Bardsley Family History

English:: habitational name from Bardsley in Ashton under Lyne Lancashire so named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Beornrēd (composed of the elements beorn ‘young warrior’ + rǣd ‘counsel advice’) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Perhaps also a variant of Barnsley, a habitational name from Barnsley in Gloucestershire since the early records of the placename show variation between spellings in Barnes-, Barndes-, and Bardes-.