Frances (Easton) Pelling (abt. 1789 - 1870)

Born about 1789 in Bexhill, Sussex, England

Wife of Dearing Pelling — married 16 Jul 1811 (to 1870) in Bexhill,Sussex,England

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1870 at about age 81 in Bexhill, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Dearing Pelling is listed as being in Bexhill in the 1832 Poll. Looks like he has hung up his boots as such by 1851 and his son Edmund has taken over by 1851, listed in the Post Office Directory as bootmaker & Coal Merchant. Edmund is still listed in 1859 with a residence at Holliers Hill in Bexhill.

Entry from Bexhill St Peter 1558 - 1797 First names  Frances     Surname  EASTON     Sex  d     Baptism Date  18-Nov     Year baptised  1789     Mother first names  Ann     Mother surname  EASTON    

Frances appears as Dearing's wife in the censuses of 1841 at Holyer's Hill in Bexhill^[1], as a cordwainer's wife visiting friends in Battle in 1851^[2] and at home at Holliershill again in 1861^[3].

Frances death on 16 Mar 1870, received an obituary in the Hastings and St Leonards Observer^[4] and was registered in Q1 of 1870 at Battle^[5].

Dearing & Frances were buried at St Peters, Bexhill, this has been transcribed from their gravestone In affectionate remembrance of Dearing Pelling Who dies the 8th Nov 1875 In his 88th years Also of Frances Wife of the above Who died the 16th March 1870 In her 81st year Then shall the just return to the Earth As it was and the Spirit unto God who giveth.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SN-PWX : 25 May 2019), Frances Pelling in household of Dearing Pelling, Bexhill, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJF-B65 : 9 November 2019), Frances Pelling in household of John Davis, Battle, Sussex, England; citing Battle, Sussex, England, p. 37, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TZ-PS5 : 14 February 2020), Frances Pelling in household of Dearing Pelling, Bexhill, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSQ-HD7B : 19 April 2019), Frances Pelling, Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 19 Mar 1870, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JNP-R53 : 31 December 2014), Frances Pelling, 1870; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Battle, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.