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Hannah Pell

Hannah Pell

Female 1789 - 1868  (79 years)


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  • Name Hannah Pell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 1789  Almondbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6
    Baptism 1 Nov 1789  Almondbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Aug 1868  Bridegwater, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Age: 78
    Person ID I480  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father George Pell,   b. 1760, Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1846, Cheadle Bulkeley, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Rowley,   b. 1754   d. Abt 1826 (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Mar 1780  Birstall, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Bence,   b. 1788, See research note Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1855, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1812  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • banns - aug 9, 16, 23 7
    Children 
     1. Selena Bence,   b. 13 Jun 1817, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Priscilla Bence,   b. 8 Dec 1819, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas Bence,   b. 2 May 1822, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1890, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Frederick Bence,   b. 23 May 1824, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1892, 69 Scourfield Street, Liverpool, West Derby Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. William Bence,   b. 2 May 1826, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1900, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Harriet Bence,   b. 1827, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1848, Wellington Road, North, Heaton Norris Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Bence,   b. 16 Apr 1828, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1904, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Mary Louisa Bence,   b. 21 Jun 1830, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Almondbury, All Hallows
    Almondbury, All Hallows
    Hannah Pell Bence and several of her siblings were baptised here.
    William Bence death 1900
    William Bence death 1900
    John Bence and Hannah Pell marriage, Manchester, 1812
    John Bence and Hannah Pell marriage, Manchester, 1812

    Documents
    Hanah Pell Bence death certificate
    Hanah Pell Bence death certificate
    Bridgewater Asylum. There is a burial area and she is most likely buried there.
    Hannah Pell baptism in Almondbury
    Hannah Pell baptism in Almondbury
    Parish church

    Histories
    Stockport Sunday School: George, Mary & Hannah Pell were pupils
    Stockport Sunday School: George, Mary & Hannah Pell were pupils
    Massachusetts State Census, 29 Aug 1855
    Massachusetts State Census, 29 Aug 1855
    Notes on Hannah Pell Bence
    Notes on Hannah Pell Bence
    Skeletons uncovered at Bridgewater facility
    Skeletons uncovered at Bridgewater facility

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National ;), Class: HO107; Piece 113; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Cheadle; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 6; Page: 15; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241245.
      Birth date: abt 1791
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1841
      Residence place: Cheadle, Cheshire, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1841&h=142008&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C;).

    3. [S327] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
      Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915


    4. [S108] Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.;).
      Birth date: abt 1789
      Birth place: Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
      Baptism date: 1 Nov 1789
      Baptism place: Almondbury, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wyorkpre1813&h=3734425&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
      West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812


    5. [S342] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    6. [S82] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    7. [S51] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2155; Folio: 464; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87130-87131.
      Birth date: abt 1789
      Birth place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
      Residence date: 1851
      Residence place: Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=12705646&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S264] Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
      Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936


    9. [S125] Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2013;).

    10. [S206] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).