Burwell Family History
Burwell Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place named Burwell, of which
there are examples in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, named with Old
English burh ‘fort’ + wella ‘spring’.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Burwell
Name Distribution of Burwell Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burwell families
 52 - 101  18 - 51 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Burwell families
|
47 - 92 16 - 46 |
1 - 15 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burwell families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Burwell census records
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Burwell Family Origin
Burwell Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Burwell
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Burwell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Burwell census records
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Burwell Civil War Service Records
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