Frisby on the Wreake is a village near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. [huge_it_maps id=”1″] From 1756 to 1796 Rev William Wragg was the vicar. He seems to have been a disastrous incumbent. The Church history pamphlet on display in the church indicates that his second hymn was usually a long one. This would allow him to jump over the graveyard fence to get a drink at the local public house which would fortify him for the sermon. During his incumbency…
George Strickson marries Harriet Lucy Rowell in 1887. Harriet Lucy seems to use her second name. Their children are given the Rowell surname as a middle name. George and Lucy are the proprietors of ‘The Recruiting Serjeant’ in Yaxley. According to the Census occupation information… 1881 The proprietor is Anne Rowell and Harriett is an unmarried dressmaker 1891 George is a Sadler and Publican 1901 George is a Sadler. 1911 George is a harness maker.
One explanation for the origin of the Rowell surname is that it is a derivative of Rothwell and comes from a place of that name. http://www.rothwelltown.co.uk/historyofrothwel.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothwell,_Northamptonshire
Interestingly this advert is in the Gospel Standard (1875) ROWELL AND SONS http://www.goleicestershire.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=2636865 Details The estate agent on the right-hand side of Church Street was once Rowell & Sons. Established in 1837, they were famous for making boots for hunting and provided them to the three main hunts in Melton Mowbray, the Quorn; the Belvoir and the Cottesmore. They also provided to hunts further afield in Warwickshire, West Percy, Seavington and Middleton. Besides boots they also sold related products including…