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Fell (surname)
Fell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Fell (merchant) (1817–1871), early settler in New Zealand *Alfred Fell (rugby union) MB ChB (1878–1953), Scottish international rugby player (1901–1903) *Alison Fell (born 1944), Scottish poet and novelist *Anthony Fell (politician) (1914–1998), British Conservative Party politician *Anthony S. Fell, OC, Canadian businessman and chairman of RBC Capital Markets *Arthur Fell (1850–1934), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician *Barry Fell (1917–1994), zoologist and writer on epigraphy *Bill Fell QPM (1904–1986), New Zealand policeman *Bob Fell OAM (born 1930), Australian politician *Charles Fell (1844–1918), Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand and painter *Charles Fell (divine), D.D. (1687–1763), English Roman Catholic priest *Christine Fell (died 1998), taught English at the University of Nottingham *Clare Fell (1912–2002), British archaeologist *Claude Fell (1892–1972), former Australian ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Fell (merchant)
Alfred Fell (1817 – 2 November 1871) was an early colonist to Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson in New Zealand. Born in Yorkshire, England, in 1817, he came to Nelson as a single man in 1842 as one of the first settlers of the town. He immediately established himself as a merchant. He married the daughter of a business partner and they had seven children before they returned to Britain for their children's education. Three of his sons permanently returned to New Zealand. The family home from 1854 still stands and is a registered heritage building. Life in New Zealand Fell was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1817. He came to Nelson in February 1842 on the ''Lord Auckland (ship), Lord Auckland'', one of the first four immigrant ships that the New Zealand Company had sent to that settlement. Fell arrived as a single man but with goods to sell; an uncle by marriage had set him up to become a trader. He began trading as soon as he reached the shore and bought surplus stock from the ''Lord A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |