no. David Caldwell, Manitoba) (2) Burkes Landed Gentry states Gilchrist More acquired the estate of Caldwell in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire through marriage with the heir of Caldwell, of that ilk. It was soon to be converted to a psychiatric institution. Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Caldwell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. Perrin makes no such claim, although he is a noted historian of the Waldenses. Over his grave a tumulus, according to the custom of the age, was erected, and called Neilston, from which, according to this theory, the locality ultimately received its name. Alternately he may have done so in the belief that the Caldwell maternal line was of equal value, or at least a source and symbol of power, either by reason of blood relationship to an important person (for example, William Caldwell, then Prebendary of Glasgow and appointed Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, beginning in 1349), or in expectancy that he would acquire a privileged position in a social hierarchy. 1951), American chief book critic for The Boston Globe awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, William A. Caldwell (1906-1986), American journalist and columnist who won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, Steven Caldwell (b. Looking at each item of evidence that I have presented, he sees no persuasive or compelling case, just as if he had taken up a piece of puzzle, and said, it shows nothing. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity -, Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. For the veterans among your Caldwell ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions. The most Caldwell families were found in USA in 1880. They conquered Rome in 390 B.C. : Colville when Caldwelle, David Caldwell (1725-1824), my ancestor. The Mures were part of the House of Caldwell, and the estate owner known as Lord Caldwell. The Mures of Caldwell have been identified as belonging to the House of Caldwell, and the head of the household, as the Lord (Laird) Caldwell. In view of the Churchs insistence that marriage was indissolvable, except for prohibited degree of consanguinity or crime, the Church made it easy for medieval nobles to obtain dissolution if the genealogical evidence showed such prohibited consanguinity. Caldwell Self-Published Genealogy Books. (p. Caldwell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 123,250 people, or 1 in 2,941. Caldwell Name Meaning. He was unmarried according to the Cairn Of Lochwinnoch. In J.E.B. The current Caldwell Tower stands on a mound, and is a small, free-standing tower that was probably built in the 16th century. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Smith Caldwell Name Meaning. This place-name may also be derived from the Old English words caeld, which means cold, and welle, which means well, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a well that gave cold water. I never looked at the primary documents of Scotland, as have others, in researching the issue. Scot resident Barry Robertson has posted a detailed article about the origin of Caldwell at caldwellgenealogy.com, called Caldwell Mystery. He suggests the Gaelic word kelt for wood. net/sites/common/sitepages/page13b may.asp, From Caldwell To Tasmania). (2 folded), maps (folded). But I find it much less likely than the theory I have advanced, and far better supported by numerous historical documents. (p. If Caldwell is just a name for the Lowland Welsh associated with the fort of the Welsh (Carwall/Caerwall) we must be driven to the belief that this family is not the same family as the English Caldwell and must have come from a different root/route to the same ending. All the old men met their death with cheerfulness, but the young exhibited symptoms of fear. http://www.cproots.com/surnameorigins/namesak/ namescaldwell.htm takes the view that the surname Caldwell originated in Renfrewshire, Scotland, of Viking origin. Between 500 and 1000 A D, the Angles from Kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria increasingly settled in Scotland, inhabiting new lands as their existing population expanded. As was true for most medieval marriages, Gilchrist likely did not expect a long life together with his wife. In 1840 there were 56 Cadwell families living in New York. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold Anglo-Saxon ceald; v. Coldwell and Caudle. Last name meaning Cardwell: This interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational surname deriving from any one of the places called "Caldwell" in North Yorkshire and Warwickshire, "Cauldwell" in Bedfordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, and other places named with the same elements such as "Chadwell", "Chardwell" and "Caudle Green". Many of those among them who did not have natural blond hair would artificially change their hair color to blond. It is not probable that an Estate in southern France or Holy Roman Empire would have the English name, Cold Well. Bell links the first Caldwell, Alexander, to the Waldenses. The people of the coast are of domestic and civilised habits, trusty, patient, and urbane, decent in their attire, affable, and peaceful, devout in Divine worship, yet always ready to resist a wrong at the hands of their enemies. For a society dependent upon inherited wealth, undisputed genealogy would have been of utmost importance in winning the battle to maintain a way of life. Possibly she was known among those speaking Old English as Bertha frae [from] Caeld Welle. ON THE LATE MASSACRE IN PIEDMONT. And we can say the same for the Scotch-Irish in Ireland in the 1600s. Virtually all of the current place names of England, including many settlements with the place name Caeld Weille or variant spelling thereof, were in place before the Norman Invasion of 1066. