Francis
Dart
Fenton
Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Tarrant Fenton
and Frances (Ashby) Fenton
Brother of
John Fenton, Hugh Fenton, Alfred Agar Fenton, Harold Hyde Fenton, Mary Ellen Fenton, Edith Elizabeth (Fenton) Stocks and Edgar Fenton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jun 2015
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Francis Fenton migrated from England to New Zealand.
Biography
Francis Dart Fenton, son of Francis Fenton and Frances Ashby,[1] was baptised at St Mary, Islington on 6 August 1824. [2]
He attended Sheffield Collegiate School, entered the law office of an uncle in Huddersfield, and was admitted to practice as a solicitor.
In 1850 for the sake of his health he sailed for Canterbury, New Zealand aboard the Barbara Gordon together with his cousin, Joseph Armitage. They went ashore at Auckland and decided to remain there.
On 9th December 1858 he married Martha Connell at St Matthew's, Auckland. [3] [4] Together they had two sons and four daughters.
Francis took an interest in Maori affairs and drafted the Native Lands Act of 1865 and in January 1865 was appointed Chief Judge of the Native Land Court.
He died in Jermyn St, Auckland on 23 April 1898.
Burial
24 April 1898 - Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand. Location: Block D, Row 25, Plot 1[5]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Biography [1].
- ↑ Baptismal record, St Mary, Islington, London (6 August 1824 Francis Dart Fenton son of Francis Tarrant Fenton and Frances Fenton)
- ↑ St Matthew's, Auckland (9 December 1858 Francis Dart Fenton married Martha Connell
- ↑ Marriage record, Auckland (9 December 1858 Francis Dart Fenton married Martha Connell)
- ↑ http://www.purewa.co.nz/view/?id=44073
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~3.12%
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~1.56%
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