Hi All!
I know this is a very 'open' question as such. But would anyone be able to tell me what beliefs my ancestors may have followed? From my crappy searching skills I have come up with 'The indigenous pre-Christian belief system of the Anglo-Saxons was a form of Germanic paganism and therefore closely related to the Old Norse religion, as well as other Germanic pre-Christian cultures.' But from there I get a tad lost.
Mothers surname
This old-established and noble surname, widespread in Northern England and Scotland, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a barony of the same name in the parish of Chirnside, Berwickshire, and places so called in Northumberland
The name SURNAME is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in PLACE or PLACE, places found in Berkshire, Northhumberland, Sumerset and Wiltshire. The place-name is derived from the old English personal name Eadwynn or Eatha, and tun, a suffix denoting enclosure, farm, settlement, or town.
Fathers surname
The SURNAME surname was most likely originally created from a place name. There is a Gresley in Derbyshire and Greasley in Nottinghamshire both of which became habitation surnames.
Any information is welcomed. I Should add that I'm from Australia, so tracing my European ancestry is a tad hard.
Take Care
EE
I know this is a very 'open' question as such. But would anyone be able to tell me what beliefs my ancestors may have followed? From my crappy searching skills I have come up with 'The indigenous pre-Christian belief system of the Anglo-Saxons was a form of Germanic paganism and therefore closely related to the Old Norse religion, as well as other Germanic pre-Christian cultures.' But from there I get a tad lost.
Mothers surname
This old-established and noble surname, widespread in Northern England and Scotland, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a barony of the same name in the parish of Chirnside, Berwickshire, and places so called in Northumberland
The name SURNAME is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in PLACE or PLACE, places found in Berkshire, Northhumberland, Sumerset and Wiltshire. The place-name is derived from the old English personal name Eadwynn or Eatha, and tun, a suffix denoting enclosure, farm, settlement, or town.
Fathers surname
The SURNAME surname was most likely originally created from a place name. There is a Gresley in Derbyshire and Greasley in Nottinghamshire both of which became habitation surnames.
Any information is welcomed. I Should add that I'm from Australia, so tracing my European ancestry is a tad hard.
Take Care
EE
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