The Pewtrall/Peutrill/Powdrell Genealogy Page

A branch of the Family Tree of Hilary Mary Jackson - Updated 3 April 2008

Joseph POWDRELL and Ann WEAN

My 5 x Great Grandparents

Following an enquiry on the Rootsweb LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com email list I received replies from several listers. One lady, Alison Ring, from British Columbia in Canada sent me a whole list of Births, Marriages and Burials taken from the Markfield, Leicestershire fiches and Violet Matthew's record was sent to me by Lawrence and Jeanette Bond from Australia.  I have tried unsuccessfully to contact Violet for permission to use this information. 

I decided to create a separate Pewtrall family page after receiving more information from a few other descendants of Joseph Powdrell and Ann Wean. 

It should be noted that there are various ways of spelling the family name and added to this are the variations that the Census transcriptions have introduced.

According to Violet, Joseph Powdrell was born in Leicestershire and christened on 14th May 1722 in Breedon on the Hill, LEI.  Joseph was the son of Thomas Powdrell and Jane.  The IGI also provides this baptism but only gives the name of Joseph's father, Thomas Powdrell (Batch No. C034402.  Joseph died 28 June 1807 in Ibstock, LEI.  Violet Matthews research also appears in the Ancestral File section of their Family Search website - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp - Joseph's baptism in the Ancestral File, submitted by Violet on the Family Search website states that his parents were Thomas Powdrell and Elizabeth Hartlis, thus reinforcing the fact that the submissions on the Family Search website need to be checked. 

Joseph married Ann Wean on 17 September 1746 in Ibstock (IGI states 1747).  Ann was born 9 July 1716 in Ibstock, LEI, baptised 9 July 1716 also in Ibstock, Ann died 4 March 1788 in Ibstock.  She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Ween. 

Children of Joseph and Ann Powdrell: 

Violet Matthews research continued with Generation 2 -

Joseph Powdrill* and Sarah Dalley

My 4 x Great Grandparents.

Joseph Powdrill married Sarah Dalley on 23 Nov 1774 in Markfield, LEI.  Sarah was born about 1743 in Dolby, LEI and died 24 May 1832, age 89 in Markfield LEI.   

In the early registers, the births, deaths and marriages were all on one page with minimal information as I found in these extracts from the Markfield registers:

Children of Joseph Powdrill and Sarah Dalley were as follows: 

* My 3 x Great Grandfather

Appearing on the same 1774 Markfield Parish page was the burial of Mary Powdrell on 12 May 1774.  This was probably a relative of Joseph's from an earlier generation.  There was very little information given on these earlier registers to prove relationships, such as the age at death of Mary Powdrell.  I also found the death of my 4 x Great Grandfather, Joseph Putrell; Violet's information also gives the same date of death but this brings into question the baptism of William Powdrill in 1801, unless Joseph's death delayed the baptism date -

Apparently, according to one Leicester Researcher, the people used to plead poverty to get out of paying the fee - 'poor' people were excused from paying.  Everyone suddenly became 'poor' and the fee was eventually discontinued as being impossible to collect. 

Joseph Pewtrall and Jane Deacon

My 3 x Great Grandparents.

From Violet Matthew's research I learnt that Joseph Pewtrall married Jane Deacon on 25 Nov 1798 in Bagworth, LEI. 

Generation 3 of Violet's research shows the marriage of Joseph Pewtrall born about 1776 in Leicester, baptised 26 May 1776 in Ibstock, LEI.  Jane Deacon was born abt 1779 in Markfield LEI.

Children of Joseph Pewtrall and Jane Deacon were as follows:

Joseph and Jane's daughter, Mary Ann Pewtrall* married George Hickling on 21 Dec 1827 - my 2 x Great Grandparents.  Please see the Hickling family research for their marriage and further information.  Prior to this marriage though, I found the following entry in the Markfield baptisms:

I have no way of knowing if this Mary Putril is Mary Ann who later married George Hickling. 

1841 CENSUS

The following entry shows Joseph and Jane Putrill living in Markfield:

1851 CENSUS

Mary Hickling's mother and father, my 3 x Great Grandparents were still residing in Markfield  -   

1861 CENSUS

Looking for the different versions of PEWTRALL in the 1861 Census, I found a Jane PEWTRALL born about 1779 - this is my 3 x Great Grandmother living in Main Street at Markfield with her twice married daughter Elizabeth and family - "Kimber" was wrongly transcribed on Ancestry as Kriaber, however their daughter Martha was shown as 'Kimber'!

Elizabeth Kimber was my 2 x Great Grandmother Mary's sister and Joseph and Jane's youngest child, born 12 Dec 1825.

