John Searl

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• Baptism: 25 Jul 1802, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

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• Baptism: 16 Nov 1760, Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England

John married Mary Keightley on 10 Jun 1783 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. Mary was born in 1761 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England; died in 1837 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 31 May 1724, Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England

Walter married Mary Berry on 20 Apr 1756 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. Mary (daughter of John Berry and Anne Watmore) was born in 1740 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England; died in 1807; was buried on 28 Dec 1807 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 8 Jun 1740, Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England

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Searl
This unusual surname is ultimately of Old Germanic origin, and was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The derivation is from the Norman male given name "Serilo, Sarilo", equivalent to the Old Norse "Sorli", and akin to the Olde English "searu", armour, so meaning perhaps "Defender" or "Protector". The personal name is recorded as "Serlo" in the Domesday Book of 1086 for Essex, and appears with surname in the following instances: Serlo le Flemyng (Lincolnshire, circa 1150); Serle Gotokirke (Cambridgeshire, 1273); and Serill' Pynder, (Yorkshire, 1379). Early examples of the surname include: Hugo Serle (Dorset, 1250), and William Serell (Yorkshire, 1379). In the modern idiom the surname has four variant spellings: Searl, Searle, Serle, and Serrell.On February 16th 1547 Edward Searle, an infant, was christened at Epping, Essex, and on June 9th 1566 Katherine Searle and Roberte Southerne were married in St. Mary at Hill, London. Francis Searle, aged 28, an early emigrant to America, embarked from London on the ship "Paule", bound for Virginia, in 1635. A Coat of Arms granted to the Searle family is a red shield, on a silver chevron between three silver trefoils slipped, as many pellets, the Crest being a gold lion rampant guardant, holding a mast, on the top a silver flag charged with a red cross. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam Serle, which was dated 1226, in the "Feet of Fines of Berkshire", during the reign of Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272.

John married Ann Sitche on 29 Jan 1718 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. Ann was born about 1693 in (in/of) Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Anne Watmore on 5 May 1739 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. Anne (daughter of John Watmore and Mary Brown) was born in 1717 in Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 10 Dec 1717, Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England

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Surname: Watmore
Recorded in many spellings including Whatmough, Watmough, Whatmore, Watmore, and even Whartmouth, this is an English surname. Recorded originally mainly in Yorkshire, it is of early medieval English origin. It seems locational but all researchers seem to agree that it is patronymic. It derives from the baptismal name "Watt", a short form of the popular Walter, introduced into England by the Normans at the Conquest of 1066 in the forms Waltier and Wautier. Both are developments of the pre 7th century Old Germanic name "Waldhari" composed of the elements "wald", meaning rule, and hari, an army. The second element is derived from the English term "maugh or mough", used of relatives, those connected by marriage rather than by blood, and it may also refer to another relative of either sex. Other examples of this type of name are Hickmott, Hudmaugh, and even Robertmogh, with William Robertmogh being recorded in Lancashire in 1332. Myles Watmough was recorded as vicar of Medomsley, Durham, in 1582, whilst Thomas Watmore, the son of John Watmore, was christened at St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, in the diocese of London, on May 12th 1689. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Watmaghe. This was dated 1379, in the "Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Richard 11nd, 1377 - 1399. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.