Seidell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Seidell family

The surname Seidell was first found in Switzerland, where the name has been traced to Swiss origins before the family's emigration to Germany in 1315, gaining a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, most notably in Brandenburg and Silesia, consistently elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Seidell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seidell research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1533, 1544, 1699, 1729 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Seidell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Seidell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seidel, Seidell, Seidler, Seider, Seidl, Seiden, Seide, Seydl, Seydel, Seidelmann, Seidelman, Seidemann, Seideman, Seid, Seidt, Seidmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Seidell family

Notables of the time with the surname Seidell were the descendent of Georg Christoph Seidl, Georg Christoph Gottlieb von Seidl, who was a Prussian privy councillor...
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Seidell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seidell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Seidell, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Godfrey Seidell, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Henry Seidell, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Seidell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gottlieb Seidell, who settled in Philadelphia in 1848

Seidell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Bruno Seidell, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906 1

Seidell migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Seidell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Ernest Seidell, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mary Ann" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 24th September 1858 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Seidell (post 1700) +

Harry E. Seidell, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964 (alternate) 3

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html