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The Southwell Family from Peterborough

This page lists those members of the Southwell family whose origins we are researching. Entries in italics are inferred or uncertain, or have been supplied by other researchers and not personally verified by us. The list does not include children known to have died in infancy. Please contact Chris Warren if you feel that the family listed here is connected with your own research.

The Southwell family we are researching lived in and around Peterborough, which was then in Northamptonshire but is now in Cambridgeshire. So far we have traced this line back to John Southwell of Glapthorn and Elizabeth Bellamy of Weldon, who were married in 1729. There were many other Southwells living in the same area, but we have not yet been able to establish whether and how they are connected.

We do have more details about many of the people listed below which have not yet been put on line, and the Southwells are not yet included in the alphabetical list of names. We will, however, be happy to exchange information with anyone who has a close connection to this family.


John Southwell
Married 1729 (Aug 3) Thorpe Achurch, Northants
Buried 1783 (Nov 20) Glapthorn, Northants

Elizabeth Bellamy
Buried 1783 (Feb 23) Glapthorn, Northants
We have identified two children of this marriage ...
John Southwell
Baptised 1731 (Oct 17) Glapthorn, Northants
Married 1754 (Feb 11) Fotheringhay, Northants
  (children listed in table 1 below)
Buried 1801 (Nov 27) Fotheringhay, Northants


Elizabeth Bellamy
Baptised 1733 (Mar 27) Weldon, Northants
Buried 1782 (Oct 12) Fotheringhay, Northants
Matthew Southwell
Baptised 1737 (Aug 10) Glapthorn, Northants
Buried 1817 (Jan 17) Glapthorn, Northants

1. Children of John Southwell and Elizabeth Bellamy

John Southwell
Baptised 1755 (May 6) Fotheringhay, Northants
Married 1796 (Aug 8) Kingscliffe, Northants
  (children listed in table 2 below)
Buried 1839 (Apr 30) Peterborough


Eleanor Bunning
Baptised 1771 (Dec 29) Kingscliffe, Northants
Buried 1839 (Dec 11) Peterborough
Elizabeth Southwell
Baptised 1760 (Feb 11) Fotheringhay, Northants
Buried 1828 (May 21) Fotheringhay, Northants
Alice Southwell
Baptised 1762 (Feb 23) Fotheringhay, Northants
Married 1786 (Dec 6) Fotheringhay, Northants

Married 1793 (Nov 6) Elton, Huntingdonshire

Buried 1809 (Aug 9) Stoke Doyle, Northants


Richard Yorke
Buried 1790 (May 14) Fotheringhay, Northants
Henry Crofts
Baptised 1761 (Aug 30) Stoke Doyle, Northants
Buried 1827 (Jul 27) Stoke Doyle, Northants
Matthew Southwell
Baptised 1769 (Jan 31) Fotheringhay, Northants
Married 1791 (May 29) Thorpe Achurch, Northants


Sarah Smith
Baptised 1769 (Nov 7) Stoke Doyle, Northants
Died 1850 (Oct 21) Warwick, Warwickshire
Martha Southwell
Baptised 1770 (Jan 28) Fotheringhay, Northants
Married 1812 (May 6) City of London
Buried 1826 (Jan 10) Stoke Doyle, Northants


Henry Crofts (see above)
Several other children died in infancy

2. Children of John Southwell and Eleanor Bunning (see table 1 above)

William Southwell
Baptised 1800 (May 4) Peterborough
Married 1821 (May 23) Paston, Northants
  (children listed in table 3 below)
Died 1876 (Dec 22) Peterborough


Elizabeth Hyde
Born about 1796 Longthorpe, Northants
Buried 1851 (May 24) Peterborough
Frances Southwell
Baptised 1803 (May 15) Peterborough
Married 1828 (Nov 14) Peterborough
Buried 1877 (Nov 18) Ilford, Essex


Stephen Skillington
Died 1849 (3rd Qtr) Whitechapel, London
John Southwell
Baptised 1809 (May 14) Peterborough
Married 1833 (Jun 14) Peterborough
  (children listed in table 4 below)
Died 1869 (Dec 17) Peterborough


Frances Faulkner
Baptised 1812 (May 24) Peterborough
Died 1907 (Jun 24) Peterborough
Mary Ann Southwell
Baptised 1813 (Jun 6) Peterborough
Married 1832 (Nov 27) Orton Waterville, Hunts

Died 1897 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough


Benjamin Dennis
Baptised 1807 (Dec 29) Orton Waterville, Hunts
Died 1870 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough

