Pingel, William

Also known as William Werner Pingel. Partner in the merchant house House of

Born 1758 in Skive. Died 20 October 1789 (private geneaology site, link). Died in Copenhagen (Henningsen, 78)

Family
Marriage: 18 May 1786 to the daughter of Coninck, Frédéric de, 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

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.