Annesley

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Annesley is an English surname historically associated with the family of Susanna Wesley, mother of John and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism.

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Label Occurrences
Annesley canonical 7

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf surname
associatedWithFamily family of Susanna Wesley
associatedWithMovement Methodism
associatedWithPerson Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Susanna Wesley
associatedWithTitle Earl of Anglesey
Viscount Valentia
birthName Susanna Annesley
category English toponymic surnames
Surnames from given names
derivedFrom Old English elements meaning "Anne's clearing" or "solitary clearing" (folk etymology)
Old English personal name Ansetl or Anselm
etymologyStatus etymology partly uncertain and debated
familyNameAtBirth Annesley
fatherFamilyName Annesley
hasToponymicOrigin Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England
hasVariant Ainsley
Annesly
Ansley
historicalAssociation Anglo-Irish nobility
English gentry families
languageOfOrigin English
notableBearer Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey
linked to: Sir Arthur Annesley

Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia
James Annesley (Irish claimant)
Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey
Susanna Wesley
regionOfPrevalence England
Ireland
spellingType patronymic or locational surname
usedAs family name
surname of English origin

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Susanna Wesley familyName Annesley
Ashfield District contains Annesley
Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency) containsSettlement Annesley
Susanna Wesley familyNameAtBirth Annesley
subject linked to: Annesley
Susanna Wesley fatherFamilyName Annesley
subject linked to: Annesley
Samuel Annesley familyName Annesley
Ashfield District contains Annesley
subject linked to: Ashfield