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Bellasie Surname Definition:
BELASYSE: The genealogists of this family assert, that the great ancestor of the Earls Fauconberg was one Belasius, who came over with the Conqueror in 1066, and became general against the forces of Edwin and Morcar in the Isle of Ely. His son, Roland, married the heiress of Ralph de Belasyse, of that Ilk, in the bishoprick of Durham, and thereupon assumed her surname.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
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BELASYSE: The genealogists of this family assert, that the great ancestor of the Earls Fauconberg was one Belasius, who came over with the Conqueror in 1066, and became general against the forces of Edwin and Morcar in the Isle of Ely. His son, Roland, married the heiress of Ralph de Belasyse, of that Ilk, in the bishoprick of Durham, and thereupon assumed her surname. Collins. De Belasyse is doubtless found in early Norman times, though Belasius is probably a figment. Bellasis is a hamlet near Morpeth.
BELLASISE: A hamlet in the parish of Stannington, co. Northumberland. This ancient family afterwards removed, unfavourably for themselves, to Henknoull, whence the old northern distich :
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