notes on Lissett family history
( book notes )
Leycett Hamlet near Stoke: Levershede 1474, Lysot 1475. Lycett was a common family name in the area.Lissett Hamlet near Bridlington: Lessete 1086, Lyssett 1561, Lissitt 1650; "Dwelling near the pasture"."In LISSETT, Ulf had 3 carucates of land to the geld, and there could be 12 ploughs. ..." (Domesday Book: A complete translation, 2002, p.838)Lysaght Lysaght, MacLysaght of County Clare: anglicised and distorted from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Iasachta. Lizotte Lizet, Lizot, Lizotte, Liset: désignait un ver qui ronge les bourgeons de la vigne. Le sens de cen nom est obscur. |
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