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Henry Pells

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  • Name Henry Pells
    Birth Bef 1 Apr 1787  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 1 Apr 1787  St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [1] 
    Baptismal Record: Henry Pells (1787)    		 Baptismal Record: Henry Pells (1787)
    Gender Male
    Residence 10 Sep 1820  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 10 Sep 1820  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Draper 
    Newspaper mention 22 Mar 1825  [4, 5, 6] 
    His house at Gorleston broken into and goods stolen; David De Caux later sentenced to be transported for seven years for it 
    Newspapers linked to break-in of Henry Pells (1825)    		 Newspapers linked to break-in of Henry Pells (1825) (3)
    Newspapers linked to break-in of Henry Pells (1825)
    Residence 7 Feb 1827  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 7 Feb 1827  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Draper 
    Newspaper mention 19 Jun 1830  [8] 
    Advertisement for Fire Insurance, Henry Pells the agent for Gorleston. 
    Clipping from The Ipswich Journal: 19 Jun 1830    		 Clipping from The Ipswich Journal: 19 Jun 1830
    Will 1 Aug 1836  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Leaves his houses and land in Gorleston and Great Yarmouth, and all his personal estate, to his wife Margaret; executors his wife Margaret and his brother Thomas Pells of Gorleston, gentleman.
    Will: Henry Pells, Gorleston (1836)    		 Will: Henry Pells, Gorleston (1836)
    Occupation Bef 28 Oct 1836  [10] 
    Draper 
    Occupation Bef 28 Oct 1836  [11] 
    Linen Draper 
    Death 28 Oct 1836  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Clipping from The Ipswich Journal: 12 Nov 1836    		 Clipping from The Ipswich Journal: 12 Nov 1836
    Burial 3 Nov 1836  St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [12] 
    Burial Record: Henry Pells (1836)    		 Burial Record: Henry Pells (1836)
    Probate 24 Aug 1849  [13] 
    Proved at London by Margaret Pells, widow, one of the executors; power reserved to Thomas Pells, the other executor 
    Person ID I89  Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2026

    Father Henry Pells,   b. Bef 17 Aug 1753, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 13 Oct 1800 (Age < 47 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Johnson
    Marriage 17 Aug 1784  St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [14] 
    • Henry Pells (single man, of this parish), Elizabeth Johnson (spinster, of the same). Married by licence. Henry signed, Elizabeth signed. Witnesses: Levi Barlow Clark, Mary Johnson and Elizabeth Purdy.
    Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Elizabeth Johnson (1784)    		 Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Elizabeth Johnson (1784)
    Family ID F249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Skinner,   b. 5 Jul 1789, Kessingland, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1864, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 4 Jun 1811  St Edmund’s Church, Kessingland, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Type: Licence 
    • Henry Pells (bachelor, of the parish of Gorleston), Margaret Skinner (spinster, of this parish). Married by licence. Henry signed, Margaret signed. Witnesses: Owen Skinner and Elizabeth Skinner.
    Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811)    		 Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811)
    Children 
     1. Henry Skinner Pells,   b. 16 May 1812, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1871 (Age < 58 years)
     2. John Pells,   b. Bef 22 Aug 1813, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1851, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 37 years)
     3. Thomas Horatio Pells,   b. Bef 20 Mar 1815, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1859, Bell Yard, Temple Bar, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 44 years)
    +4. Margaret Pells,   b. Bef 14 Apr 1816, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt May 1865, Mutford, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)
     5. Richard Pells,   b. Bef 26 Feb 1818, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 9 Jul 1824, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 6 years)
    +6. Eliza Pells,   b. Bef 15 Aug 1819, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Sarah Pells,   b. Bef 10 Sep 1820, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1906, 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 85 years)
     8. Emma Betina Pells,   b. Bef 3 Feb 1822, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. William Pells,   b. Bef 5 Apr 1823, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 16 Dec 1843, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 20 years)
     10. Alfred Pells,   b. Bef 10 Mar 1824, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Mary Anna Pells,   b. Bef 20 Mar 1826, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 15 Aug 1826, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     12. Mary Anna Pells,   b. Bef 7 Feb 1827, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1 Apr 1787 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 1 Apr 1787 - St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Licence - 4 Jun 1811 - St Edmund’s Church, Kessingland, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry Skinner Pells - 16 May 1812 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Pells - Bef 22 Aug 1813 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Horatio Pells - Bef 20 Mar 1815 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Margaret Pells - Bef 14 Apr 1816 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard Pells - Bef 26 Feb 1818 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eliza Pells - Bef 15 Aug 1819 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Pells - Bef 10 Sep 1820 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Sep 1820 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Draper - 10 Sep 1820 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Emma Betina Pells - Bef 3 Feb 1822 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Pells - Bef 5 Apr 1823 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Alfred Pells - Bef 10 Mar 1824 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Anna Pells - Bef 20 Mar 1826 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Anna Pells - Bef 7 Feb 1827 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Feb 1827 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Draper - 7 Feb 1827 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 1 Aug 1836 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Oct 1836 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 3 Nov 1836 - St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Previously recorded as a draper on 17 May 1812, at Henry Skinner Pells’s baptism; no source found. The bishop’s transcript of that baptism gives no occupation, and the original register has not been seen.

  • Sources 
    1. [S434] Baptismal Record: Henry Pells (1787), 1 Apr 1787, pg 6, Suffolk Archives, Bishops' Transcripts, Lothingland Deanery 1786–1787. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 12 Nov 1836, 2 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S405] Baptismal Record: Sarah Pells (1820), 10 Sep 1820, Page 75, entry 595, Suffolk Archives FF528/1820/1.

    4. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 26 Mar 1825, 26 Mar 1825, pg 2 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 9 Apr 1825, 9 Apr 1825, pg 2 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 30 Jul 1825, 30 Jul 1825, pg 2 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S663] Baptismal Record: Mary Anna Pells (1827), 7 Feb 1827, pg 138, no. 1098 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 19 Jun 1830, 1 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S64] Will: Henry Pells, Gorleston (1836), PROB 11/2098/143.

    10. [S171] Marriage Certificate: Jeremiah George Cock and Sarah Pells (1848), 31 May 1848.

    11. [S29] Marriage Certificate: Thomas Pechell and Sarah Cocks (1865), 5 Apr 1865.

    12. [S435] Burial Record: Henry Pells (1836), 3 Nov 1836, pg 148, no. 1177, Norfolk Record Office, Gorleston with Southtown burials 1813–1845. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S64] Will: Henry Pells, Gorleston (1836), 24 Aug 1849, PROB 11/2098/143, PROB 11/2098/143. (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S495] Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Elizabeth Johnson (1784), 17 Aug 1784, No. 9 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S116] Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811).