Bardwel History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe name Bardwel is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in Suffolk, where the family name was originally derived from the village of Bardwell. Early Origins of the Bardwel familyThe surname Bardwel was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Bardwel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bardwel research. Another 234 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1190, 1272, 1307, 1500 and 1637 are included under the topic Early Bardwel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bardwel Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bardwel family name include Bardwell, Bardewell, Bardwelle, Berdwell, Berdewelle, Bardwill and many more. Early Notables of the Bardwel familyDistinguished members of the family include
Migration of the Bardwel familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bardwel surname or a spelling variation of the name include : G.S. Bardwell who arrived in Ontario in 1837.
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