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Early Origins of the Tweeddale family

The surname Tweeddale was first found in Peebles-shire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, in the barony of Kilbucho. Even at this early date they also had branched in Northumberland and Cumberland.

Early History of the Tweeddale family

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Tweeddale Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tweddell, Tweedale, Tweedle, Twedle, Twaddell, Twaddle and many more.

Early Notables of the Tweeddale family

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United States Tweeddale migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tweeddale Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Duane S. Tweeddale, aged 23, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Elkridge" from Genova 1
  • Samuel Tweeddale, aged 38, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Caronia" from Liverpool, England 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Tweeddale (post 1700) +

  • Russell Tweeddale (b. 1954), former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscrayin (1977-1980)
  • Ernie Tweeddale (1895-1956), Australian cricketer who He played three first-class matches for New South Wales in the 1925/1926 season


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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