Archibald Paull

1787 - 23rd May 1871

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

London merchant, active in St Kitts c. 1817.

  1. In 1841 Archibald Paull merchant aged 50 was living at 33 Devonshire Place, Cavendish Square with wife Eliza aged 55 and sons Archibald F. 20 and Henry 15; in 1851 he was at the same address aged 64 Merchant (West India) with wife Eliza 68 born St Christopher and son Archibald F., aged 34 also Merchant (West India) and also born St Christopher. In 1861 he was at the same address aged 73 born St George Middlesex West India Merchant ('Deaf') with sons Archibald F 43 West India Merchant and Henry aged 38 ('Barrister not in practice').  By 1871 he was living with his son Henry's family at 10 Adelaide Crescent Hove.  

  2. Archibald Paull of 23 [sic] Devonshire Place died 23/05/1871: will proven 29/07/1871 by Frederick Augustus Paull of Iledon Court near Canterbury and Henry Paull of 33 Devonshire Place the sons the executors, effects under £10000.

  3. Henry Paull, the MP for St Ives 1857-68, was the son of Archibald Paull of Devonshire Place. [The 1861 census did not identify him as an MP].

  4. Archibald Paull of 147 Leadenhall Street and Walter M. Peddie of Montreal together had two votes as proprietors of the British American Land Company in 1835, so had purchased between 15 and 29 shares at £50 each.


Sources

T71/879 St Kitts claim nos. 717 (Brotherstons), 718 (Dieppe Bay) and 719 (Camp); T71/880 Grenada claim nos. 700 (Plaisance Estate), 772 (Paradise Estate), 773 (Mount Horne Estate) and 775 (Paraclete (?) Estate); T71/882 Nevis claim nos. 107 (Mount Pleasant), 109 (New Castle) and 124 (Kades Bay).

  1. 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses online.

  2. National Probate Calendar 1871.

  3. Times 23/04/1862 p. 1.

  4. List of the proprietors of the British American Land Company: incorporated and established by Charter and Act of Parliament, 1834 (London, n.d.) p. 5 (via Archive.org) p. 11.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Eliza
Children
Archibald Frederick Paull (1817-), Henry Paull (1822), Frederick Augustus Paull
Wealth at death
£10,000

Associated Claims (10)

£4,969 7s 10d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
£3,629 8s 7d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
£3,140 18s 5d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
£2,876 0s 6d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
£556 1s 4d
Awardee (Trustee)
£2,059 10s 6d
Awardee (Trustee)
£976 2s 3d
Awardee (Trustee)
£1,028 9s 0d
Awardee
£2,566 5s 5d
Awardee (Mortgagee)
£3,686 8s 2d
Awardee (Mortgagee)

Associated Estates (9)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1825 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
1834 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder
16/04/1830 [SD] - 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1822 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Owner

Legacies Summary

Commercial (11)

Railway Investment
Perth and Inverness [1846426]  
£2500 
Railway Investment
Newark and Sheffield [1845144]  
£5000 
Railway Investment
West Cornwall [1846529]  
£4000 
Senior partner
Archibald Paull
West India merchant  
 
Railway Investment
Galway and Kilkenny [1846172]  
£2500 
Railway Investment
Rugby and Huntingdon [1846435]  
£2000 
Railway Investment
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin [1846524]  
£4000 
Director
 
Railway Investment
Waterford and Kilkenny [1845193]  
£2000 
Director
National & Provincial Bank
West India merchant  
 
Firm Investment
 
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Imperial (1)

Other
Australia: Western Australia 
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Sir Archibald Paull Burt (1810-1879), the son of George Henry Burt of St Christopher, and who became first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, must be the namesake of...
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Addresses (2)

147 Leadenhall Street, London, Middlesex, London, England
33 Devonshire Place, Cavendish Square, London, Middlesex, London, England