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caldwell research. The increased literacy and printing of books probably had a lot to do with bringing about a consensus as to how words should be spelled. Personal surnames in France and Scotland began in the 11th century (e.g., Peter Waldo), and were near universal by the 14th century, so by analogy it doubtful that three brothers in France or Scotland in the 16th century lacked a surname at birth. The Anglo-Saxons extended their occupation from the Kingdom of Mercia to north of York. The Roman occupation during the first and second century A.D. extended to the lowlands of present day Scotland. Stenton, The Place Names of Nottinghamshire. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. (p. 105) Metcalfe cited as his sole source The Selections from the Family Papers Preserved at Caldwell, 1696-1853, edited by William Mure. How ironical it is that Neilston Parish Church served as the Mure medieval memorial, adding an aura of sacredness surrounding salvation of Mures lineage, but it is the Caldwell clan chapel in Uplawmoor honored today as the Caldwell Church. While I see a particularized bias in Bells work, I am not suggesting that Bell and Gustave Anjou are of the same cloth. To which is added, a genealogical history of the Royal House of Stewart, and the several and illustrious families of that name, from the year 1034, to the year 1710; collected from public records, chartularies of monasteries, and the best historians and private mss. There were notes in the margin that presented Protestant theology and enraged the Catholics (e.g., denial of confession, sacraments, the importance of good works in attaining salvation, etc.). Later, 800 A.D.+, there were the Vikings, and after 1066, the Normans. Gilchrist Mure was born 1301 in Cowdans, the second son of Sir Reginald Mure. About the year 1560, during the suspension of the council of Treat, a most violent and bloody persecution was carried on against the Waldenses of Calabria at the south of Italy, by direction of that brutal tyrant, pope Pius IV. 1963), American former football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1992, Darrell Wayne Caldwell (1993-2021), known professionally as Drakeo the Ruler, an American rapper and songwriter; his fourth mixtape, Cold Devil, has been streamed over 10 million times, Donald Reche Caldwell Jr. (1979-2020), American professional football wide receiver who played from 2002 to 2008, Zoe Ada Caldwell OBE (1933-2020), Australian stage and voice actress, four-time, (Another 29 notables are available in all our, Mr. Eric Dick Caldwell, British Sergean Lieutenant Commander, who sailed into battle on the, Eric Dick Caldwell, British Surgeon Lieutenant with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking, Mr. Albert Francis Caldwell, aged 26, Siamese Second Class passenger from Bangkok, Siam who sailed aboard the, Mrs. Sylvia Mae Caldwell, (ne Harbaugh), aged 28, Siamese Second Class passenger from Bangkok, Siam who sailed aboard the, Master Alden Gates Caldwell, aged 10 mths, Siamese Second Class passenger from Bangkok, Siam who sailed aboard the, Mr. Charles Caldwell Jr., American Fireman Third Class from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking. The Domesday Book of 1086 constitutes the first census of England. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Caldwella, which was dated 1195, in the "Pipe Rolls of Derbyshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. 2.) While others may have referred to him as Lord (Laird) Caldwell, he was not so described in those terms when Sir William Mure prepared the family tree more than four centuries later. Use of the Caldwell crest would have aided in showing lines of consanguinity. The last name is the 3,742nd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,533 people. Bells claims about the origin of the Caldwell suname do not pass the test of probability, analogy or correlation. York lies at the southern end of a lowland region (Vale of York) bounded on the east by the coast and the Cleveland Hills and on the west by uplands rising from 600 to more than 3000 feet above sea level. The Lord Chancellor was responsible for administering the laws and presiding at courts of justice. In the 2d century, York served three years as the capital of the Roman Empire, while the Emperor Severus resided there and commanded a Roman army that sought to defeat the Celtics. Early Origins of the Coldwell family At the time of Godfrey Mures birth in 1352, Sir William Caldwell was still Lord High Chancellor, and one of the most eminent ndividuals in Scotland. 