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The Harrisons are said to have come into England with the Norse Viking S ea Kings, who finally under Canute (1016-1035) conquered and possessed t he whole of the country. They were among the "free Danes" and were the l ast to withstand William the Conquerer, himself of Norse Viking origin. T hus they were in England a generation or more before the time of the Ba ttle of Hastings, Oct 14, 1066, and the period of the Doomesday Book (1 085-1086), from which many old English families date their origin. Nort humberland, the Danish section of England, is said to be filled with Ha rrisons now, and the name there is variously spelled, sometimes without a n H. The name being of Danish patronymic origin. Arysen, Aertzen, which i s common to this day in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. (Richmond, Virgini a Standard, No. 41, June 12, 1880). That Daniel and Robert were favorit e early given names among the Harrisons of Northumberland is shown by a r ecord of the baptism of Daniell, son of Robert Harrison in the parish o f Berwick-on-Tweed, under date of December 26, 1610. Northumberland, is t he northernmost shire of England. To the east it borders on the North S ea, and to the north on the River Tweed, which separates it from Scotla nd. Berwick, Northumberland is the farthest north of any city of Englan d. From the old kingdom of the north, the Harrisons drifted south among t he various other shires and some moved into Scotland. Directly South of N orthumberland, and bordering also on the North Sea, lies the county of D urham. The county was one of the Counties Palatine; the other two being L ancashire and Cheshire. The city of Durham is the seat of the catherdra l of St. Cuthbert, begun in 1095, the view of which from the river is s aid be surpassed by no other English cathedral.
This is from Ancestry.com, was posted anonymously. The source is being s o ught.
The Harrisons are said to have come into England with the Norse Viking S e a Kings, who finally under Canute (1016-1035) conquered and possessed t h e whole of the country. They were among the "free Danes" and were the l a st to withstand William the Conquerer, himself of Norse Viking origin. T h us they were in England a generation or more before the time of the Ba t tle of Hastings, Oct 14, 1066, and the period of the Doomesday Book (1 0 85-1086), from which many old English families date their origin. Nort h umberland, the Danish section of England, is said to be filled with Ha r risons now, and the name there is variously spelled, sometimes without a n H . The name being of Danish patronymic origin. Arysen, Aertzen, which i s c ommon to this day in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. (Richmond, Virgini a S tandard, No. 41, June 12, 1880). That Daniel and Robert were favorit e e arly given names among the Harrisons of Northumberland is shown by a r e cord of the baptism of Daniell, son of Robert Harrison in the parish o f B erwick-on-Tweed, under date of December 26, 1610. Northumberland, is t h e northernmost shire of England. To the east it borders on the North S e a, and to the north on the River Tweed, which separates it from Scotla n d. Berwick, Northumberland is the farthest north of any city of Englan d . From the old kingdom of the north, the Harrisons drifted south among t h e various other shires and some moved into Scotland. Directly South of N o rthumberland, and bordering also on the North Sea, lies the county of D u rham. The county was one of the Counties Palatine; the other two being L a ncashire and Cheshire. The city of Durham is the seat of the catherdra l o f St. Cuthbert, begun in 1095, the view of which from the river is s ai d be surpassed by no other English cathedral.
This is from Ancestry.com, was posted anonymously. The source is being s ought.
The Harrisons are said to have come into England with the Norse Viking S ea Kings, who finally under Canute (1016-1035) conquered and possessed t he whole of the country. They were among the "free Danes" and were the l ast to withstand William th e Conquerer, himself of Norse Viking origin. T hus they were in England a generation or more before the time of the Ba ttle of Hastings, Oct 14, 1066, and the period of the Doomesday Book (1 085-1086), from which many old English families date the ir origin. Nort humberland, the Danish section of England, is said to be filled with Ha rrisons now, and the name there is variously spelled, sometimes without a n H. The name being of Danish patronymic origin. Arysen, Aertzen, which i s common t o this day in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. (Richmond, Virgini a Standard, No. 41, June 12, 1880). That Daniel and Robert were favorit e early given names among the Harrisons of Northumberland is shown by a r ecord of the baptism of Daniell, son o f Robert Harrison in the parish o f Berwick-on-Tweed, under date of December 26, 1610. Northumberland, is t he northernmost shire of England. To the east it borders on the North S ea, and to the north on the River Tweed, which separates it from Sc otla nd. Berwick, Northumberland is the farthest north of any city of Englan d. From the old kingdom of the north, the Harrisons drifted south among t he various other shires and some moved into Scotland. Directly South of N orthumberland, and bor dering also on the North Sea, lies the county of D urham. The county was one of the Counties Palatine; the other two being L ancashire and Cheshire. The city of Durham is the seat of the catherdra l of St. Cuthbert, begun in 1095, the view of whic h from the river is s aid be surpassed by no other English cathedral.
This is from Ancestry.com, was posted anonymously. The source is being s o ught.
The Harrisons are said to have come into England with the Norse Viking S e a Kings, who finally under Canute (1016-1035) conquered and possessed t h e whole of the country. They were among the "free Danes" and were the l a st to withstand Willia m the Conquerer, himself of Norse Viking origin. T h us they were in England a generation or more before the time of the Ba t tle of Hastings, Oct 14, 1066, and the period of the Doomesday Book (1 0 85-1086), from which many old English families d ate their origin. Nort h umberland, the Danish section of England, is said to be filled with Ha r risons now, and the name there is variously spelled, sometimes without a n H . The name being of Danish patronymic origin. Arysen, Aertzen, whic h i s c ommon to this day in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. (Richmond, Virgini a S tandard, No. 41, June 12, 1880). That Daniel and Robert were favorit e e arly given names among the Harrisons of Northumberland is shown by a r e cord of the baptis m of Daniell, son of Robert Harrison in the parish o f B erwick-on-Tweed, under date of December 26, 1610. Northumberland, is t h e northernmost shire of England. To the east it borders on the North S e a, and to the north on the River Tweed, whic h separates it from Scotla n d. Berwick, Northumberland is the farthest north of any city of Englan d . From the old kingdom of the north, the Harrisons drifted south among t h e various other shires and some moved into Scotland. Directly South o f N o rthumberland, and bordering also on the North Sea, lies the county of D u rham. The county was one of the Counties Palatine; the other two being L a ncashire and Cheshire. The city of Durham is the seat of the catherdra l o f St. Cuthbert, b egun in 1095, the view of which from the river is s ai d be surpassed by no other English cathedral.
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