Borlase
Borlase is a surname and masculine given name.
A branch of the family De Taillefer, of Périgord, who were descended from the Count of Angoulême, came to England before the reign of Henry III (1207–1272). A king granted lands in the parish of St Wenn in Cornwall to Frank (French) Borlas Taillefer.[1] Following the ancient Cornish tradition, the family adopted the name of their place of residence, Borlas, as their surname. Originally Borlase was a manor, but the name now exists as three farms: Borlase-Vath, Borlase Burgess and Borlase farm near Rosenannon.[2]
A common saying in west Cornwall was ″Borlases were in Cornwall before the birth of Christ″.[1]
People with the surname
- Charles Borlase (1820–1875), New Zealand politician, Mayor of Wellington
- Darryl Borlase (fl. 1985–1998), Australian footballer
- Deirdre Borlase (1925–2018), English painter and printmaker
- Edmund Borlase (1620–1682), Irish Protestant historian
- George Borlase (1743–1809), Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge
- Henry Borlase (c. 1590–c. 1624), English politician and Member of Parliament
- Jenny Borlase (fl. 1989–1999?), three-time world champion netball player from Australia
- John Borlase (disambiguation)
- Nancy Borlase (1914–2006), New Zealand-born Australian painter and critic
- Peter Borlase (born 1985), New Zealand rugby player and coach
- William Borlase (disambiguation)
People with the given name
- Borlase Wyndham Childs (1876–1946), British Army major-general and Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London)
- Borlase Warren (1677–1747), English Member of Parliament
- Borlase Richmond Webb (c. 1696–1738), British landowner and Tory politician
See also
- Borlase baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England
References
- "Antiquity of the Borlases". The Cornishman. No. 156. 7 July 1881. p. 6.
- OS Explorer Map 106. Newquay & Padstow (Map) (B3 ed.). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 978 0 319 24016 8.
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