Towards the End of the Line

A History of the Mackarell Family from the 17th Century to the Present

Written by William Mackarell
Edited and produced by Broadcast Books

“From an early age I was aware that I had an unusual surname… as I grew older I wondered about its origins and whether there were others who shared it with me.”
– Bill Mackarell

This is the story of the Mackarell family from Lancashire, England, in the 1600s, up to the present when the Mackarell name – in various forms – has spread to Australia, New Zealand and America.