3. Children of William Southwell and Elizabeth Hyde (see table 2 above)

Frances Southwell
Baptised 1824 (Mar 28) Peterborough
John Southwell
Baptised 1825 (Feb 23) Peterborough
Married 1851 (Mar 10) Peterborough
  (children listed in table 5 below)

Married 1862 (Feb 25) Peterborough


Married 1866 (Jul 9) Peterborough

Died 1885 (Apr 12) Peterborough


Mary Yates
Baptised 1819 (Feb 21) Peterborough
Buried 1859 (Jun 29) Peterborough
Sophia Soames
Baptised 1824 (Jan 7) Thorney, Cambridgeshire
Buried 1864 (Mar 21) Peterborough
Elizabeth Fogarty (née Palmer)
Born about 1811 Reading, Berkshire
Died 1887 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
Mary Ann Southwell
Baptised 1826 (Nov 12) Peterborough
Married 1848 (Dec 25) Peterborough

Died 1864 (2nd Qtr) Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire


John Jackson
Born about 1820 March, Cambridgeshire
Living in Whittlesey, Cambs at 1871 census
Sarah Southwell
Baptised 1828 (Oct 12) Peterborough
James Southwell
Baptised 1830 (Jun 18) Peterborough
Died 1897 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough
William Southwell
Baptised 1834 (Jan 5) Peterborough
Married 1854 (May 3) Peterborough
  (children listed in table 6 below)
Died 1878 (Dec 13) Peterborough


Elizabeth Medwell
Baptised 1833 (May 12) Newborough, Northants
Died 1877 (Dec 22) Portsmouth, Hampshire
Charlotte Southwell
Baptised 1838 (Mar 4) Peterborough
Married 1862 (Nov 17) Peterborough

Died 1892 (Jun 1) Peterborough


George Collin Fowler
Born 1841 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
Died 1884 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
George Southwell
Baptised 1840 (Oct 11) Peterborough
Married 1861 (Mar 11) Peterborough
  (children listed in table 7 below)
Died 1895 (Oct 9) Peterborough


Mary Ann Kelley (or Kelly)
Born about 1835 Herm, Guernsey
Died 1894 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough

4. Children of John Southwell and Frances Faulkner (see table 2 above)

John Southwell
Born about 1835 Peterborough
Married 1858 (4th Qtr) Peterborough
  (children born in Lincolnshire)

Married 1893 (Apr 6) Harris, Texas

Died 1912 (May 7) White Oaks, New Mexico


Charlotte Brown
Baptised 1833 (Feb 24) Eye, Northants
Died 1893 (Jan 9) Harris, Texas
Martha Jane Briers (née McDonald)
Born 1848 (Sep 15) Jackson, Alabama
Died 1926 (Feb 19) Houston, Texas
Mary Ann Southwell
Born 1839 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1867 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough

Died 1913 (Oct 4) Liverpool, Lancashire


Joseph Dudley
Baptised 1843 (Aug 13) Peterborough
Died 1935 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough
Fanny Southwell
Born 1841 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1869 (4th Qtr) Peterborough

Died 1926 (Sep 2) Peterborough


Samuel Turner
Baptised 1841 (Feb 21) Sutton, Northants
Died 1919 (Apr 14) Peterborough
George Southwell
Born 1843 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1872 (2nd Qtr) Sheffield, Yorkshire
  (children born in Sheffield, Yorkshire)
Died 1935 (Jan 11) Hindhead, Surrey


Elizabeth Cuckson
Baptised 1846 (Nov 22) Gamston, Notts
Died 1907 (3rd Qtr) Sheffield, Yorkshire
Hannah Southwell
Born 1847 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough
Died 1914 (Dec 30) Peterborough
Ruth Southwell
Born 1849 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1900 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough

Died 1936 (1st Qtr) Peterborough


William Luke Buer
Born 1843 (4th Qtr) Spalding, Lincolnshire
Died 1920 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough

5. Children of John Southwell and Mary Yates (see table 3 above)

William Southwell
Baptised 1851 (Mar 23) Peterborough
Married 1887 (Nov 7) Peterborough

Died 1916 (Sep 16) Wakefield, Yorkshire


Elizabeth Benstead Naylor
Baptised 1842 (Nov 6) Spalding, Lincs
Died 1924 (Mar 22) Peterborough
Mary Ann Southwell
Baptised 1853 (Sep 11) Peterborough
Married 1877 (Sep 11) Peterborough

