Henry Bertram Pelly (1867 - 1942)

Born 9 Sep 1867 in Upminster, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lilian Katharine H. (Vincent) Pelly — married 1904 in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1942 at about age 74 in Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

Birth

Henry Bertram Pelly was born on September 9, 1867 in Upminster, Essex, England. ^[1] He was the son of Richard Wilson Pelly (1814–1890) and Katherine Jane Fry (~1831–1901).

Marriage

Henry (36) married Lilian Katharine H. Vincent (born on April 17, 1883 in Postwick, Norfolk, England) in St Peter, Eaton Square, Pimlico, Middlesex, England.^[2]The marriage was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1904 in St. Geo. H. Sq..^[3]

Census

In the 1871 census Henry B Pelly aged 3 was living with his parents and family in Upminster, Essex, England.^[4]

Richard W Pelly Head M 56 West Ham, Essex

Catherine I Pelly Wife F 30 City, Middlesex

Emma M Pelly Daughter F 18 West Ham, Essex

Alfred D Pelly Brother M 8 West Ham, Essex

Edith R Pelly Daughter F 5 West Ham, Essex

Henry B Pelly Son M 1 Upminster, Essex

Fred N Pelly Son M 1 Upminster, Essex

Alice M Pelly Daughter F 0 Upminster, Essex

Anna M Pears F 42 West Ham, Essex

Edmund R Pears M 8 India

Arthur G Pears M 7 India

Ann Stone F 30 Lowfield, Surrey

Elizabeth Hammond F 35 Waltham Abbey, Essex

Emma Ward F 27 Ipswich, Suffolk

Elizabeth A Knightsbridge F 63 Ashsted, Warwickshire

Lydia Leete F 22 West Ham, Essex

Maria Abel F 18 Wanstead, Essex

George Chamberlain M 15 Hornchurch, Essex

In the 1881 census Henry B Pelly aged 13 was a Naval Cadet living at Townstall, Devon, England.^[5]

Henry B Pelly Cadet M 13 Upminster, Essex

In the 1901 census Henry B Pelly aged 33 was a LIEUTENANT living on board a vessel import in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[6]

Henry B Pelly Crew M 33 Upminster, Essex

In the 1911 census Henry Bertram Pelly aged 43 and a CAPTAIN in the ROYAL NAVY was living in Hexham, Northumberland, England. ^[7]

Clarence Dalrymple Smith M 43 Middlesex London, London

Henry B Pelly M 33 Upminster, Essex

Cicely Smith F 29 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Charles Clarence Smith M 6 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Dorothy Dalrymple Smith F 4 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Launcelot Eustace Smith M 2 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Leslia Forster F 20 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Lilian Katherine Pelly F 27 Postwick, Norfolk

Charles William Rawson Royds M 35 Rochdale, Lancashire

Isabella Warwick F 34 Scotland Resident, Dumfriesshire

Louisa Mary Hewitson F 32 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Esther Davidson F 19 Wark, Northumberland

Lily Isabella Plenty F 20 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Ann Graham F 49 Sunderland, Durham

Frances Mary Langley F 20 Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland

Death

Henry died in 1942 in Honiton, Devon, England, aged 75. His death was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1942 in Honiton.^[8]

GRO death record 1942. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X3X-7WV : 1 October 2014), Henry Bertram Pelly, 1867; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Romford, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster Marriages", database, Archive: City of Westminster Archives Centre, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 16 August 2023), Henry Bertram Pelly (36) marriage to Lilian Katharine Hawkshaw Vincent (21) in 1904 in St Peter, Eaton Square, Pimlico, Middlesex, England.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database, FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 16 August 2023), Pelly, Henry Bertram. GRO Reference: 1904 Oct-Nov-Dec in St. Geo. H. Sq. Volume 1a Page 945.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFFL-WYQ : 25 June 2022), Henry B Pelly in entry for Richard W Pelly, 1871.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-1Q6J : 12 December 2017), Henry B Pelly, Townstall, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 2175/82, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,771.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSXG-397 : 20 May 2019), Henry B Pelly, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Portsea And Landport subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWMP-NBN : 11 July 2019), Henry Bertram Pelly in household of Clarence Dalrymple Smith, Hexham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database, GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 16 August 2023),
9. ↑ Pelly, Henry Bertram (Age at death: 75). GRO Reference: 1942 Oct-Nov-Dec in Honiton Volume 05B Page 29.

• UK Census 1881 at Britannia Vessel moored in Dartmouth Harbour age 13 Naval cadet
• UK Census 1911 at Longhbrow, Hexham, Northumberland with wife as visitors

occupation Captain RN

• UK Register 1939 at Broomhouse Flats, Long reach , West horsley Guildford with wife and 2 children occupation Admiral Retired