Sandwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Sandwell or a variant listed above:

Sandwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Daniell Sandwell, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 1
• Jonathan Sandwell, who arrived in Maryland in 1659 1

Sandwell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Edward Sandwell, who landed in Mississippi in 1904 1

Sandwell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. William Sandwell, (b. 1816), aged 24, English convict who was convicted in Kent, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Eden" on 8th July 1840, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
• Mr. Edward Sandwell, (b. 1827), aged 24, English farm labourer who was convicted in St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, Kent, England for 10 years for felony, transported aboard the "Cornwall" on 28th February 1851, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1855 3

• David Sandwell, American geophysicist, known for his work on The Universe (2007) and What on Earth? (2015)
• Brian Sandwell (b. 1984), Australian assistant director, known for Mother and Son, Alvin Purple (1976) and The Ferals (1994)
• Bernard Keble "BK" Sandwell (1876-1954), English-born, Canadian editor and frequent contributor to Reader's Digest, Head of English at Queen's University, Kingston in 1923, editor of Saturday Night in 1931, awarded the Pierre Chauveau Medal