Fanny Clay (1842 - 1914)

Born 1842 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Wife of Henry Kynaston — married about 1866 in West Derby district of Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1914 at about age 72 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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Biography

Fanny Clay was born in Ellesmere, Shropshire in 1842, the daughter of John Clay and Emma Clay ^[1]

At the time of the 1851 census, the Clay family were living in Cross Street, Ellesmere, where John was employed as a butcher:

• John Clay Head M 42 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Emma Clay Wife F 29 Baschurch, Shropshire
• Elizabeth Clay Daughter F 15 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Sarah Clay Daughter F 13 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• John Clay Son M 11 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Mary Clay Daughter F 10 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Fanny Clay Daughter F 8 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Harriet Clay Daughter F 7 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• James Clay Son M 5 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Ann Jebb Servant F 22 Middlewich, Cheshire ^[2] and also ^[3]

Fanny was apprenticed to a milliner, who lived in Oswestry, Shropshire, and was learning her trade at the time of the 1861 census:

• Jane Evans Head Of Family F 26 Llangollen, Denbighshire
• Fanny Clay Apprentice F 18 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Agnes Hunter Servant F 12 Liverpool, Lancashire ^[4]

The marriage between Fanny Clay and Henry Kynaston took place in 1866 in the West Derby district of Liverpool ^[5]

Henry was a railway engine driver, and his work took him to live in Hereford, where they were living when the 1871 census was taken:

• Henry Kynaston Head M 32 Duddlestone, Shropshire
• Fanny Kynaston Wife F 28 Ellesmere, Shropshire
• Willie Kynaston Son M 4 Herefordshire
• Elizabeth S Kynaston Daughter F 3 Herefordshire
• Fanny Kynaston Daughter F 1 Herefordshire
• Henry Kynaston Son M 0 Herefordshire ^[6]

A further five children had been added to the family, (still living in Hereford), by the time that the 1881 census was taken:

• Henry Kynaston Head M 42 Dudleston, Shropshire, England
• Fanny Kynaston Wife F 37 Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
• Willie Kynaston Son M 14 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Elizabeth S Kynaston Daughter F 13 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Fanny Kynaston Daughter F 11 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Henry Kynaston Son M 10 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• John Kynaston Son M 8 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Elenor Kynaston Daughter F 6 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Bertram J Kynaston Son M 3 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Frederick E Kynaston Son M 1 All Saints, Herefordshire, England
• Septimus Kynaston Son M 0 All Saints, Herefordshire, England ^[7]

And two more children completed their family by 1891:

• Henry Kynaston Head M 52 Shropshire, England
• Fanny Kynaston Wife F 47 Shropshire, England
• Henry Kynaston Son M 20 Herefordshire, England
• Eleanor Kynaston Daughter F 16 Herefordshire, England
• Bertram J Kynaston Son M 13 Herefordshire, England
• Fredk E Kynaston Son M 11 Herefordshire, England
• Norman Kynaston Son M 8 Herefordshire, England
• Samuel Kynaston Son M 5 Herefordshire, England ^[8]

Fanny died in Hereford in 1914, she was 70 years old ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q4 1842 Ellesmere vol 18 page 61, mothers maiden name Pembrey
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG68-G6K : 24 July 2016), Fanny Clay in household of Sarah Clay, , Shropshire, England; citing , Shropshire, England, p. 57, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG68-G66 : 24 July 2016), John Clay, , Shropshire, England; citing , Shropshire, England, p. 56, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YP-PRG : 6 April 2016), Fanny Clay in household of Jane Evans, , Shropshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1866 West Derby vol 8b page 895
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V55V-GY7 : 24 July 2015), Henry Kynaston, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-LQWD : 18 August 2016), Fanny Kynaston in household of Henry Kynaston, Hereford All Saints, Herefordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 53, Piece/Folio 2593/131, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,905.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4RBJ-B6Z : 15 October 2015), Fanny Kynaston in household of Henry Kynaston, Hereford, Herefordshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Herefordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1914 Hereford vol 6a page 700

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