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Early Origins of the Weal family

The surname Weal was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Weal family

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Weal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weale, Weal, Weel, Weele, Wheel, Wheale and others.

Early Notables of the Weal family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Weal family of Shropshire


United States Weal migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weal Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Weal, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1729
  • Jerig Weal, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
  • Thomas Weal, who arrived in America in 1760-1763 1
  • Thomas Weal, who settled in America in 1760
Weal Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • D Weal, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Canada Weal migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weal Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Andrew Weal, who settled in Ontario sometime between 1776 and 1846
Weal Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • W Weal, who landed in Victoria, British Columbia in 1862
  • James Weal, who was on record in the census of Ontario, Canada of 1871

Australia Weal migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Weal Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • George Weal, aged 29, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Charlotte Jane" 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CHARLOTTE JANE 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/charlottejane1852.shtml


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