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William Angell

Birth
England
Death
10 Oct 1629 (aged 68–69)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
London, City of London, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
Lost in the London fire of 1665.
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William Angell Esq. was born in Peakirk, Northamptonshire as the eldest of the six sons of Thomas Angell and Anne Hardy. Moving to London, William Angell became a prominent member of the Fishmongers Guild and was purveyor of fish to her majesty Queen Elizabeth I by 1594. He later became a member of the courts of both King James I and King Charles I as Sargeant of the Catery and Fishmonger to the King. He also served as the chief supervisor and warden of all the fisheries of Great Britain for the Monarchy. Willam Angell married Joan Povey (1565-1608), the daughter of John Povey and Elizabeth Hobson. William and Joan Angell had 11 children: Elizabeth Angell the first born in 1590 who married William Watts & John Hayward; John Angell who married Elizabeth Edolf; Joyce Angell who married Francis Greenwood; Anne Angell who married Simon Wood; Catherine Angell who married John Pemberton; James Angell who married Ann Elliot; Helen Angell who married Graveley Norton; Mary Angell who married Sir John Claypoole; Bridget Angell who married Benjamin Norton; Robert Angell who married Frances ?; and Martha Angell who married Dr. William Lucy. (Joan Povey would die of child birth complications shortly after the July 24, 1608 birth 0f this daughter Martha). After the death of his wife Joan Povey in 1608, William Angell would marry Elizabeth Bugge Hudson who died in 1624. Willam Angell Esq. would die in 1629 and leave an extensive PCC will. St. Thomas the Apostle Church was destroyed in the great London fire of 1665 and was never rebuilt.
William Angell Esq. was born in Peakirk, Northamptonshire as the eldest of the six sons of Thomas Angell and Anne Hardy. Moving to London, William Angell became a prominent member of the Fishmongers Guild and was purveyor of fish to her majesty Queen Elizabeth I by 1594. He later became a member of the courts of both King James I and King Charles I as Sargeant of the Catery and Fishmonger to the King. He also served as the chief supervisor and warden of all the fisheries of Great Britain for the Monarchy. Willam Angell married Joan Povey (1565-1608), the daughter of John Povey and Elizabeth Hobson. William and Joan Angell had 11 children: Elizabeth Angell the first born in 1590 who married William Watts & John Hayward; John Angell who married Elizabeth Edolf; Joyce Angell who married Francis Greenwood; Anne Angell who married Simon Wood; Catherine Angell who married John Pemberton; James Angell who married Ann Elliot; Helen Angell who married Graveley Norton; Mary Angell who married Sir John Claypoole; Bridget Angell who married Benjamin Norton; Robert Angell who married Frances ?; and Martha Angell who married Dr. William Lucy. (Joan Povey would die of child birth complications shortly after the July 24, 1608 birth 0f this daughter Martha). After the death of his wife Joan Povey in 1608, William Angell would marry Elizabeth Bugge Hudson who died in 1624. Willam Angell Esq. would die in 1629 and leave an extensive PCC will. St. Thomas the Apostle Church was destroyed in the great London fire of 1665 and was never rebuilt.