Charles Fenn (1814 - 1891)

Born 1814 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1891 at about age 77 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Simon Smith [send private message]

Biography

When Charles Fenn was born in 1814 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk, his father, Matthew, was 33 and his mother, Mary, was 25. He had one daughter in 1840. Charles never married. He died in 1891 in his hometown, having lived a long life of 77 years.

Research Notes

Life Events

• Born 1814 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk^[1]
• Baptised 24 Apr 1814 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk^[2]
• Died 1891 in Bawdeswell, Norfolk^[3]

Children

• Emily Fox

Census Records

• 1861 Name: Charles Fenn, Age: 46, Relation: Son, Where born: Bawdeswell, Residence: The Street, Bawdeswell, Occupation: Gardener^[1]
• 1871 Name: Charles Fenn, Age: 58, Relation: Lodger, Where born: Bawdeswell, Residence: The Street, Bawdeswell, Occupation: Gardener^[4]
• 1881 Name: Charles Fenn, Age: 66, Relation: Lodger, Where born: Bawdeswell, Residence: The Street, Bawdeswell, Occupation: Gardener^[5]
• 1891 Name: Charles Fenn, Age: 77, Relation: Lodger, Where born: Bawdeswell, Residence: The Street, Bawdeswell, Occupation: Gardener^[6]

Family Evidence Summary

Evidence of Father (Matthew Fenn)

• Parish Register : Baptism^[2]
• 1861 Census^[1]

Evidence of Mother (Mary Ann Lemon)

• Parish Register : Baptism^[2]
• 1861 Census^[1]

Evidence as father of daughter, Emily Fox

• Emily born illegitimate with no father's name given on birth certificate
• There is a note against Emily's baptism that says : 'father Dack of Bintry'; 'Dack of Bintry' is crossed through, and above it another note says 'C Fenn of Baw'll'
• Marriage record gives Charles Fenn as father
• DNA matches with descendants of Charles Fenn's parents confirm him as Emily's father.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 1861 England Census (Class: RG9 Piece: 1241 Folio: 9 Page: 13 GSU roll: 542781)[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Bawdeswell Parish Register (Norfolk Record Office, Norwich, Norfolk, England) ~ 24 Apr 1814 Charles Fenn son of of Matthew Fenn and Mary Fenn[2]
3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index (General Register Office, United Kingdom) ~ 1891 Q4 Mitford 4b 179
4. ↑ 1871 England Census (Class: RG10 Piece: 1845 Folio: 9 Page: GSU roll: )[3]
5. ↑ 1881 England Census (Class: RG11 Piece: 1978 Folio: 5 Page: 3 GSU roll: 1341476)[4]
6. ↑ 1891 England Census (Class: RG12 Piece: 1553 Folio: 5 Page: 4 GSU roll: 6096663)[5]