When Edward Sewell was born on 27 January 1856, in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Barnard Sewell, was 36 and his mother, Emily Ellett, was 39. He married Emma Florence Western on 15 April 1876, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Wilson, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 22 September 1922, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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from the Middle English personal name Siwal(d), Sewal(d), Old English Sigeweald, from sige ‘victory’ + weald ‘rule(r)’, or the corresponding Old Norse Sigvaldr. This name later became thoroughly confused with Sewal(d), from Old English Sǣweald (see Sewall ).
habitational name from one or more places, such as Sewell (Bedfordshire), Seawell (Northamptonshire), Sywell (Northamptonshire), Showell in Steeple Barton (Oxfordshire), Showell in Little Tew (Oxfordshire), or Sowell in Kentisbeare (Devon), all meaning ‘seven springs’ (Old English seofon + wella). Compare Seawell .
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Possible Related NamesEdward Sewell was born 27 June 1856 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England to Joseph and Emily Ellett Sewell. They had seven children, three girls and four boys. Emily was born 23 June 1841, Joseph B born 5 …
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