The Chadwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,695 people carried this name — #8,862 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,678).

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In print

Chadwell in American newspapers,
1900–1924.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Chadwell
The Indianapolis Times 1924-01-14
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Chadwell
The Topeka State Journal 1904-11-25
Newspaper page from The Clarksburg Telegram carrying the name Chadwell
The Clarksburg Telegram 1900-10-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,715 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Chadwell in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

117 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Chadwell. The most, 31, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 55
New South Wales 25
Victoria 13
Tasmania 11
South Australia 7
Western Australia 6

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

Who carried it

People named Chadwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Chadwell 1614– · lawyer
  • Mary Chadwell 1914–2012 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Chadwell,
in the records of 2 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 States182 records

182 records of the Chadwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 116
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 46
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donald S. Chadwell

    Born 1916 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Peoria, Illinois; farm mechanic. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Chadwell

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Tower Hill from London, aged 21; cook. From England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Eugene L. Chadwell

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 2000; buried at Chadwell Family Cemetery, Ewing, Virginia.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 182 records for Chadwell 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Chadwell name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leslie Chadwell

    Died 1975; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Leslie Earl Chadwell

    Died in service in 1920.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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