The Bedwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,276 people carried this name — #7,762 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,363 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Bedwell surname

Variant of Bidwell.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bedwell» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Bedwell in American newspapers,
1909–1919.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald-republican carrying the name Bedwell
The Salt Lake Herald-republican 1909-12-26
Newspaper page from The Chattanooga News carrying the name Bedwell
The Chattanooga News 1919-05-01
Newspaper page from Polk County Observer carrying the name Bedwell
Polk County Observer 1913-04-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,330 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bedwell in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

5,540 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bedwell. The most, 1,378, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,760
Queensland 1,521
Victoria 1,437
Western Australia 688
South Australia 71
Tasmania 38
ACT (Canberra) 9
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bedwell.

Who carried it

People named Bedwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lena Viola Elizabeth Bedwell d. 1955
  • Kathleen Grattan d. 1896
  • Thomas Bedwell 1547–1595 · engineer
  • William Bedwell 1561–1632 · mathematician
  • Bernard Bedwell 1710–
  • Elizabeth Bedwell 1739–1808

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bedwell,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States294 records

294 records of the Bedwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 174
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 24
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sandy Bedwell

    Born 1922 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Fort McClellan; farm hand from Clarke County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Saraland, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wayne Joseph Bedwell

    Born 1948; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light wheel vehicle mechanic; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Bedwell

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 36; clerk. From England; bound for Nevada.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 294 records for Bedwell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia156 records

156 records of the Bedwell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 76
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 34
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 26
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Bedwell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Waterloo, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1833. Native of Suffolk.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Evelyn May Bedwell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1914 aboard the Rimutaka, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Clifford Ernest Bedwell

    Member airman of Wagga, New South Wales; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 156 records for Bedwell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Bedwell name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret E. Bedwell

    Died 1925; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Edward Bedwell

    Died 1955; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Ollet Bedwell

    Died 1946; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Bedwell in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Bedwell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Bedwell

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Bedwell

    London Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. H. Bedwell

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bedwell in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Bedwell name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Jane Bedwell

    Died 1966, aged 94; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rose Hilda Bedwell

    Died 1959, aged 48; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Vernon Bedwell

    Died 1959, aged 82; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Bedwell name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hugh Bedwell

    Born 1904 in Bedford (Angleterre); died 2000 in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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