my maiden surname is wassall and im curious to find out where it originated, People used to ask me if it was foreign, i have no idea lol....i dont speak to the person that donated the sperm to my mother- i know im bitter lol- and would like to see if anyone out there has any ideas please.......and serious answers only please thankyou again
2006-11-07 18:08:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
The following link will take you to the web site of someone who has done a lot of research into the Wassell surname and variants of which Wassall is one. .
They are happy to exchange their research with others who are willing to share their Wassell information
2006-11-08 05:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by fishintheear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old Cornish (Cornwall) and West Country, UK tradition of Wassailing: when groups of men would go house to house singing and wishing the inhabitants health for the coming year.
was·sail (wÅs'Él, wÅ-sÄl')
n.
A salutation or toast given in drinking someone's health or as an expression of goodwill at a festivity.
The drink used in such toasting, commonly ale or wine spiced with roasted apples and sugar.
A festivity characterized by much drinking.
2006-11-08 02:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp&clear_form=true
has a bunch of them from England.
"Foreign" depends on where you live. Most Americans have foreign surname, except the Indians. England is a foreign country, to us. They eat kidneys and spell "Plow" funny, too.
There are lots of links for tracing yor family tree in the resolved Q.
2006-11-08 08:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
Apparently Wassall is of a Scandinavian origin, below is a link to a family tree.
2006-11-08 02:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.genesreunited.co.uk
also type wassall meaning into yahoo search and you get another website, where you can email other wassalls, this might help
good luck
2006-11-08 03:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by Breeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://homepages.which.net/~j.wassell/wassell.htm
http://search.swyrich.com/searchresults.asp?Licensee=uk24071&Surname=wassall&sId=&t=4459http://static.namesdatabase.com/names2/W/A/Wassall.html
http://static.namesdatabase.com/names2/W/A/Wassall.html
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=fp-landing&rank=0&gsln=wassall&gsfn=&db=mb&ti=3&ti.si=3&sourceid=20737
this is the closest i can find .
2006-11-08 02:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by miki 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