Died 1884 (Dec 26) Thorney, Cambridgeshire


Joseph Henry Allen
Born 1855 (May 12) Bethnal Green, London
Died 1938 (Dec 28) Thorney, Cambridgeshire
Martha Emma Southwell
Baptised 1856 (Oct 5) Peterborough
Died 1927 (Oct 5) Peterborough

6. Children of William Southwell and Elizabeth Medwell (see table 3 above)

William Parker Southwell
Born 1855 (Mar 16) Peterborough
Married 1875 (3rd Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
  (children listed in table 8 below)
Died 1908 (Jan 18) Gosport, Hampshire


Florence Rowe
Born 1856 (2nd Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
Died 1924 (Jun 14) Gosport, Hampshire
Elizabeth Jane Southwell
Born 1857 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1877 (1st Qtr) Portsmouth, Hampshire

Died 1928 (Nov 26) Southsea, Hampshire


James Alfred Sperring
Born 1851 (1st Qtr) Woolwich, London
Died 1930 (Oct 3) Southsea, Hampshire

7. Children of George Southwell and Mary Ann Kell(e)y (see table 3 above)

Charlotte Ellen Southwell
Born 1861 (4th Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1887 (Mar 28) Peterborough

Died 1928 (May 6) Peterborough


George Spencer Bird
Born 1861 (2nd Qtr) Woodhall Spa, Lincs
Died 1936 (Jul 6) Lambeth, London
Agnes Mary Southwell
Born 1866 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1888 (May 21) Peterborough

Died 1898 (Feb 25) Peterborough


Charles Thomas Wyman
Born 1864 (Jan 26) Seaton, Rutland
Died 1952 (2nd Qtr) Glanford Brigg, Lincs
Kate Southwell
Born 1867 (4th Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1897 (Jun 7) Peterborough

Living in Peterborough at 1911 census


George Johnson
Born 1873 (4th Qtr) Peterborough
Living in Peterborough at 1921 census
Anne (Annie) Southwell
Born 1869 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1900 (Aug 20) Peterborough

Living in Wakefield, Yorkshire at 1921 census


Leonard Griffiths
Born 1869 (2nd Qtr) Market Drayton, Shropshire
Living in Wakefield, Yorkshire at 1921 census
John William Southwell
Born 1870 (Jul 28) Peterborough
Married 1895 (Dec 26) Peterborough
  (children listed in table 9 below)
Died 1932 (Dec 6) Edmonton, London


Rebecca Beech
Born 1866 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Died 1933 (4th Qtr) Edmonton, London
George Kelly Southwell
Born 1874 (2nd Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1898 (2nd Qtr) Wilsthorpe, Lincs
  (children born in Birmingham and London)
Died 1944 (Dec 21) Bideford, Devon


Pattie Jane Ellis
Born 1875 (3rd Qtr) Peterborough
Died 1962 (Jun 27) Welwyn Garden City, Herts
William Southwell
Born 1876 (1st Qtr) Peterborough
Married 1904 (Jun 2) Knottingley, Yorkshire

Living in Knottingley, Yorkshire at 1911 census


Eleanor Thompson
Born 1878 (3rd Qtr) Knottingley, Yorkshire
Living in Knottingley, Yorkshire at 1911 census

8. Children of William Parker Southwell and Florence Rowe (see table 6 above)

Eliza Southwell
Born 1877 (3rd Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1899 (2nd Qtr) Hove, Sussex

Living in Brighton, Sussex at 1901 census


Norman Benjamin Sibley
Born 1876 (2nd Qtr) Brighton, Sussex
Died 1939 (Mar 13) Brighton, Sussex
William James Southwell
Born 1879 (Feb 28) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1905 (4th Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
  (children listed in table 10 below)
Died 1960 (Dec 16) Plymouth, Devon


Emma Jane Grills
Born 1883 (Feb 14) Devonport, Devon
Died 1961 (Dec 15) Plymouth, Devon
Ellen (Nellie) Southwell
Born 1882 (Jun 9) West Wittering, Sussex
Married 1902 (Jul 28) Hove, Sussex

Died 1963 (Nov 14) Toronto, Canada


John Blackhall
Born 1873 (Oct 15) Hove, Sussex
Died 1922 (Apr 19) Shoreham, Sussex
Charles Parker Southwell
Born 1884 (2nd Qtr) West Wittering, Sussex
Married 1930 (1st Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
  (two children born in Gosport, Hampshire)
Died 1934 (1st Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire


Alice Maud Mary Whittaker (née King)
Born 1902 (Feb 9) Gosport, Hampshire
Died 1980 (2nd Qtr) Portsmouth, Hampshire
Albert Edward Southwell
Born 1887 (May 18) Littlehampton, Sussex
Married 1913 (2nd Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire
  (children listed in table 11 below)
Died 1957 (Dec 14) Slough, Buckinghamshire


