Hi, I don't know if this thread is still active. Elizabeth Pile and William Kelly were my 3 x great grandparents, who lived in Appledore, and I have tracked the Piles (via IGI mostly) to Lynton. Elizabeth Pile 1814-1855 (she is buried in Northam churchyard) is the daughter of Benjamin Pile c1786-1833 and Bridget Keen c1784-1852. They are also buried in Northam churchyard, along with 5 of their daughters. Benjamin drowned in 1833 when the lifeboat capsized while attempting a rescue, so he was a real hero! Elizabeth Pile's sister Prudence married William Kelly's brother John - John, William, their brother Thomas and father John were all innkeepers in Northam and Appledore but each had another trade as well.
Benjamin was the 6th of 9 children - Grace 1776, James 1777, Mary 1779, William 1781, Ann 1783, Benjamin c1786, Prudence 1789, Frances 1791 and Philip 1794. Their parents were William Pile, bp Lynton 26 July 1749, and Mary Jones born Brendon c1759. They married in Lynton on 21 March 1774.
William's siblings were Grace 1743, Grace 1744, Prudence 1746and Benjamin 1752. Their parents were James Pile bp Lynton 23 Feb 1718 and Grace Knight bp Lynton 26 Feb 1723. They married in Lynton 30 Jan 1742. Grace's parents were William Knight bp Lynton 2 April 1686 and Rebecca Penhorwood bp Barnstaple 3 February 1697. They married in Barnstaple 23 January 1718. (This information is from other trees on Genes Reunited.)
James Pile's siblings were Elizabeth 1707, Benjamin 1711 and Edward 1715. Their parents were Benjamin Pile c1674-c1745 and Prudence Chipped c1674-c1729. They married in Lynton 5 August 1706. The 3 year spacing of their children suggests he might have been a mariner who went on long voyages, but this is purely a guess!
