Martha (Cooper) Fenney (abt. 1773 - 1855)

Born about 1773 in Shropshire, England

Wife of William Fenney — married 19 Aug 1804 in St Peter and St Paul Church, Aston Warwickshire, England.

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1855 at about age 82 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Cooper Name Study.

Martha Cooper was born about in 1773, in Shropshire, England. ^[1]

Marriage and Family

On 19 August 1804, Martha married William Fenney, a widower, at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aston Warwickshire, England. ^[2]

William Fenney and his wife Martha had four children; Elizabeth, Martha, Samuel, and Mary Ann Fenney.

William Fenney was a fender and fire iron maker in Birmingham, and he passed away in 1836. For a short time, Martha and her son Samuel Fenney continued to operate the business. Martha's name appears in the 1839 Trade Directory as a fire iron and fire brass maker, of Lichfield Street, Birmingham. ^[3]

In 1841, Mrs Martha Fenney, aged 68 years, was living at the home of her daughter, Mrs Martha Garner, and her son-in-law Thomas Garner, a tailor, at Alcester Street, Aston. Martha's daughter, Mary Ann Fenney also lived there. ^[4]

By 1851 at the time of the England Census, Mary Ann Fenney had married John Dale. Martha Fenney, aged 77 years, was living in Birmingham, with her daughter, Mrs Mary Ann Dale, and her husband, and family. Martha Fenney was listed as a pauper. ^[1]

Death and Burial

Mrs Martha Fenney passed away in Birmingham, on 11 November 1855, at the age of 82 years. ^[5] She was buried on 18 November 1855 at St Mary's Church Birmingham. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 2052; Folio: 598; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87308-87310, St Thomas Birmingham, Martha Fenney in household of John Dale.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.Reference Number: DRO 41; Archive Roll: M81. St Peter and St Paul Aston, Marriage: 19 August 1804, William Fenney and Martha Cooper.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com,[database on-line]. UK, Midlands and Various UK Trade Directories, 1770-1941, Wrightson 1839 Triennial Directory of Birmingham, page 201, Martha Fenney, Lichfield street.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 1148; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Aston; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 33; Page: 17; Line: 1; GSU roll: 464183, Aston, Martha Fenney in Household of Thomas Garner.
5. ↑ England and Wales Deaths, 1837 -1915, Death: Martha Fenney, Registration Year: 1855, Quarter:Oct-Nov-Dec,Volume 6d, Page 7. Registration District: Birmingham, Warwickshire,England.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Reference Number: DRO 29; Archive Roll: M31, St Mary Birmingham, Burial 18 Nov 1855, Martha Fenney, age 82 years.