Peter Burrell was born in 1614 in Longside on 9th October 1614.

Peter married Marye Atkinson in 1642 in Masham, near Ripon, North Yorkshire on 12th October 1642.

He had the following children from his marriage to Marye Atkinson:

- John Burrell

born in 1649 at Moorhead, Masham, near Ripon, North Yorkshire on 8th March 1649.

Details of Peter's occupation are not known.

Peter died when he was 83 years old, in 1698 in Low Ash Head on 13th August 1698.