Tretwell History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Tretwell familyThe surname Tretwell was first found in Suffolk where Thomas Treddewel held estates c. 1248. 1 The name literally means "dweller at a path, or road, by a spring or stream." 2 "The Tredwells or Treadwells are also represented in Kent. The name of Treadwell occurred in Enstone parish 200 years ago. T. Treadwell was mayor of Oxford in 1758." 3 Up in Scotland, Saint Triduana, also known as Trodline, Tredwell, and in Norse as Trøllhaena, was an early Christian woman who was associated with various places in Scotland. It is thought she probably lived sometime between the 4th and 8th centuries. St Tredwell's Chapel, Papa Westray is a renowned Orkney pilgrimage-centre, standing on a conical mound on a small peninsula. Here, late medieval walls can be seen, built over Iron Age ruins. Early History of the Tretwell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tretwell research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1593, 1603, 1604, 1615, 1624, 1642 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Tretwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tretwell Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Treadwell, Treadway, Threadwell, Tredway, Threadway, Tredway, Tradewell, Tradway and many more. Early Notables of the Tretwell familyDistinguished members of the family include Lady Lettice Mary Tredway (1593-1677), an English abbess in Paris, the daughter of Sir Walter Tredway of Beckley, Buckinghamshire, and afterwards of Northamptonshire. Born in 1593... Migration of the Tretwell familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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