Brewis

Brewis
This interesting surname is either of Norman or Anglo-Saxon origin. If the former it is a locational name from Briouse in Orne, in Normandy which probably gets its name from a Gaulish word meaning muddy, or the Old French "breuil" marshy woodland. Locational names were originally given as a means of identification to those who left their village or place of origin to settle elsewhere. It may also be an occupational name for someone who worked in a brewery, from the Middle English "brewhus" meaning brewery a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century elements "breow(an)" to brew and "hus" a house or building. The surname first appears in France in the latter half of the 11th Century (see below). William de Braiose is noted in the Domesday Book of Sussex (1086) and Reginald de Breuis appears in the Curia Rolls of Sussex (1279). The surname may also be found in the variant spellings Brewse, Browse and Bruce. In May 1629, John, son of John and Joane Brewis, was christened at the church of St. Botolph without Aldgate, London, and Valentine Brewis married Mary Green on October 22nd 1700 at the Church of St. Peter-le-Poer, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Briouze, which was dated 1080, in the "Calendar of Documents preserved in France", during the reign of King Philip 1st of France, 1060-1108. 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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  • Brewis — Brew is, n. [OE. brewis, brouwys, browesse, brewet, OF. brouet, s being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc. pl.; dim. of OHG. brod. [root]93. See {Broth}, and cf. {Brose}.] 1. Broth or pottage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let them of their Bonner …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brewis — fish and brewis (salt cod and hard bread (or hardtack) soaked in water overnight and then fried and garnished with salt pork and molasses in Newfoundland. Brewis is Middle English for bread soaked in drippings) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • brewis — /brooh is, broohz/, n. Newfoundland. 1. hard bread soaked in water and then boiled. 2. such bread, with pieces of fish added, served as a meal. [1520 30; earlier brewz, brewes, appar. b. bree broth, juice (ME bre, OE *breo, var. of briw; cf.… …   Universalium

  • Brewis — bread soaked in roast drippings, broth, gravy, etc …   Medieval glossary

  • brewis — ˈbrüz, ˈbrüə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English brewes, browes, from Old French broez, nominative singular & accusative plural of broet broth, dim of breu broth, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth more at broth 1. dialect …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anne Brewis — Lady Anne Brewis [ Obituary, The Times, Friday April 12th 2002.] , daughter of Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, was an English botanist. As a child, Brewis had spent long holidays studying the orchids on Noar Hill [ In retirement,… …   Wikipedia

  • Hansie Brewis — Johannes Daniël Brewis, plus connu comme Hansie Brewis, né le 15 juin 1920 à Oudtshoorn (Afrique du Sud), est un joueur de rugby à XV qui a joué avec l équipe d Afrique du Sud. Il évoluait au poste de demi de mêlée. Hansie Brewis est décédé le 9… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fish and brewis — (pronounced like the word bruise ) [ [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/azindex/pages/536.html Newfoundland Dictionary description] ] is a traditional Newfoundland meal consisting of codfish and hard bread or hard tack . With the abundance of… …   Wikipedia

  • John Brewis — (Henry) John Beverley Brewis (8 April 1920 25 May 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician and barrister.He was Member of Parliament for Galloway from a 1959 by election until he stood down at the October 1974 general election, and also… …   Wikipedia

  • fish and brewis — salt cod and hard bread (or hardtack) soaked in water overnight and then fried and garnished with salt pork and molasses in Newfoundland. Brewis is Middle English for bread soaked in drippings …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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