When Mary Arkell was christened on 23 September 1712, in Hawling, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Arkell, was 41 and her mother, Judith Bumford, was 33.
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from the Middle English personal name Arkill, Arketil, derived from a Scandinavian personal name: Old Norse Arnkell, Old Danish Arnketil, Old Swedish Arkil.
alternatively, as a post-medieval name in Gloucestershire and Shropshire, this may be a habitational name, either from Yarkhill in Herefordshire or from High Ercall or Child's Ercall in Shropshire, (pronounced Arcall).
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