Haslock

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As a personal name (and pre-dating surnames) Aslac, Aseloc and Haslec make several appearances in the 1086 Domesday Book for the Lincolnshire area of East Anglia. The origins are Scandinavian "Aslake" being Norse and "Aslac", Danish-Swede. The name was originally a compound which translates as "Ash-valley" and may have referred to one who dwelt in such a place. The introduction into England was 8th Century. The prefix "h" being added or omitted at will be medieval scribes. One Ricardus filus (son of) Aslac was mentioned in 1197 in the Pipe Rolls Records of Lincolnshire and Radulfus filus Oselach appeared in the 1189 Pipe Rolls of Suffolk. The London church register record the following entries. Elizabeth Haslelucke married James Dickenson at St. James, Clerkenwell on August 30th 1596; Marie and Elizabeth daughters of John and Katherine Haslocke were christened at St. Katherine by the Tower on May 28th 1644 and March 1st 1645, respectively. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Aselach, which was dated 1189, Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, during the reign of King Henry 11, "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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This interesting and unusual surname is of Old Scandinavian origin, and comes from the Old Norse personal name "Aslakr", Old Danish, Old Swedish "Aslak". The given names derive from the Old Norse "as", god, with "lakr", a port; hence "God of the port". Pre 7th Century Anglo-Saxon and Norse baptismal names were usually distinctive compounds whose elements were often associated with the Gods of Fire, Water and War. he names Aslac, Aseloc and Haslec (without surname) are noted in the Domesday Book of 1086, in Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk respectively. Haselac molendinarius is listed in the 1177 Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire. The surname is first recorded in the latter half of the 12th Century (see below) and can also be found as Haslock and Hasloch. William Aslac is registered in the 1189 Pipe Rolls of Norfolk, and Petronill Oslok is listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk (1327). Recordings of the surname from London Church Registers include: the christening of Thomas, son of Thomas and Lucy Hasluck, on March 1st 1732 at St. Mary Whitechapel; and the christening of Mary, daughter of Connorad and Jane Hasluck, on January 27th 1760 at The Lying In Hospital in Endell Street. The Coat of Arms most associated with the family is a black shield charged with an ermine chevron between three silver Catherine wheels, the Crest being a black talbot's head guttee d'eau. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Aselach, which was dated 1189, in the "Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.