71 (part I) [hereinafter, The Caldwell Papers). I bet that if you read his work, you will have a better feel why the place name and surname Caldwell, or any variant spelling thereof, likely underwent so many changes. In the Records of Invercauld the form Guildwell and perhaps Camdell occur. Caldwell Surname Definition: This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (p. Thus, a cold stream, which is a reasonable name for a village. Richard fought with Simon against Henry at the Battle of Lewes. Instead of complying, however, the Waldenses forsook their houses, and as many as were able fled to the woods with their wives and children. In short, Bell offers only a scintilla of evidence, not a compilation of evidence from independent sources that cumulatively make it more probable than not that what he says is true. Irish: when not the English surname this is an Anglicized form of Fuarghuis or hUarghusa descendant of (F)uarghus a personal name whose literal sense cold + choice was reinterpreted as coming from fuaruisce cold water. (The Pipe Rolls of 1195 (Dec. Comm. Some people have asserted that the name Caldwell derived originally from deColville or deCoville, a Norman family who reportedly accompanied William Conqueror, whose successor generations assumed the surname of Caldwell, but these people overlook the existence of the Caldwell hamlets in Great Britain before the arrival of William Conqueror. 1796. Cambridge (Eng. The earliest recorded change of surname from Colville to Caldwell that I have found did not occur until 1758 (John, 8th Lord of Colville, named all of his children by the surname, Caldwell). The meekness and patience with which they went to martyrdom and death are incredible. Perrin and Bell also ignored the widespread existence of Caldwell place names throughout England preceding the Norman Invasion of 1066. They moved into France and Spain, and eventually into Ireland and Great Britain. Author Landon C. Bells book focused largely on the history of Lunenburg County, Virginia. org/C/CA/ Casket_Letters.htm) In Antonio Frasers biography, entitled Mary, Queen of Scots, she appends a copy of the Casket letter that mentions Caldwellis. The Caldwell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. Richard de Coldewell is noted in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns (1379). The Mures of Caldwell had distinctive armorial crests. Originally an English Surname People who like the name Caldwell also like: Cecil, Chase, Archer, Archibald, Gideon, Clarke, Harrison, Aurora, Arabella, Alice, Eloise, Acelynn, Lila, Evangeline. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. The purpose was not to socialize but to ask Mary to confess. .. . Early may fly the Babylonian wo. A 1654 map uses the spelling Coldwel. Caldwell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants. After the kings of Strathclyde and the Scots submitted to Edward It was a name for someone who lived in Renfrrewshire. He wrote this sonnet. Apart from The United States Caldwell exists in 94 countries. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Lord Chancellor Caldwell pleaded for payment of the ransom, but the nobles allied themselves with France, and invaded Berwick, then held by the English. This I cannot do. Caldwell, like all of the names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. : Calwell would make for a better argument? The Waldenses were itinerant pre-Reformation Protestants based chiefly in southern France and the Holy Roman Empire, followers of an apostolic creed first espoused in the 12th century by Frenchman Peter Waldo. Published in 1710 by George Crawfurd, author of the Peerage of Scotland, &c, &c. and continued to the present period, by George Robertson, author of The Agricultural Survey of Mid Lothian, &c. (hereunafter, History of the Shire of Renfrew, (1818), p. 41). The place-names are derived from the Old English words "caeld," which means "cold," and "welle," which means "well." Early Origins of the Caldwell family This surname has ramified in the most extraordinary manner in the United States. (Patricia M. Thompson, One Hundred Years of Caldwell : the Story of Caldwell Parish Church, 1889-1989 / by Patricia M. Thomson, Uplawmoor : The Church], c1989.) Caldwell is not that common in England and the largest concentration appears in Lancaster where a significant number of Irish settled. Naturally Galdwallys is such a short step from Caldwallys/Caldwalls that one must be driven to suspect a connection. bartleby. The position was usually given to the most learned and scholarly men of the time and most influential with the King. The surname Caldwell was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Fri), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, at the Caldwell Tower, a mansion and old estate that dates back to 1294. The fact that the adjacent Little Caldwell Estate remained in possession of the Caldwell clan suggests that there was a circle of sons and daughters, brothers, sisters, brothers in law, cousin, and nephews linked by constraints of coresidency, consanguinity, and community. This place-name may also be derived from the Old English words caeld, which means cold, and welle, which means well, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a well that gave cold water. Anglo-Saxon ceald; v. Coldwell and Caudle. 