Elizabeth Hannah Pewtrill baptised 12 Dec 1825, married George Hewitt on 26 Nov 1849, my Great Grandfather Francis Thos Hickling (George Hickling and Mary Pewtrall's son) was recorded as a witness to their marriage, the bride's father being shown as Joseph Pewtrall.  Their son was George Hewitt married Sarah Jane Lander.  After George Hewitt Senior's death, Elizabeth Hannah Hewitt married Joseph Kimber.

Here's the Hewitt family entry in the 1851 Census living in Panes (or Pares) Cottages, Woodhouse, LEI:

I thought I had found my 3 x Great Grandfather, Joseph Pewtrell's death in 1853 and sent for the certificate, but when it arrived it was Joseph Pewtrell, age 16 years who died at Snibstone, Packington. This certificate was, I believe for Samuel and Frances Pewtrell's son.  Details shown below. 

I have now found an entry for the death of a Joseph Peutrell, which might be my 3 x Great Grandfather, registered Market Bosworth, Vol 7a page 46 Oct/Dec quarter of 1855:

In 1871 the Kimbers were living in Main Street, Markfield but no Jane Pewtrall, though. -

I have discovered a death for a Jane Peutrell, this could be my 3 x Great Grandmother, registered at Mkt Bosworth, Vol. 7a, page 48 for the Oct/Dec Quarter of 1862:

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of DEATH Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE
Registration District - Market Bosworth 1862 DEATH in the Sub-District of Ibstock in the Counties of Leicester
Columns	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
No	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
22	Twelfth December 1862 Markfield	Jane Peutrell	Female	85 years	Widow of Joseph Peutrell Farm Labourer	Senile Decay Certified	X the mark of Sarah Spencer present at the death Markfield	Twenty fourth December 1862	T. Wilkins,  Registrar

Main Street, Markfield was still the address for the Kimber's in 1881 they were sharing the house with John and Martha Hall - their daughter, Martha Jane Kimber had married John Hall, registered at Market Bosworth Oct/Dec quarter of 1880, Vol 7a, page 187:

Joseph and Elizabeth Kimber were  still living in Main Street Markfield in 1891:

Main Street, Markfield in 1901 - Elizabeth Kimber, now a widow:

Joseph and Jane Peutrel's son George (1806-1856) married Frances Wesley on 5 November 1827 in Newtown Linford, LEI.  Francis Wesley was baptised 15 Oct 1809 in Newtown Linford, LEI, the daughter of William Wesley and Elizabeth Johnson; Frances died 14 Aug 1864 in Newtown Linford.

Violet's researched shows that George and Fanny had the following children:

In the Markfield baptisms there's also two further entries for a George & Fanny Peutrell:

Also in the burials for Markfield is an Alice Pewtrell buried on 10 Apr 1855, age 5 weeks.

In the 1841 Census, George & Fanny Peutrill were recorded as living in Markfield -

The age shown for George looked incomplete and his occupation was crossed out and so Ancestry.co.uk have transcribed him as being 3 years of age.

In the 1851 Census, George & Fanny Peutrill were in Markfield -

Son John was working in Botchestone, LEI, age 18, Servant, working for farmer, Nathaniel Roberts; and William Powdrill, age 19, Groom working for farmer and land agent Joseph Ellis in Glenfield, LEI - both shown as being born, Markfield, LEI.

George and Fanny's son George, age 14, Farm Servant was also working away from home, but still in Markfield at Park House working for Farmer, Edward Astell?, George shown as born Markfield LEI.  I have been contacted by Jane Peutrell, Jane is a descendant of George and Fanny's son George.  Jane was in touch with another Peutrell researcher, Shirley Willis.  They have sent me further information and the photographs which can be seen below.

Violet's research reveals that George Pewtrill, Snr died in 1856; buried 17 Mar 1856 in Markfield.  Fanny is shown in the 1861 Census in Main Street, Markfield:

According to Violet, Fanny died 14 Aug 1864 in Newtown Linford

George and Fanny's son William had married Elizabeth Varnam and in 1861 they were living at 62 William Street, St Margaret's, Leicester

George and Fanny's  son John Wesley Peutrell had married Agnes Morrison, christened 23 Jun 1834 in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, they had married on 16 Oct 1854 in Glenfield (Violet's information) - they were still in Glenfield at "Roun Hill"? in 1861:

And their daughter, Elizabeth had married George Richards on 27 May 1855 and in 1861 they were living in Ratby, LEI: 

George, unmarried in 1861 was living in Newton Linford, lodging at the home of a Blacksmith's Widow, Jane Bradby.  He was listed as "George Powderly, Lodger, age 24, Gardener, born Markfield.  Also still single were Louisa Peutrill, 20 and her sister, Fanny, 13, both working as Domestic House Servants for Widow, Ann Blount, age 92, a retired Farmer at Leicester Road, Loughbro.

