Show ContentsBridell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Bridell family

The surname Bridell was first found in Leicestershire 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 year 1196 when Walter Bridel was found there.

Early History of the Bridell family

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Bridell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brydle, Bridel, Bridle, Brydel, Bridled, Brydled and others.

Early Notables of the Bridell family

Distinguished members of the family include John Brydall (b. 1635?), English law-writer, son of John Brydall, of Jesus College, Cambridge, and of St. Alban's Hall, Oxford, and of the Rolls, a captain...
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Australia Bridell migration to Australia +

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

Bridell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • John Bridell, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke of Bedford" in 1848 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bridell (post 1700) +

  • Frederick Lee Bridell (1831-1863), English landscape painter, born at Southampton 7 Nov. 1831, and was the son of a builder in that town 2


  1. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) DUKE OF BEDFORD 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848DukeofBedford.htm
  2. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019


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