Andrew
Fenwick
Born in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann (Bissett) Fenwick
— married
15 Mar 1834 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Husband of
Elizabeth (Bone) Balderstone
— married
12 Jan 1846 (to 1866) in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
James Fenwick, John Fenwick, Johanna (Fenwick) Firth, Peter Fenwick, Thomas Fenwick, George Fenwick, Walter Fenwick, Elizabeth (Fenwick) Arnold, Thomas Fenwick, Georgine Fenwick, Robert Fenwick, Jane Fenwick and Peter James Fenwick
Died
at age 53
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2014
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Biography
Andrew was born in 1813 at New Burgh, Fife, Scotland.
Andrew was first married to Ann Bissett. Their children were: James, Joanna, John, Peter and Thomas.
Ann died before 1846 and Andrew then married Elizabeth Bone at Newburgh, Scotland in 1846.
The Scottish Fenwick family arrived in Sydney on 26th August, 1849 aboard the ship Kate with the following members of family with them; Andrew 36 years of age, Elizabeth 32, James 15, John 13, Johannna 11, Peter 9, Thomas 7.
Eight more children were born to the couple after their arrival in the Colony: George 1850, Walter 1851, Elizabeth 1854, Thomas 1856, Georgina 1858, Robert 1860, Jane 1861, Peter James 1863 (given the name Peter James after his two brothers (Peter and James) who were drowned at sea in 1862.
Andrew, Senior, died at sea aboard a ship in 1866 leaving his wife, Elizabeth, to bring up their large family on her own. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 23 May 1866. [1] On the 8th of April, on board the brig Victory, Mr. ANDREW FENWICK, in the 54th year of his age leaving a widow and large family to deplore their loss, much and deeply regretted.
Later, two of her sons John and Thomas, commenced a ship towage service, so it seems the family had the "sea in their blood". John Fenwick also bought James Quigg's "Bellgrove Farm" and built a Victorian mansion, "Belmore House" in the 1880’s.
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- Punchbowl Anglican Church Headstone image - https://www.austcemindex.com/inscription?id=15948344
- Link - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/97K3-JVV
- The Hammond Family web site is the source of this material.
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