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BEAZLEY Family History

This interesting surname of English origin with variant spellings Beesley, Beasley, Beazleigh, Beazley, Beisley, Bezley, etc., 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). Church Records include one Gracia Beesley who married William Wackfield on June 1st 1561 in Standish, Lancashire, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Beesley was christened on September 13th 1598 at St.