| ![Show Contents]() Beardwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Early Origins of the Beardwell familyThe surname Beardwell was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This name has undergone many changes throughout the centuries. Conjecturally, the family name emerged from Birdswald, a Clan seated on Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, at the station known as Amboglanna. The name was corrupted into Birdoswald, Birdwood, Birdworth, Birdswood, and Birdsworth. Early History of the Beardwell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beardwell research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1603 is included under the topic Early Beardwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beardwell Spelling VariationsFew standards of spelling and translation existed in the Middle Ages. spelling variations, are thus, an extremely common occurrence in records of ancient Scottish names. Over the years, Beardwell has been spelled Birdoswald, Birdwald, Birdweld, Birdwell, Birdwood, Birdworth, Birdswood, Birdsworth, Beardwall, Beardwell, Berdwall, Berdwell, Beardwood, Beardworth and many more. Early Notables of the Beardwell familyMore information is included under the topic Early Beardwell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Beardwell migration to the United States | + |
Land and opportunity greeted all those who made it across the Atlantic. These settlers and their children went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Clan societies and other Scottish organizations have preserved much of this heritage for the ancestors of those brave Scots. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Beardwell to North America:
Beardwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Tho Beardwell, who landed in Virginia in 1656 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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