Elizabeth Brown
Born 1890 (Jun 15) Gosport, Hampshire
Died 1959 (Feb 6) Southall, Middlesex
Elizabeth Jane Southwell
Born 1888 (Dec 1) Littlehampton, Sussex
Married 1914 (4th Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire

Died 1976 (2nd Qtr) Chatham, Kent


Thomas Alfred Bell
Born 1886 (4th Qtr) Plumstead, London
Died 1939 (May 5) Chatham, Kent
George Southwell
Born 1892 (Oct 28) West Wittering, Sussex
Married 1924 (3rd Qtr) Portsmouth, Hampshire
  (two children born in Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Died 1970 (2nd Qtr) Trowbridge, Wiltshire


Florence Louisa Wearn
Born 1896 (Aug 14) Portsmouth, Hampshire
Died 1984 (2nd Qtr) Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Florence Louise Southwell
Born 1894 (Jun 16) East Wittering, Sussex
Married 1912 (4th Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire

Died 1961 (3rd Qtr) Hackney, London


John Emmanuel Badcock
Born 1888 (Dec 4) Croydon, Surrey
Died 1951 (Jun 28) Plaistow, London
Maud Southwell
Born 1902 (Jul 21) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1931 (2nd Qtr) Strood area, Kent

Died 1983 (Feb 20) Rochester, Kent


William Edward Hollands
Born 1903 (Mar 28) Chatham, Kent
Died 1970 (Feb 5) Rochester, Kent

9. Children of John William Southwell and Rebecca Beech (see table 7 above)

Annie Evelyn Southwell
Born 1896 (Nov 9) Peterborough
Married 1921 (Aug 20) Palmers Green, London

Died 1974 (Jul 11) Christchurch, Dorset


Henry Percy Guinn
Born 1894 (4th Qtr) Bethnal Green, London
Died 1968 (Nov 7) Wakefield, Yorkshire
John William Owen Southwell
Born 1898 (Feb 11) Palmers Green, London
Married 1923 (1st Qtr) Wakefield, Yorkshire

Died 1963 (Jan 18) Wakefield, Yorkshire


Doris Preston
Born 1896 (Jan 15) Wakefield, Yorkshire
Died 1966 (Mar 16) Wakefield, Yorkshire
George Beech Southwell
Born 1899 (2nd Qtr) Palmers Green, London
Died 1920 (2nd Qtr) Whitechapel, London
Leonard Southwell
Born 1902 (Jun 8) Leyton, London
Married 1932 (2nd Qtr) Edmonton, London

Died 1979 (1st Qtr) Enfield, Middlesex


Constance Jessie Carpenter
Born 1910 (Jun 21) Edmonton, London
Died 1985 (3rd Qtr) Bishop's Stortford, Herts

10. Children of William J Southwell and Emma J Grills (see table 8 above)

Florence Amy Southwell
Born 1906 (Oct 22) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1928 (4th Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire


Married 1937 (3rd Qtr) Plymouth, Devon

Died 1983 (4th Qtr) Plymouth, Devon


Alfred John Hyde
Born 1901 (Oct 24) Wheathampstead, Herts
Died 1962 (Apr 17) Plymouth, Devon

Ernest William Warne
Born 1904 (Jun 9) Devonport, Devon
Died 1976 (1st Qtr) Plymouth, Devon
Nora May Southwell
Born 1908 (Dec 29) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1937 (2nd Qtr) Blandford, Dorset

Buried 1944 (Mar 13) Stickland, Dorset


Everett Burgany
Born 1891 (Oct 14) Stickland, Dorset
Died 1984 (Dec 18) Blandford, Dorset
Details of younger children not held on-line

11. Children of Albert E Southwell and Elizabeth Brown (see table 8 above)

Violet May Southwell
Born 1919 (Dec 17) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1955 (1st Qtr) Eton, Buckinghamshire

Died 1997 (Sep 20) Mendip area, Somerset


Walter William Mortimer Blundell
Born 1913 (Oct 16) Michelmersh, Hampshire
Died 1989 (Apr 18) Mendip area, Somerset
Patricia Mary Southwell
Born 1921 (Sep 6) Gosport, Hampshire
Married 1941 (1st Qtr) Gosport, Hampshire

Died 2001 (Jun 16) Stroud, Gloucestershire


Thomas George Martin
Born 1914 (Dec 25) Aberdare, Glamorgan
Died 1941 (May 24) at sea on HMS Hood

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