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BEESLEY Family History

This interesting surname, of Anglo-Saxon origin with variant spellings Beesley, Beasley, Beazleigh, Beazley, Beisley and Bezley, is a locational name from Beesley in Lancashire, perhaps a compound of the Olde English pre 7th Century "beos" meaning "bent grass", plus "leah", a wood or clearing. The name is now widespread in the West Midlands and elsewhere, as well as in Lancashire. The surname dates back to the mid 13th Century (see below). Recordings from English Church Registers include: the marriage of Gracia Beesley and William Wackfield on June 1st 1561, in Standish, Lancashire; the christening of Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Beesley, on September 13th 1598, at St.