Stan thank you for your time
regards
Carol
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Hi Stan
Would you be kind enough to look up the name Ridley for me please
Thank you so much
Carol
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Hi Carol,
Ridley is an habitation name from various places so called in England, especially the one in Northumberland, derived from the Old English geryd+leah for 'cleared wood/clearing'.
Stan
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Many thanks Stan,
Can i search on line for these names or buy the book
It's so interesting and i have lot's i would like to look up
Thanks again
Carol
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Hi Carol,
There are sites you can try, such as http://www.surnamedb.com/index.aspx
www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk
Stan
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Ok will have alook
thanks for all your help
take care
Carol
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Yes, the Hasler surname is Swiss and/or German. Ancient family surnames often loose their origin over time. Many different spellings. Visit https://archive.org/stream/pdfy-GymZ6mfvAzoZpNGj/Hasler%20Families%20and%20Where%20pdf The pdf is a translation by Helen Hasler Dempsey and explains the origins as well as the various spellings.
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Hi,
I am related to the Hasler/Bohannon/Beard families of Essex. Unfortunately I have no information that you already don't know. Intact, you possibly know more than I do. However, I have had my DNA done and I have a heck of a lot of Germanic DNA in me, yet no English. I would, therefore take Hasler as being German.
Emily.
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I just recently started tracing genealogy for the many branches of my family. My maternal grandmother’s maiden name is Ashlaw. I found through census paperwork that when her great-grandfather started out on his own the family surname was transcribed by the census taker as Ashlaw, but found out that he was a Hasler. His father (my GGGGgrandfather, Baptist Hasler) was a Canadian born native French speaker (québécois). I’m sure the name was lost in a French Canadian accent. I always thought of the Hasler surname as being of German or Swiss lineage. Unfortunately, I’m at a standstill in my search.
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Here is a much earlier Haseler in England, in Common Pleas, Hilary term 1448, first full entry, middle of fifth line:
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no748/bCP40no748dorses/IMG_1631.htm
John Haseler, of Babstoke, (Baverstock, Wilts) yeoman
At around the same time, Hilary term 1453, the same spelling was used for the parish name of Haselor, Warwickshire.
First entry, sixth line:
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no768/bCP40no768dorses/IMG_1634.htm
Geoffrey Perkyns, of Haseler, (Haselor, Warwick), husbandman