Researching Thomas Pellow
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 510 people with the Pellow surname? In that year Pellow was ranked number 3069 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Pellow on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Pellow and the Pellow Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 604 people with the Pellow surname in the UK? Pellow is now ranked number 3470 for popularity in the UK. |
Pellow Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Pellow
Thomas Pellow
Thomas Pellow (1704 – 45), son of Thomas Pellow of Penryn and his wife Elizabeth (née Lyttleton), was an English author best known for the extensive captivity narrative entitled The History of the Long Captivity and Adventures of Thomas Pellow in South-Barbary. Pellow's book chronicles his many adventures spent during his 23-year-long captivity (summer 1715 – July 1738) giving a detailed account of his capture by Barbary pirates, his experiences as a slave under Sultan Moulay Ismail, and his final escape from Morocco back to his Cornish origins.
His captivity began at the age of eleven when sailing abroad in the summer of 1716 when his ship was attacked by Barbary pirates after crossing the Bay of Biscay traveling with his uncle, John Pellow, who was the ship's captain alongside five other Englishmen. Pellow and his shipmates were taken captive and delivered to Sultan Moulay Ismail of Morocco as prisoners. Pellow was one of the individuals hand picked by the sultan along with three others and integrated into one of Ismail's many slaves.
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