Gradwell, Robert

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• Robert Gradwell —     Robert Gradwell     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Robert Gradwell     Bishop; b. at Clifton in the Fylde, Lancashire, 26 Jan., 1777; d. in London, 15 March, 1833; went to Douai in 1791. The college being suppressed by the French revolutionists,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Robert Gradwell — (b. at Clifton in the Fylde, Lancashire, 26 January1777; d. in London, 15 March1833) was an English Catholic bishop.LifeHe went to the English College, Douai in 1791. The college being suppressed by the French revolutionists, he was confined for… …   Wikipedia

• Gradwell — Recorded as Gradwell, Graddell and Gradell, and possibly other forms as well, this is an English locational surname. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley, writing in the year 1880, The surname originates from the… …   Surnames reference

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• Graddell — Recorded as Gradwell, Graddell and Gradell, and possibly other forms as well, this is an English locational surname. According to the famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley, writing in the year 1880, The surname originates from the… …   Surnames reference

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