Haslam (surname)

Haslam (surname)

Haslam is a surname originating from the British Isles. Haslem and Heslam are both less common variants of the name. The surname is quite common in North West England, especially in and around Bolton, Lancashire.

Etymology

Haslam which means 'dweller under the hazel tree' is a shortening of the name "Hazelham", meaning a village near a hazel tree.

Notable Haslams

*A. Haslam, captain of the Upton Park F.C. team which won a gold medal in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
*Alex Haslam, a British psychologist
*Andy Haslam, a British champion kart racer (Nimrod)
*Annie Haslam, singer and songwriter
*Bill Haslam, mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee
*Chris Haslam, a skateboarder
*Dave Haslam, an author and former DJ
*Professor David Haslam, past chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners
*Rear-Admiral Sir David Haslam, Royal Navy hydrographer
*Rev. David Haslam, Methodist minister and chair of the Dalit Solidarity Network (UK)
*Group Captain E.B. Haslam RAF(Retd), former Head of the Air Historic Branch and author on military aviation
*Edward T. Haslam, an author and investigator
*Fred Haslam, a game designer
*Gerald Haslam, an author
*Greg Haslam, the minister of Westminster Chapel, London
*Harry Haslam (1921-1986), footballer
*Jim Haslam, a businessman and philanthrophist of Knoxville, Tennessee
*Jeff Haslam, a Canadian actor
*Jonathan Haslam, Professor of the History of International Relations, Cambridge
*Juliet Haslam, an Australian field hockey player
*Karen Haslam, a Canadian politician
*Leon Haslam, a motorcycle racer, the son of champion Ron Haslam
*Lewis Haslam (1856-1922), Member of Parliament
*Mark Haslam, a former New Zealand cricketer
*Nicky Haslam, society interior designer, columnist and bon viveur
*Philip Haslam, eminent academic and labour econometrician at Warwick University
*Sir Robert Haslam (1923-2002), a chairman of British Coal and British Steel, created a life peer with the title Baron Haslam
* Robert(Pony Bob)Haslam, a famous Pony Express rider
*Ron Haslam, a champion motorcycle roadracer
*William Haslam (1818-1905), an Anglican evangelist associated with the Keswick movement
*William Haslam (1795?-1851), a lawyer and close friend of the poet John Keats

Other uses of Haslam

*There is a Haslam Park in both Bolton and Preston.

*There was once a Haslam Hall in Bolton, a Victorian mansion house that was the former home of cotton magnate John P. Haslam. It was demolished in 1999 by Bolton council, who foolishly allowed what was one of Boltons last notable pieces of victorian architecture to be demolished. Most of Boltons townfolk were shocked that the demolition was approved by Bolton council as the property was left to the good people of the town by Lord Haslam in his will. [ [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1999/12/2/749001.html Shocked and saddened over Haslam Hall demolition ] ]

*Haslam Creek is located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [ [http://www.explorevancouverisland.com/Haslam_Creek_Trans_Canada_Trail_Vancouver_Island_BC.htm Haslam Creek, Haslam Creek Suspension Bridge, Trans Canada Trail ] ]

* Haslam, South Australia is a village in the District Council of Streaky Bay in Australia.

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