Meadwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Meadwell family

The surname Meadwell 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 Meadwell family

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Meadwell 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 Meadwell family

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Meadwell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Meadwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Meadwell, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 5
William Meadwell, who landed in Virginia in 1655 5

Meadwell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Meadwell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Meadwell, aged 31, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Constance" 6
Charles Meadwell, aged 29, a mason, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Taymouth Castle" 7

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)
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTANCE 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Constance.htm
South Australian Register Tuesday 26th June 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Taymouth Castle 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/taymouthcastle1855.shtml