Bewley
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Bewley is a surname originating in England
around the 13th century. It is said to come from France
from the spelling Beaulieu.
The story of the family has been told by one of his distinguished descendants, Sir Edmund Thomas Bewley (1837-1908) Q.C., J.P., of Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin, Ireland, in his book The Bewleys of Cumberland, published in 1904 (Download Bewleys of Cumberland ).
The early Bewleys
Sir Edmund's book traces the probable connection with the de Beaulieus of Hainault, North France. Members of the family later moved to the parish of Caldbeck and held a number of distinguished positions in the county over the next three centuries, as well as representing the county in Parliament at different times.
Bewley Castle, in Cumbria
, England, was erected by Bishop Bewley.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
around the 13th century. It is said to come from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from the spelling Beaulieu.
Bewleys of Cumberland
Some thousands of families today in the English-speaking world bear the surname of Bewley. A number of these families can trace their origins back to Thomas de Beaulieu, who lived in the 14th century in Thistlethwaite, Cumberland, England.The story of the family has been told by one of his distinguished descendants, Sir Edmund Thomas Bewley (1837-1908) Q.C., J.P., of Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin, Ireland, in his book The Bewleys of Cumberland, published in 1904 (Download Bewleys of Cumberland ).
The early Bewleys
Sir Edmund's book traces the probable connection with the de Beaulieus of Hainault, North France. Members of the family later moved to the parish of Caldbeck and held a number of distinguished positions in the county over the next three centuries, as well as representing the county in Parliament at different times.
Bewleys and the Quakers
In the 17th century another Thomas Bewley became closely involved with George Fox. Several of the family joined the Society of Friends, otherwise known as the Quakers. This tradition has continued to the present day, particularly in Ireland.Bewley Castle, in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England, was erected by Bishop Bewley.