Dadswell Family

Welcome!

This website is "a work in progress" - it aims to make available the known history of the Dadswell and related families.

While this information is currently centred around one Dadswell line spanning 11 generations, it is gradually expanding to include other lines and their associated families. An index of all names mentioned on the website is provided.
 

12 Aug 2010
Feature Story:
Surviving as a Linesman in World War One

As a young soldier, Henry Dadswell found himself frequently sprinting across No Man's Land dodging sniper bullets and enemy shellfire. The extraordinary story of this linesman has been told in a new book, Diary of a Sapper - World War One Reflections of Sapper Henry W Dadswell. Details.