1837), aged 24, British joiner travelling from London aboard the ship "Mystery" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 7th January 1862, Gail Caldwell (b. Others find its origin in a stone erected over a supposed Highland chief, name Neil, who was killed (for the purpose, we suspect) at the battle of Harlaw, in the reign of Malcom III. (John Eric Bruce Glover, Allen Mawer, and F.M. The religious devotion of those bearing the Caldwell surname is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland. Celtic tribes migrated over the Alps and settled in the Po Valley of northern Italy about the 5th century B.C. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. (George Robertson, A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew, including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families, who, from the earliest times, have had property in that County, and the most remarkable facts in the lives of distinguished individuals. ), The University Press, 90, p. Notable people with the surname include: Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T W Z Fictional characters See also List [ edit] A [ edit] Alastair Caldwell (born 1943) British Formula One motor-racing team manager Alexander Caldwell (1830-1917), American politician from Kansas Many parish churches throughout England and Scotland were named after St. Gilles. Oer all th Italian fields, where still doth sway Welcome to the Caldwell Family page at Surname Finder, a service of Genealogy Today. Mother with infant down the rocks. The first official reference to the practice in Scotland is from a general council held at Forfar in 1061, during the reign of Malcolm Canmor (1057- 1093). Consensus on well rather than wel, wal, wall, waelle, wyllan, or weille, would likely also have been reinforced by the King James Version of the Bible, also known as the Authorized Bible, first published about 1611. (See caldwellgenealogy.com) It commences as follows:Most illustrious sirHaving written you from time to time what has been done here in the affair of heresy, I have now to inform you of the dreadful justice which began to be executed on these Lutherans early this morning, being the 11th of June. Look at any atlas and you will see that the Rhine River begins near the Baths (artesian wells) of Calw and flows north through Germany to the Netherlands, disgorging into the sea that reaches to Southeast England. This is reinforced by Galdwallys Castle in Speyside which is associated with one Freskin who had Ayrshire connections. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found. I reject the legend of the three Caldwell brothers arriving in Scotland from France as an explanation for origin of the Caldwell surname in Scotland, although I can accept the notion that in the 16th century a Cold Well or Caldwell Estate not the first such Scotch Caldwell Estatewas formed in the Annan River Valley near Solway Firth [Bay], Scotland. Johnston Limited, 1911, vol.1, at p. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Origins: Renfrewshire, Scotland. This family is a very ancient one. A copious account of this persecution is given by a candid Romish contemporary historian, Thuanus, in the history of his own times. This would be understandable where the orally spoken reference to OE caeld weille or Danish kald well would have the same meaning in Danish and Old English. They originated in the late 12th cent. Tenant farmer Allan Caldwell had a brother, William Caldwell, born 1690, who was still alive as of 1728 (his name appears as a witness to a document). Co, 1971, 2ed ed. Probably 'the cold-well' cold, or cald. The old family of the name appears to have ended in the direct line in an heiress in the fifteenth century (Crawford). Bell provides no facts evidencing an association or correlation between the so-called Cold Well Estate near Toulon and similar use of English place names at other locations near Toulon. I believe the Scotch surname Caldwell more likely derives from the Old English/Anglo-Saxon words, "caeld weille," or "caelde waellen," meaning cold water welling from a fissure in the earth, i.e., artesian well, than from the many alternative explanations. CALDWELL See Terms of Use for details. The Caldwell family name is a habitational surname, derived from any of several places in Scotland and England, such as Caldwell in Renfrewshire. Caldwell is also a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. 2001. http:// www. Calwell, Caldwell Name Meaning. Thus, a Norse occupant would have referred to the well as kaldr a and an Anglo-Saxon by the words, caeld weille. 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