Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns (1827 - 1888)

Born 13 Nov 1827 in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Fanny Alexander (Muriel) Jenyns — married 9 Jun 1853 (to 9 Sep 1854) in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Emily Rose Lytton (Bulwer) Jenyns — married 1856 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1888 at age 60 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Charles Jenyns was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns was born on 13 November 1827 in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom to Maria Jane Gambier, age 28, and George Jenyns, age 32. He was baptized on 15 November 1827^[1] in Holy Trinty Church, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. The ceremony was performed by Leonard Jenyns, Offg. Minstr.

He attended King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds before attending Emmanuel College in Cambridge. From 1849 to 1850, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, making five appearances. Jenyns has had modest success in his five university matches, scoring 88 runs with a high score of 27. He earned a cricket blue for his performance in The University Match versus Oxford in 1849. He also played one first-class match at Fenner's in 1849 for a joint Cambridge University and Cambridge Town Club team against an All-England Eleven, batting once and was removed without scoring by William Martingell.^[2]

Charles entered the Anglican Church after graduating from Cambridge in 1851 when he was consecrated as a deacon at Ely Cathedral. From 1851 to 1853, he was the curate of Melbourn in Cambridgeshire, before being named Reverend there in 1853. He was the Reverend of Melbourn until 1874 when he became the Reverend of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.

Charles married Fanny Alexander Muriel on 9 June 1853^[3] in St Peters Church, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. He was widowed in 1854.

He married Emily Rose Lytton Bulwer on 9 July 1856^[4] in Aylsham, Norfolk, England and they had 6 children together.

In 1861^[5] Charles lived in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom with his wife Emily and their children Maude, Roger and Gerald. He was a Vicar at that time. Sarah Lofts, a nurse, Anne Barnes, a cook, Sarah Hall, a housemaid and Mary Dockerill, a nurserymaid also lived with them at that time.

He was an avid beekeeper and published a book on the subject in 1886.

Charles died on 26 January 1888^[6] in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom when he was 60 years old. He was buried on 1 February 1888^[7] in St Mary's Church, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Probate - The Will of the Reverend Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns, late of Knebworth Rectory in the County of Hertford, Clerk Rector of Knebworth, who died 26 January 1888 at Knebworth, was proved on 27 June 1888 at the Principal Registry by Rose Emily Lytton Jenyns of Bottisham Hall in the County of Cambridge Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Cambridgeshire : Bottisham : Holy Trinity : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817c172e93790ec8b14b27b : viewed 3 Aug 2023) baptism Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns 15 Nov 1827
2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/p2alumnicantabri03univuoft/page/566/mode/2up
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSZ-BXM : 13 December 2014), Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns, 1853; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 303, Brighton, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCV-XDCK : 17 April 2019), Rev C Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 12 Jul 1856, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FT-2WV : 3 March 2021), Charles H G Jenyns, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
6. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [ July 2023]), database entry for Jenyns, Charles Fitzgerald Gambier (age at death 60) Gro Reference: 1888 M Quarter in Hitchin Volume 03A Page 324
7. ↑ Hertfordshire : Knebworth : St Mary : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581800f4e93790ec75a603cf : viewed 3 Aug 2023) burial Charles Fitzgerald Gambin Jenyns 01 Feb 1888
8. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL4-YPHV : 17 September 2018), Charles Fitzgerald Gambier Jenyns, 27 Jun 1888; citing Probate, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .