Bysshe

Bysshe is a surname sometimes used as a given name. It has been said that it is a variation of the surname Bush.^[1]

La Bysshe or Bysshe Court was a property in the parish of Horne in Surrey, England, by 1355. In 1629 it came into the ownership of Edward Bysshe (died 1655), father of Edward Bysshe (1615?–1679), and said to be a descendant of William Bysshe whose brother Thomas Bysshe had held the estate in the late 14th century.^[2] East Bysshe Farmhouse is a grade II listed building in the parish, built in the 17th century and extended and altered in the 19th century.^[3]

People

Notable people with the name include:

Edward Bysshe (died 1655), English member of Parliament elected for Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency) between 1624 and April 1640, father of Edward (1615–1678)^[4]
Edward Bysshe (1615?–1679), English barrister, FRS, politician and officer of arms, Member of Parliament for Bletchingley (November 1640 and 1661), Reigate (1654) and Gatton (1659); son of Edward (died 1655)^[5]
Edward Bysshe (writer) (fl. 1712), English writer
Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet (1731–1815), baronet of Castle Goring, grandfather of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English poet, grandson of Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet
Bysshe Vanolis (1834–1882), pseudonym of English poet James Thomson

References

^ Powell, Kimberley (3 July 2019). "Meaning and Origin of the Bush Surname". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "Parishes: Horne: Manors". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4. Victoria County History. 1912. pp. 291–296. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ Historic England. "East Bysshe Farmhouse (1205088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "BYSSHE, Edward (-d.1655), of Smallfield Place, Burstow, Surr. and Lincoln's Inn, London". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ "BYSSHE, Edward (c.1615–79), of Smallfield Place, Burstow, Surr". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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[powell-1] Powell, Kimberley (3 July 2019). "Meaning and Origin of the Bush Surname". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[vch-2] "Parishes: Horne: Manors". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4. Victoria County History. 1912. pp. 291–296. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[nhle-3] Historic England. "East Bysshe Farmhouse (1205088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[histparl-father-4] "BYSSHE, Edward (-d.1655), of Smallfield Place, Burstow, Surr. and Lincoln's Inn, London". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

[histparl-son-5] "BYSSHE, Edward (c.1615–79), of Smallfield Place, Burstow, Surr". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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