Halse

Halse
This famous name of habitational origins, is found in the Annals both of Britain and the United States of America, where it made an early entry (see below). The origin however, is Olde English pre 7th Century, the derivation being from "hals" meaning a neck of land, plus "eg", an island. This was often an island formed in a river, rather than at sea, as in the villages of Halse in Somerset and Northampstonshire. There are a number of alternative or variant spellings including Halse, Halsho, Halso and Hause, the former being relatively popular in Devon and Somerset. Six Coats of Arms have been granted to Halseys, the earliest for the Halseys of Devon, being a gold field charged with a fess between three griffins' heads, all in Hack. Amongst the earliest settlers into America were Joseph Halsey, aged 24 yrs., who left London on the ship "Elizabeth and Ann" on May 6th 1635, and Richard Halsey, aged 13 yrs., who embarked on the "Hopewell", on July 28th 1635, both ships being bound for "Virginea". Admiral William Halsey U.S.N. was the victor of The Battle of Midway in 1944. An early recording in England was that of Widdow Halsey, who married one Whorwood Shadwell at St. Paul's, Benet's Wharf, London, on October 5th 1620. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Halsey, which was dated August 27th 1581, a witness at the Church of St. Augustine, Watling Street, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. 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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  • Halse — bezeichnet ein Manöver beim Segeln, bei dem ein Fahrzeug mit dem Heck durch den Wind geht und die Segel anschließend auf der anderen Schiffsseite geführt werden. Im Unterschied zum Schiften ist eine Halse immer mit einer Änderung des Kurses… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Halse — (h[add]ls), v. t. [AS. healsian.] 1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each other kissed glad And lovely halst. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] O dere child,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halse — Halse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halsed} (h[add]lst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halsing}.] [Cf. {Hawser}.] To haul; to hoist. [Obs.] Grafton [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halse — Halse, 1) so v.w. Halsband 3); 2) (Sattl.), so v.w. Kummet; 3) so v.w. Hals 10) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Halse — There are several settlements named Halse: * Halse is a village near Banbury in Northamptonshire, England. * Halse is a village near Taunton in Somerset, England.People* Laurie Halse Anderson American author …   Wikipedia

  • Halse — 2halsen: Der seemännische Ausdruck für »ein Schiff vor dem Wind wenden« ist eine Ableitung von dem unter ↑ Hals behandelten Wort in dessen seemännischer Geltung »vordere, untere Ecke des Segels«. Aus dem Verb rückgebildet ist das Substantiv Halse …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • halse — hal|se vb., r, de, t (gø ophidset; fare afsted, ile); halse rundt (SEJLSPORT vende for vinden) …   Dansk ordbog

  • Halse (Begriffsklärung) — Halse steht für: Halse, ein Segelmanöver ein spezielles von mehreren am Schothorn eines Rahsegels befestigten Tauen Halse (Northamptonshire), England Halse (Somerset), England Halse ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arne Halse (1887–1975)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Halse og Harkmark — is a former municipality in Vest Agder county, Norway.The parish of Halsaa og Harkmark (until 1865 named Mandals landdistrikt ) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with the city of Mandal… …   Wikipedia

  • Halse, Somerset — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 51.0441 longitude= 3.2276 official name= Halse population = 271 shire district= Taunton Deane shire county = Somerset region= South West England Ambulance= South Western constituency westminster=… …   Wikipedia

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