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Henry Cholmondeley Pennell

1836–1915

Civil servant, poet, and writer. Served as a clerk in the Admiralty, Whitehall, 1853–66. Appointed an inspector of fisheries, 1866. Author of poetry and books on angling. Editor of Fisherman’s Magazine and Review, 1864–5.

Sources

British imperial calendar 1853–66

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966 (Ancestry.com, accessed 26 January 2016)

England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 26 January 2016)

Men and women of the time

Bibliography

British imperial calendar: The British imperial calendar or general register of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its colonies. London: Winchester & Son [and others]. 1812–1919.

Men and women of the time: The men of the time in 1852 or sketches of living notables. 2d edition, 1853. 3d edition, 1856. 4th edition, 1857. New edition, 1865. 7th edition, 1868. 8th edition, 1872. 9th edition, 1875. 10th edition, 1879. 11th edition, 1884. 12th edition, 1887. 13th edition, 1891. 14th edition, 1895. Men and women of the time: a dictionary. 15th edition. By Victor G. Plarr. 1899. London: David Bogue [and others]. 1852–99.

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