The ancient roots of the Gladwell family name are in the
Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Gladwell comes from when the family lived in the region of Gledhill in the West Riding of
Yorkshire. The name is a habitational name from the Old English
gleoda which means "kite" and
hyll which means "hill."
Early Origins of the Gladwell family
The surname Gladwell was first found in
Yorkshire near Halifax where they held a
family seat as Lords of the manor of Gledhill from very ancient times. Barkisland in the West Riding of
Yorkshire was home to another branch of the family but has since been lost. "Barkisland Hall, the ancient seat of the Gledhill family, is a stately mansion in the old English style of domestic architecture, and has long been the property of the Bolds of Bold Hall,
Lancashire. The grammar school here, an ancient structure, was endowed in 1657 with £200 by Mrs. Sarah Gledhill"
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the Gladwell family
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Gladwell Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The
spelling variations under which the name Gladwell has appeared include Gledall, Gledhill, Gladhill, Gladhall and others.
Early Notables of the Gladwell family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Gladwell family to the New World and Oceana
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in
England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left
England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Gladwell arrived in North America very early:
Gladwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Aymes Gladwell, aged 16, who arrived in America in 1635 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Sarah Gladwell, who landed in Maryland in 1668 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Gladwell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- James Gladwell, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" on October 16, 1826, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Andromeda voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1826 with 147 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1826
Gladwell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Amelia Gladwell, aged 13, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lloyds" in 1842