Pywells in Leicestershire
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Much of the information on this page was initially drawn from other family trees, but my own research has verified most of it. Many of the original dates I found for the children claimed to be dates of birth, but I’ve since established almost all of those were in fact baptisms.
With 32 Great Great Great Grandparents, I’ve concentrated on the Pywell line only for this page.
Edward Pywell:
Ann Hodgkin:
Edward and Ann were married on 26 Apr 1796 at Great Glen, Leicestershire, a copy of the register entry here confirms the date.
Marriages then were mostly carried out by Banns, although it looks as if Edward and
Ann married by licence. There are a few possible reasons for this, one being to
allow them to marry more quickly which, looking at the dates of the marriage and
the birth of their first child, may have been their reason. In order to do this
they would have had to make a marriage allegation stating there was no impediment
or previous contract. In addition there had to be a marriage bond should the allegation
prove to be false. In this instance I was lucky enough to find a copy of the original
documents showing their fathers were bound by the sum of £200 -
The occupation of both of their fathers was given as grazier, and Edward also followed that same occupation
Children:
The name Orlando seems to have originated from the Hodgkin family.
Edward and Ann were buried in St Cuthbert’s in Great Glen. Their shared gravestone carries this rather poignant inscription:
To the memory of EDWARD PYWELL who departed this life May 31st 1838
aged 62 yrs. Also of ANN PYWELL wife of the above who died March 22nd
1841 aged 62 years
By slow degrees their powr’s decay’d
And kept them long in pain
But now releas’d we trust they live
Where joy eternal reign
Edward’s Parents
Ann’s Parents
In 1801 the population of Great Glen, excluding Great Stretton, was 549.
During the 19th century the population rose steadily, and in 1881 it was 854.
By 1891, however, it had fallen to 704, perhaps as a result of the late 19th century agricultural depression and of the attraction exercised by Leicester's prosperous industries.
After 1891 the population rose slowly, and in 1951 it was 925.
By contrast, according to the 1801 census the population of Leicester was around 17,000.
A map of Leicester dated 1802 gives an idea of how much smaller it was then.
William Myring (1815 -