Pingel, William
Born 1758 in Skive. Died 20 October 1789 (private geneaology site, link). Died in Copenhagen (Henningsen, 78)
Also known as William Werner Pingel. Partner in the merchant house House of Pingel, Meyer & Prætorius
Family
Marriage: 18 May 1786 to the daughter of Coninck, Frédéric de, de Coninck, Marie Anne (1771 - 1811). Their marriage was also announced in the Copenhagen newspaper Kiøbenhavns Kongelig alene priviligerede Adresse-Contoirs Efterretninger (1759-1854) (link to pdf) in which, William Pingel is described as "grosserer". Her second marriage was to the former ship's captain John Clemens from Ireland, and her third marriage was to Justitsraad Michel Leigh Smith. She allegedly said of her three marriages: "The first one I entered into to make my parents happy, the second to make my purse happy, and the third to make myself happy" (Henningsen, 78)
Brother: Pingel, Johan Christian
Timeline
1784 - Listed as subscriber to a German handbook of merchants in Europe. (Handbuch der Kaufleute: oder Allgemeine Übersicht und Beschreibung etc, 1784)
1787, 30 November - Announcement in the newspaper De til Forsendelse med Posten allene privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender that 1250 pieces of whale baleens more than 2 meters long and 4380 pieces that were shorter were for sale from the House of Pingel, Meyer & Prætorius. The goods could be expected in their warehouse at Amalienborg (privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender 1787, 30 november, link)
1787, 31 December - Announcement in the newspaper "De til Forsendelse med Posten allene privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender" of how William Pingel, alongside Brown, David was Executor testamentis of the will of the deceased Fenwick, George of the House of Godenius & Fenwick in Elsinore (Privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender, 31 December 1787)
1788, 14 January - Announcement in the newspaper "De til Forsendelse med Posten allene privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender" of how the House of Pingel, Meyer & Prætorius have a number 76 barrels (foustager) of St. Domingo sugar, as well as 146 barrels and 102 bags of coffee beans (Privilegerede Kiøbenhavnske Tidender, 14 January 1789)
Property
In the Copenhagen census of 1787, William Pingel lived in the house at the then address Dronningens Tværgade 209, which allegedly was the so-called Small Gyldenløve Mansion (Gyldenløves lille palæ), also known as Moltke's Palæ, at today's address Dronningens Tværgade 2 (Copenhagen census 1787, external link). Here, he lived alongside his wife Marie Anne/Ane Pingel (née de Coninck), as well as his father in law Coninck, Frédéric de, his mother in law Coninck, Marie de as well as his wife's two younger sisters and four younger brothers. The household also included a female housekeeper, two female servants, a nanny, a female chef (kokkepige), a male servant, one male gårdskarl, a male kudsk, two staldkarle, a male porter as well as the wife of the kudsk and the porter.