George was still single in 1871, but by this time he was living in Bobbington, Staffordshire at Leaton Hall:

And George's future wife, Ada Jenks was also living in Bobbington, Staffs (probably close to Leaton Hall as it was on the following page) - 

They married  - FreeBMD has a marriage for "Adah Jenks" and "George Pentrell" registered Bridgenorth in June quarter of 1871 vol 6a page 1182. In the 1881 Census they were shown to be living near Chawn Hill, Upper Swinford, Worcestershire -

*Alexander Peutrill married Emily ????? - Shirley Willis's Grandfather. 

** William F. (or Frederick William) is Jane Peutrell's Great Grandfather.

By 1891 George amd Ada had moved to Rutland and were in Ashwell -

In 1901 George and Ada were in Leicester, at 9 St Paul's Road - transcribed as "Penliell" on Ancestry.co.uk -  

I had not been able to find George and Ada's son, Frederick William Peutrell, Jane Peutrell's Great Grandparents in the 1901 Census until Jane got in touch and said that he was living in South Nottingham (Meadows) at 31 Queens Grove (transcribed on Ancestry as "Prutrell":

Frederick William Peutrell was baptised on 20 July 1873 in the parish of Claverley, Shropshire.  He married Elizabeth Beardsall registered in June Quarter of 1898 Vol 7b; page 672 at Nottingham.

* Frederick and Elizabeth's son Bertie was Jane's Grandfather.

George and Ada's son Alexander Peutrell and his family were living at 36 Tarry Road, Aston, Birmingham

Shirley's information regarding Alexander and Emily Peutrell's family:

 Shirley states “Last photograph taken of the family all together.  Members missing: Marion, Ernest and an Aunt I never knew.  She died of TB caught while living in digs.  There was another son George who died aged 3." (this could be George, shown above in the 1901 Censes, age 1.)  "I was told that Grandma had twins which she lost."  Photo No.1: Right to left Alf, Squib, Jack and Betty; Photo No.2: Alf, Squib, Jack and Betty with their spouses.

The third and fourth photographs shown above have been emailed to me by Jane Peutrell - Photo No.3:  is of Frederick William Peutrill and his wife Elizabeth (1st left) - the name of the lady on the right is not known; Photo No. 4: is of Frederick with his grandson Bert (son of Bertie Peutrell)

The following pictures were sent to me by Shirley Willis, as previously explained, Shirley's ancestors are George and Fanny Peutrell's son George and his wife, Ada Jenks, the photos below include Alexander and Emily Peutrell, shown above in the 1901 Census:

Joseph and Jane Pewtrall's son, Samuel Pewtrall married Frances Wardle on 13 Oct 1835 in the Wesleyan Church, Leicester and they had the following children (from Violet's research):

Samuel and Frances (Fanny) Pewtrall were shown to be in Hugglescote in the 1841 Census -

And in the 1851 Census, they were recorded as residing in the "Upper end of Village", Hugglescote -

Matilda was working as a General Servant at Old Parks, Ashby de la Zouche in the home of farmer, William Mosely, she was shown to be 17 and born Markfield - her surname on the schedule was "Powdrill"

Samuel and Fanny's son Joseph died in 1853:

I could not find Samuel and Fanny in the 1861 Census, then I keyed in just "Samuel" with his birth year and birthplace - they had been transcribed by Ancestry as 'Pawtnell' - the enumerator seemed to have difficulty too as it does look like Pawtnell!.  They were living in Packington:

They were also hard to find in 1871! Using the same method, I found that they had moved up to South Yorkshire! Living in Wombwell, Barnsley at No. 124 Utly's Cot and transcribed as "Pentrell" .  Looking at the Enumeration District they were living near their Hickling relatives in Jump/Hemmingfield:

In 1881, Frances Peutrell, was shown as "Widow", still in Yorkshire - at 119 Allotts Cott, Jump, near Wombwell - transcribed as "Pentrell" by Ancestry:

Joseph and Jane's son Robert Pewtrall married Hannah Reynolds in 1839 and they had the following children:

* I have been contacted by a researcher, Wayne Brown.  Wayne is helping Ralph Lock to research his family history.  Ralph's connection is Joel and Phoebe Pewtrall's son Ernest.

Ralph's Mother was Florence Vera Peutrill, born 19 July 1916; died 22 July 1995.  Florence married George Edward Henry Lock on 2 August 1936.  Florence's parents were Ernest Peutrill born 1878 and Julia Reading born c1885 - Ernest and Julia were married in 1906.  Ralph has sent me the pictures shown on the left.

Picture 1: Ernest Peutrill; and Picture 2: Florence Vera Peutrill (1916-1995)

Robert and Hannah Pewtrall were shown to be in Thurnby, LEI in the 1841 Census -