Maydwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins and Etymology of Maydwell

The surname Maydwell was first found in Maidwell, a parish, in the union of Brixworth, hundred of Rothwell, N. division of the county of Northampton. 1 The parish dates back to at least the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was listed as Medewelle. 2 Literally the place name means "spring or stream of the maidens, (where they were gathered)" from the Old English words "maegden" + "wella." 3

Early rolls list the early entries of land holdings held by the family at that time. In Oxfordshire, the Feet of Fines included an entry for Henry de Maydewelle as holding lands there in 1262. A few years later in Northumberland, Simon de Maydewell was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1275 and the same rolls included an entry for William de Maydewelle in Oxfordshire in 1279. 4

Maidwell Hall is a Grade II listed building in Maidwell, West Northamptonshire, England. Maidwell Hall dates to 1637 and was extensively remodeled in the 18th century and again in 1885 by J.A. Gotch. Maidwell Hall School was founded as a boys' preparatory school in 1911 and was moved to Maidwell Hall in 1933.

Early History of the Maydwell family

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Maydwell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maydwell, Maidwell, Maidell, Maydell, Maidenwell, Maydenwell, Maidenwall, Maydwall, Maydall, Maidall, Medwell, Madell, Medell, Meadwell and many more.

Early Notables of the Maydwell family

John Maydwell, of Bart Gates in Oakham, High Sheriff of Rutland, England in 1755

Maydwell migration to the United States +

Maydwell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry F. Maydwell, aged 35, who landed in America from Manchester, in 1893

Maydwell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Charles W. Maydwell, aged 22, who landed in America from Baltimore, in 1917
Mary Alice Maydwell, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Dickson C. Maydwell, aged 28, who immigrated to America, in 1920

Contemporary Notables of the name Maydwell (post 1700) +

H. Clay Maydwell (b. 1849), American Republican politician, Printer; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Meriden, 1919-20 5
Anthony Maydwell (b. 1956), Australian harpist, educator, musicologist and director of the Summa Musica Chamber Choir and Ensemble
Henry "Harry" Maydwell Martin (1846-1936), Australian founder of H. M. Martin and Son, a South Australian winemaking company, he and his family emigrated to Australia aboard the Anglia, arriving at Port Adelaide on 5 March 1851
Mary Maydwell Martin (1915-1973), Australian bookseller, founder of the Mary Martin Bookshop

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html