Bourbel, Henry de, comte de Montpinçon, 1770-1826.

Henry de Bourbel (1770-1826) was a French émigré in England during the French Revolution. He was a partner in the London trading firm Senecé & Roumare from 1794-1797. He returned to France in 1801 after settling business debts.

From the description of Henry de Bourbel papers, 1791-1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702173865

Henry de Bourbel, Comte de Montpiçon, was born Antione Raoul Henri de Bourbel in Dieppe, France, in 1770. Bourbel moved to England in 1790, renting a plot of land from the family of Luke Spence, Malling Place, Lewes, Sussex.

Bourbel relocated to London, where in 1794 he entered into a jewelry and coal trading partnership with Bernard de Senecé under the name Senecé & Roumare. On February 2, 1795 he married Mary Ann Spence, grand-daughter of Luke Spence, at St. Anne Soho in London. Bourbel's partnership with Senecé was dissolved in December 1797 when he sold his share to Charles Des Essars.

Bourbel left London for Lewes after dissolving his partnership with Senecé, but did not complete the settlement of his debts with Senecé and Des Essars until 1801. Richard Watts, a lawyer and steward of the Spence family estate, helped Bourbel negotiate with Senecé and Des Essars. Bourbel returned to France with his family in 1801.

Henry de Bourbel and his wife had three children, Henri Alonzo de Bourbel (October 26, 1799-1821), Auguste Harold de Bourbel (January 30, 1804-ca. 1845), and Caroline Aurelia de Bourbel (1807-?). He died in Paris, February 21, 1826.

From the guide to the Henry de Bourbel papers, 1791-1814, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)