Anne Funnell1

(1769 - )
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck1
She was baptised in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 9 April 1769.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Edward Funnell1

(1772 - )
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck1
and was baptised on 5 April 1772 in Hunworth.1 He was buried on 6 October 1854 in Hunworth.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Fanny Elizabeth Funnell1

(1844 - )
Father*Richard Weeds Funnell1 b. 1813, d. 1847
Mother*Sarah Wade1
She was baptised in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 7 January 1844.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Luke Funnell1

(1777 - )
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck1
He was baptised in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 20 October 1777.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Martha Funnell1

(1770 - )
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck1
She was baptised in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 24 June 1770.1 She was buried on 30 March 1853 in Hunworth.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Mary Funnell1

(c 1774 - )
Father*Richard Funnell2 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck
Mary Funnell was born in Hunworth, Norfolk, circa 1774.2 and was baptised on 3 July 1774 in Hunworth.2

She married Ezekiel Blomfield, son of Stephen Blomfield and Elizabeth Luiss, in England on 20 October 1800.3

She was widowed on the death of her husband Ezekiel on 14 July 1818.4

Family

Ezekiel Blomfield (1778 - 1818)
Children
ChartsMacdonald pedigree
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S4] Book - Rev. K. D. Reynolds A. B. Grosart, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, This entry lists her surname as FURSNELL, but all other evidence suggests FUNNELL or variations such as FENNELL, FUNNEL.
  2. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.
  3. [S4] Book - Rev. K. D. Reynolds A. B. Grosart, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Although this reference lists her name as FURSNELL, all other evidence suggests FUNNEL(L) or FENNEL.
  4. [S4] Book - Rev. K. D. Reynolds A. B. Grosart, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Richard Funnell

(1767 - 1845)
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1726, d. 1813
Mother*Martha Beck
He was baptised in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 12 April 1767.1

He married Ann Weeds.2

He signed a will dated 1 July 1834 in Stody, Norfolk, in which he desribed himself as a 'land surveyor', with his wife and son as executors and beneficiaries.3

Richard's death was registered between January 1845 and March 1845 in Erpingham, Norfolk.2,4

His will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 19 May 1845 with Ann Weeds and Richard Weeds Funnell appointed executors.2

Family

Ann Weeds ( - 1862)
Child

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.
  2. [S346] Will - Richard Funnell, UK PRO ref prob11/2017, image 233.
  3. [S346] Will - Richard Funnell, UK PRO ref prob11/2017, image 233, PROB 11/2017/273.
  4. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Erpingham, Vol 13, p82, 1Q1845.

Richard Funnell

(1726 - 1813)
Father*Edward Funnel1
Mother*Ann Bell1
Richard FUNNELL
(c1728-1813)
He was baptised in Stody, Norfolk, on 12 March 1726.1

It seems that his occupation was a cordwainer, as from at least 1755 he was taking on apprentices in this role (a cordwainer being a shoemaker, not to be confused with a cobbler, who only repaired shoes).2

He married Martha Beck in Hunworth, Norfolk, on 26 December 1766.3

Richard died in July 1813 in Norfolk at age 87. He was buried on 30 July 1813 in Hunworth.4

Family

Martha Beck
Children
ChartsMacdonald pedigree

Citations

  1. [S871] FamilySearch, at https://www.familysearch.org/en/, England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL film 1657227, batch 107523-1, item 1, p23; parents E FUNNELL and Ann.
  2. [S530] Find My Past website, at https://www.findmypast.com, Country Apprentices 1710-1808, National Archives IR 1 series, 52f 142.
  3. [S530] Find My Past website, at https://www.findmypast.com, Norfolk Record Office, Ref. PD 505/4, p2 (Banns on 7 Dec) and p4 (Marriage).
  4. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Richard Funnell1

(1841 - )
Father*Richard Weeds Funnell1 b. 1813, d. 1847
Mother*Sarah Wade1
He was baptised in Stody, Norfolk, on 20 December 1841.1

Citations

  1. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.

Richard Weeds Funnell1

(1813 - 1847)
Father*Richard Funnell1 b. 1767, d. 1845
Mother*Ann Weeds1 d. 1862
Richard Weeds Funnell was born in Briston, Norfolk, on 2 June 1813.2,3 and was baptised on 13 June 1813 in Briston.3

He was named executor and beneficiary in the will of Richard Funnell, his father, dated 1 July 1834 in Stody, Norfolk; he was to receive all the lands and testaments (other than those granted to his mother) and all the household furniture plate linen and china other than those granted to his mother, and was to further receive the lands and cottages his mother had inherited, on her death.4

He married Sarah Wade in Stody, Norfolk, on 29 October 1839.5

Ann Weeds and Richard Weeds Funnell were appointed executors of Richard Funnell's estate in London, Middlesex, on 19 May 1845.1

Richard's death was registered in January 1847 in Erpingham, Norfolk, at age 33.6 He was buried on 28 January 1847 in Hunworth.5

Family

Sarah Wade
Children

Citations

  1. [S346] Will - Richard Funnell, UK PRO ref prob11/2017, image 233.
  2. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003, birth date implied from his death date of 1847.
  3. [S667] Church Registers - (England/Wales Non-Conformist, Non-Parochial) Class RG4, Piece 1344: Briston & Guestwick (Independent), 1786-1840. Note this gives mother's name as Alice.
  4. [S346] Will - Richard Funnell, UK PRO ref prob11/2017, image 233, PROB 11/2017/273.
  5. [S345] Email - A Cox, email to D Ferguson, 30 Apr 2003.
  6. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Erpingham, Vol 13, p81.