Researching Robert Newell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4732 people with the Newell surname? In that year Newell was ranked number 891 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Newell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Newell and the Newell Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 8096 people with the Newell surname in the UK? Newell is now ranked number 726 for popularity in the UK. |
Newell Family History Databases
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Newell Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Newell surname in the USA? Newell is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Newell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Newell
Robert Newell
Robert Newell VC (1835 – 11 July 1858) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Private Newell was approximately 23 years old, and a private in the 9th Lancers of the British Army when the following deed on 19 March 1857, during the Indian Mutiny at Lucknow, India led to the award of the Victoria Cross:
He died four months later in India on 11 July 1858. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.
Source: Robert Newell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Henry Newell
Robert Henry Newell (December 13, 1836 – July 1901) was a 19th-century American humorist.
During the U.S. Civil War, Newell wrote a series of satirical articles using the pseudonym Orpheus C. Kerr, commenting on the war and contemporary society. His articles appeared weekly in the New York Sunday Mercury, where he was the literary editor until 1862, and were published in a series of books. Among other newspapers he worked at, from 1869 to 1874 he wrote for the New York World. From approximately 1862 to 1865, he was married to famous actress Adah Isaacs Menken.
The name "Orpheus C. Kerr" was a play on the term "office seeker". At the time, political offices were seen as plums, involving relatively little work and regular pay, and were used by political parties as rewards for faithful party workers.
During the war, The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers was widely read and Newell enjoyed great popularity. He was one of the favorite humorists of Abraham Lincoln. When General Montgomery C. Meigs admitted that he had never heard of Orpheus C. Kerr or his Papers, Lincoln responded, "anyone who has not read them is a heathen."
Source: Robert Henry Newell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Newell
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