Whewell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Whewell family

The surname Whewell was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1296 when John le Whewell when held lands.

Early History of the Whewell family

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Whewell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whewell, Wheywell, Wewell, Weywell, Welew, Whewall and many more.

Early Notables of the Whewell family

the Whewell family of Lancashire

Migration of the Whewell family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and 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..

Contemporary Notables of the name Whewell (post 1700) +

John Whewell (1887-1948), English cricketer, active from 1921 to 1927
William Whewell (1794-1866), English scholar, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, born in Brock Street, Lancaster, the eldest of the seven children of John Whewell, master-carpenter 1
Tim Whewell, British radio and television journalist and foreign correspondent with the BBC

Sources +

Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019