| ![Show Contents]() Sitwel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Sitwel familyThe surname Sitwel was first found in Northumberland where this royal family claim direct descent from Seawald, and through him, from Ida, the Saxon King of Northumberland in the eighth century. 1 The Sitwells of the north have been seated at Barmoor Castle in Northumberland since 1791 when it was acquired by inheritance by Francis Hurt Sitwell. Some people believe that Sidwell, Latin (Sativola) was a virgin saint from the English county of Devon and was possibly of Brythonic or Anglo-Saxon origin. Sidwell was an ancient personal name and a church at Exeter is dedicated to St. Sidwell. 1 Early History of the Sitwel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sitwel research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1601, 1626, 1653, 1667, 1728, 1753, 1769, 1777, 1793, 1797, 1808, 1811, 1820, 1853, 1862, 1890, 1927 and 1946 are included under the topic Early Sitwel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sitwel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sittwell, Sitwell, Sithwell, Sidwell, Sidewell and others. Early Notables of the Sitwel familyDistinguished members of the family include - Francis Sitwell of Barmoor Castle; and George Sitwell (1601-1667), English landowner and ironmaster from Eckington in Derbyshire, he built Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire in 1626, later he would become Hi...
- Sir Sitwell Sitwell, 1st Baronet (1769-1811) was a British politician and landowner. he was the son of Francis Hurt (1728-1793) of Mount Pleasant, Sheffield, who changed his name to Sitwell in 1777, w...
Migration of the Sitwel familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Sidwell settled in Maryland in 1720.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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