Sussex Withall to Durham Withell
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Two Withell family groups living in a small town in Australia had no idea if they were related although one family knew of their Cornish origin. It was the result of research into the ancestry of both these families which uncovered a spelling change which had occurred about 1851 and was the beginning of a small Withell family group in no way related to either the Cornwall or Yorkshire families. It was found that this family was descended from GEORGE WITHELL who had lived in Sunderland, Durham from about 1857 and used the spelling WITHELL. A record of the surname in Durham prior to 1857 has not been found.

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Margaret Whitaker

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