Gordon and Kathleen Udell

Thursday, November 12, 2020

The following is a brief overview of the life of my parents, Gordon Wesley Udell and Kathleen Mummery.

My father’s great-great-great-grandfather...

Chronicles of the Uvedale/Udall family - 1515 to 1787

Friday, October 9, 2020

This article picks up where the Chronicles of the Uvedale/Udall Family - 1146 to 1515 ended and carries on until 1787 when Mathew Udall came to Canada....

Chronicles of the Uvedale Family - 1146 to 1515

Friday, October 9, 2020

The Chronicles of the Uvedale Family 1146 to 1515


Reigns of King Henry II and King Richard I, The Lionhearted
The following is...

Sir Thomas de Uvedale, Knight and Diplomat

Friday, October 9, 2020

The following paper is intended to detail some of the key events and activities in Thomas Uvedale’s life. While Granville Leveson Gower[i] dedicated...

Sir John Uvedale, Kt. Bannaret and his son Peter, Baron Revised December 2020

Friday, October 9, 2020

John de Uvedale was a household knight of Edward I, the “Hammer of the Scots”.  John de Uvedale’s family had been living in Tacolneston, Norfolk since...

The Rebellion of 1837/38 - Lingering Resentments

Thursday, October 8, 2020

The purpose of this article to bring to remembrance some of the attitudes prevalent in the period of the rebellion of 1837/38 and to suggest that these...

The History of the Udell and Brown Family in Markham, Pickering and Uxbridge Ontario

Thursday, October 8, 2020

The history of the Udell and Brown families in Markham goes back to 1801 and includes many marriages with well-known families in the area during those...

A Name Marvellously Changed

Thursday, October 8, 2020

My paternal family name has been spelt in many ways since the 12th century. These include such spellings as Douvedale, Dounedale, Dovedale, Dowdall,...

Bishop's Waltham Abbey

photo by: G.W. Udell