Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Atwell was born on 21 March 1828, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Atwell, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Wootten, was 29. He married Martha Moon on 4 July 1852, in Marlborough St Mary the Virgin, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1865 and lived in Stoke, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 3 May 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Awell in household of William Stevell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Henry Aswell, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Williams H. Atwell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte welle (Old English at thǣre wielle) ‘by the spring or well’. Compare Attwell , Tuell , and Well .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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