Gitchell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Gitchell family

The surname Gitchell was first found in Worcestershire 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 year 1322 when Richard Witchell held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Gitchell family

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Gitchell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Witchell, Wichell, Whitchild, Witchill, Wichill, Gwitchel, Gitchell, Gichell, Wichello and many more.

Early Notables of the Gitchell family

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Gitchell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gitchell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A. R. Gitchell, who arrived at the port of San Francisco in 1851
A Gitchell, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
R Gitchell, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Citations +

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)