The surname Cardonel was first found in Suffolk 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 13th century when they held estates in that county.
Early History of the Cardonel family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cardonel research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1560, 1600, 1650, 1673, 1719 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Cardonel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Cardonel Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Cardonel has undergone many spelling variations, including Cardinal, Cardinall, Cordinal, Cordinall and many more.
Early Notables of the Cardonel family
Robert Cardinall, (fl 1650), English painter, known for his portrait of Robert Gainsborough (b. 1673.)
Adam de Cardonnel (d. 1719), was Secretary to the Duke of Marlborough, a son of Adam de Cardonnel, a... Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cardonel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Cardonel family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Cardonel were among those contributors: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
