Person:Pelham Fynes (1)

Clinton Pelham Fynes was baptised on 12th February 1826 at Langton by Horncastle in Lincolnshire, son of a farmer called Charles Fynes and his wife Elizabeth. He appears to have been known by his middle name, as Pelham, with his first name Clinton only appearing on his baptism record. Pelham appears in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses living with his parents and siblings at Langton.

On 29th July 1868, aged 42, Pelham married a widow called Hannah Alcock, formerly Ward. They married at the relatively recently built church of St Andrew, which was at the time in Langton parish but had been built to serve the developing small resort town of Woodhall Spa, which straddled the parishes of Langton, Kirkstead, Thimbleby and Woodhall. Hannah had one son from her first marriage, to whom Pelham became stepfather. Pelham and Hannah went on to have another son, also called Pelham Fynes, in 1868.

The 1871 and 1881 censuses each find Pelham and Hannah living on Mill Lane in the area then known as Langton Moor, being the part of Langton parish which adjoined Woodhall Spa. Pelham was described variously as an agricultural labourer and cottager.

Hannah died in 1889, aged 60.

The 1891 and 1901 censuses each find Pelham living alone in a four roomed house on Mill Lane. He died on 28th April 1904, aged 78, and was buried at St Andrew's Church in Woodhall Spa.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 12 Feb 1826, Langton near Horncastle, Lincolnshire: Clinton Pelham son of Charles & Elizabeth Fynes

   Needs to be confirmed at Lincolnshire Record Office. This register not available on Lincs to the Past, nor listed (as at June 2019) as deposited with Lincolnshire Record Office - register may still be held at church. Lincolnshire Record Office does apparently hold a transcript of Langton baptisms 1813-1931 under reference PAR/23/1.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 639; Book 3; Folio 5; Page 4, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Langton [by Horncastle], Lincolnshire
   Charles Fynes, male, 40 [1796-1801], Farmer, born in county
   Elizabeth Fynes, female, 38 [1802/3], born in county
   Pelham Fynes, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Michael Fynes, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Mary Fynes, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Charles Fynes, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   William Fynes, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Ellen Fynes, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Asenath Fynes, female, 3 months [1841], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2107; Folio 208; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Langton [by Horncastle], Lincolnshire
   Charles Fynes, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Farmer of 28 acres, b. Timberland, Lincolnshire
   Eliz[abe]th Fynes, wife, married, female, 48 [1802/3], b. Woodhall, Lincolnshire
   Pellham Fynes, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Farm Labourer, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Charles Fynes, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Farm Labourer, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   William Fynes, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Farm Labourer, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Asenath Fynes, daughter, female, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Betsy Fynes, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Susan Fynes, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Langton, Lincolnshire

   "Ecclesiastical District of St Andrew" indicating that this is the part of Langton parish which later became Woodhall Spa.

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2368; Folio 68; Page 68, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Langton [by Horncastle], Lincolnshire
   Charles Fynes, head, married, male, 60 [1800/1], Farmer, b. Martin
   Elizabeth Fynes, wife, married, female, 55 [1805/6], b. Woodhall
   Pelam Fynes, son, unmarried, male, 36 [1824/5], Labourer, b. Langton
   Samuel Fynes, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Langton
   William Alcock, boarder, unmarried, male, 4 [1856/7], b. Woodhall

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3382; Folio 70; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Mill Lane, Langton Moor, Langton, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, head, married, male, 45 [1825/6], Cottager, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Fynes, wife, married, female, 42 [1828/9], Cottager Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   George Alcock, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Langton, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Langton, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3249; Folio 114; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Mill Lane, Langton Moor, Langton, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Agricultural Laborer, b. Langton Moor, Lincolnshire
   Hannah Fynes, wife, married, female, 51 [1829/30], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Pelham Fynes, son, male, 12 [1868/9], b. Langton Moor, Lincolnshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2598; Folio 208; Page 5, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Mill Lane, Woodhall, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Pelham Fynes, head, widower, male, 66 [1824/5], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Langton, Lincolnshire

   There is a note under "Mill Lane" saying "Late Langton Moor" and another note at the top of the page saying "The whole of the Houses on this page are now included in the new Civil Parish of Woodhall Spa." Vision of Britain (accessed 6 June 2019) suggests that the area formerly known as Langton Moor was transferred from Langton parish to Woodhall parish in 1887, before becoming part of the new Woodhall Spa parish in 1894.

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 3072; Folio 22; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Mill Lane, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Pelham Fynes, head, widower, male, 75 [1825/6], Cottager, own account, b. Langton, Lincolnshire

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Pelham FYNES, June Quarter 1904, Horncastle Registration District, Volume 7a, page 309, aged 78 [1825/6]

10. ↑ Burials register, in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England. Parish Registers of St Andrew (Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln).

    BURIALS in the Parish of Woodhall Spa in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1904
    No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    358	Pelham Fynes	Woodhall Spa	May 2 1904	78	Henry Benwell

11. ↑ Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions (findmypast.co.uk).

    bur. St Andrew, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire: Pelham Fynes, d. 28 Apr 1904 aged 78