Hesmondhalgh Name Study
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About the Project
The Hesmondhalgh Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Hesmondhalgh name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Hesmondhalgh name.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Hesmondhalgh's), by time period (18th Century Hesmondhalgh's), or by topic (Hesmondhalgh DNA, Hesmondhalgh Occupations, Hesmondhalgh Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
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The goal of this project is to collect information in regards to the Hesmondhalgh Surname origins and where they settled.
Hesmondhalgh - Hesmond could be a first name and halgh the old english was "Halh" meaning nook, corner recess, narrow valley, water meadow.
So this would become Hesmond's valley
The Locality for the earliest occurances appears to be Ribchester / Dinkley / Dutton in Lancashire, England.
The earliest Hesmondhalgh on Wikitree is
David Hesmondhalgh born circa 1700 in England living in Ribchester, England
How to Join
To join the Hesmondhalgh Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Heather Jenkinson for assistance. Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Research Pages
Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
Membership
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- Private Messages: Contact the Profile Managers privately: Heather Jenkinson and One Name Studies WikiTree. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
- Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
- Public Q&A: These will appear above and in the Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum. (Best for anything directed to the wider genealogy community.)