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POWELL FAMILY IN PORLOCK, SOMERSET
The first of our Powell family in Porlock was John Powell who was baptised in Luccombe in 1759 but moved to Porlock after his marriage. The family however had connections with Culbone Church near Porlock well before this date.
15 Oct 1747 Catherine Powel John 8 Aug 1782 Thomas Powell John & Betty (1) 21 Aug 1785 Mary Powell John & Betty (1) 16 Jun 1787 Betty Powell John & Betty (1) 9 Dec 1789 John Powell John & Betty (1) 17 Jan 1796 William Powell John & Mary (1) 27 Dec 1798 Naboth Powell s of John & Mary (1) 24 Jan 1802 Sarah Powel John & Mary (1) 29 Apr 1804 James Powel s of John & Mary (1) 10 Jul 1808 Ilett Powell d of John & Mary (1) 29 Apr 1815 Abraham Powell John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 11 May 1816 John Powell John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 11 Oct 1818 Thomas Powel John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 18 Jan 1821 Ann Powell John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 29 Jan 1823 Priscilla Powel John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 14 May 1825 Abraham Powel John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 29 Jun 1827 James Powel John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 14 Feb 1830 Thomas Powel William & Jane - Labourer of Bossington (1) 19 Nov 1831 Robert Powell John & Sarah - Cooper (1) 21 Apr 1833 Jane Powell William & Jane -Labourer of BossingtonBossington (1) 21 Dec 1846 Tom Kemp Powell Thomas & Ann (2) 4 May 1847 Mary Louise Powell Thomas & Ann (2) 25 Dec 1854 Sarah Powell Thomas & Ann (2) 14 Aug 1853 James Powell Thomas & Ann (2) 28 Apr 1666 Ambrose Poyell Joan Corner (1) 19 Feb 1697 Joan Powel William Gould of Luccombe (1) 1 Jul 1698 Ambrose Powell Sarah Smith (1) 25 Feb 1759 Elizabeth Powel John Lewis of Luccombe - Witnesses James Taylor and Henry Lewry (1) 22 Sep 1781 John Powell Betty Phelps - Witnesses Ann and Robert Phelps (1) 28 Dec 1795 John Powell widower Mary Staddon - Witnesses Nicholas Foy and John Snow (1) 19 Apr 1807 Elizabeth Powell Richard Moggridge - Witnesses Wm Foy and David Huish (1) 9 Aug 1812 Mary Powell John Nicholas - Witnesses Wm Foy and Henry Phelps (1) 18 Oct 1812 Mary Powel widow John Davis - Witnesses Wm Roy and Wm Davis (1) 5 Feb 1814 John Powell Sarah Tudball of Luccombe - Witnesses Wm Foy and Henry Phelps (1) 4 Oct 1823 William Powell of Selworthy Jane Doble 23 Oct 1833 Sarah Powell James Courts - Witnesses Richard Moggridge and Nicholas Foy (1) 24 Apr 1837 Iseltt Powell Joseph Terrell - Witnesses Naboth Powell and John Ridler (1) 21 Sep 1844 Thomas Powell Angelina Farthing (2) 18 Jun 1683 John Powle (could be Poole) (1) 19 Sep 1696 Amy Powell wife of Ambrose (1) 26 Jan 1709 Ambrose Powell (1) 21 Jan 1746 Cathering Powell widow (1) 28 Feb 1749 John Powel (1) 24 Jul 1757 John Powel (1) 16 Dec 1762 Grace Powell (1) 15 Nov 1768 Joan Powell widow (1) 7 May 1786 John Powell (1) 30 Jan 1789 Mary Powell (1) 20 Apr 1793 Betty Powell (1) 22 Feb 1808 John Powell (1) 29 Jul 1815 Abraham Powel 3 months (1) 8 Feb 1829 James Powell aged 1 of Bossington (1) 2 Apr 1854 Sarah Powell (2)
(1) Transcript of Porlock Parish Registers (2) Transcript Information courtesy of Bruce Powell Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com