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![Show Contents]() Hakewill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxon name Hakewill comes from when the family resided in Hawkwell, in Essex. The place-name Hawkwell first appeared in the Domesday Book as Hacuuella. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English words haca, which meant "winding, wandering," and wella, which meant "spring" or "stream." As it is unlikely that a spring would wander, this place-name refers to a stream. Therefore, the surname Hakewill means "dweller by the winding stream." 1 Early Origins of the Hakewill familyThe surname Hakewill was first found in Essex, on the south-east coast of England, where Roger de Hakewell was the first record of the family in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2 Early History of the Hakewill familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hakewill research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1574, 1578, 1649, 1655, 1771 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Hakewill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hakewill Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hakewill has been recorded under many different variations, including Hackwell, Hackwill, Hakewell, Hakewill and others. Early Notables of the Hakewill familyDistinguished members of the family include - William Hakewill (1574-1655), an English legal antiquarian and MP, studied at Exeter College, Oxford
- George Hakewill (1578-1649), was an English divine, and third son of John Hakewill, merchant, of Exeter, who married Thomazin, daughter of John Peryam; he was therefore a younger brother of William Ha...
- William Halewill (1574-1655), was an English legal antiquary, eldest son and heir of John Hakewill, and brother of George Hakewill. He was born in the parish of St. Mary Arches, Exeter. 3
- Henry Hakewill (1771-1830), was the distinguished architect who built Wolverton Church, the 1st Church of St. Peter at Eaton Square. 3
Migration of the Hakewill familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hakewill or a variant listed above: John Hackwell, who sailed to Boston Massachusetts in 1635 at the age of eighteen.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hakewill (post 1700) | + |
- Henry Hakewill, British artist
- Major-General Sir Edmund Hakewill, who served with the British armed forces in both World Wars
- Major-General Sir Edmund Hakewill Smith (1896-1986), who served with the British armed forces in both World Wars and was Knighted in 1967 4
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Edmund Smith. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Edmund Smith. Retrieved from http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=4537&inst_id=21
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