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From: Anne Clark-Stewart <leisurelodge(a)sympatico.ca>
To: WLS-FLINTSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com <WLS-FLINTSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 12 June 2001 06:08
Subject: [FLN] Re: Salisbury Name Derivation
Dear Anna,
There seems to be several people searching for their Salisbury family links
on this mailing list. I have discovered in my search of these limited
records which were filmed by the Mormons that both JONES and PARRY family
members from the Holywell area have married into the Salisbury family. Now
to prove the links!!!
To answer the question about the meaning of the Salisbury name, I should
first start with the name of the town. Salisbury in Wiltshire is famous
for
its magnificent Cathedral which was built between 1220 and 1258, with
its
monumental spire erected over the next 20 years. My best guess is that the
name comes from the proximity to Stonehenge and is derived from two old
Roman words
saliens which means a projecting beyond a line or surface and
bury which means town
Others on the list may correct me if I am wrong.
Dear Anne and Anna
I'd like to add another perspective to the above.
John Williams (1811-1891) in his book Ancient and Modern Denbigh devotes a
chapter to "The Salusburies of Llewenni". In this he writes that the
founder of the family, in Britain, was a German knight or nobleman who came
over with William the Conqueror and claimed his descent from Charlemagne. He
took his surname from his native city of Salzburg, as de Salzburg and this
was eventually Anglicised into Salusbury. Adam de Salzburg was the governor
of Denbigh Castle during the reign of Henry II. He was descended from the
royal house of Bavaria.
It's well worth an internet search on Salusbury and on Llewenni, the family
seat for many years. There are some interesting connections including
suggested links to William Shakespeare!
Best wishes
Howell Williams