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The WHEWELL Family of C17th Birstall, WRY
From the OE for wheel,
variants include WHEWALL, WHEAWELL, WHEYWELL, WHEWILL, & WHEYWILL. Another name for wheelwright.
Yorkshire dialect also ensures other variants such as WHEWIN, WHEWWALL,
QUEUWALL, HEWALL, YOUAL, YOUELL, etc.
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Distribution of the family name in 1881. |
Head of the family is Sarah WHEWELL, ancestry unknown, who married John ALLOTT in 1685 Birstall. My 8xGGPs.
Sarah is likely to be d/o Abraham WHEWILL of Heckmondwike (of Hightown Heights in 1668), who married Susan HUDSWELL in 28.4.1659, Birstall. Their family was: John WHEWILL (c1660), Sarah WHEWILL (c1661), Samuel WHEWILL (c1663), Martha WHEAWALL (c1666), Mary WHEAWALL (c1668) & Abraham WHEAWALL (c1671). Abraham & Susan would be my 9xGGPs.
Abraham (c1645) is s/o John WHEWELL of Heckmondwike & Elizabeth HEPWORTH who married in 1634.
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