Born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Fenner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Emma Fenner
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Elizabeth Oakley was christened on 26 November 1826 in St. Stephens, Hertfordshire, England. She was the daughter of James and Esther Oakley. [1]
She married Thomas Fenner on 03 March 1845 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. [2]
The 1861 census shows the family living in Chelmsford, Essex. Thomas (44) was listed as an assistant grocer. The couple were accompanied by their children Mary Ann (13), James (7), Emma (5) and Henry (1). Mary Ann had been born in Hemel Hempstead, the others in Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire. [3]
By the time of the 1871 census Thomas had died and the family had moved to Godalming, Surrey. Elizabeth was earning money as a needlewoman and was accompanied by Emma (15), Henry (11) and Walter Starman (3), a "nurse child". [4]
1881 Census of England and Wales: Godalming, Surrey, England. Ashely Irving living in his Mother in Laws home, Elizabeth Fenner of Pound land, Godalming, Surrey. Ashley Irving, age 36, married, Gas Fitter, born Scotland; wife Emma 25, born Stoughton Church, Oxfordshire; Ernest 3, Godalming; Gertrude 1, Godalming. Mother in law Elizabeth Fenner, age 50, born Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
1891 Census of England and Wales: Godalming, Surrey, England. Ashely Irving of Pound land, Godalming, Surrey. Ashley Irving, age 44, married, Plumber, born Scotland; wife Emma 35, born , Oxfordshire; Ernest 13, Surrey; Gertrude 11, Surrey. Mother in law Elizabeth Fenner, age 68, born, Hertfordshire.
Footnotes
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB6S-9XY : 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Oakley, 1826.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N23D-Y2R : 12 March 2020), Elizabeth Oakley in entry for Thomas Fenner, 1845.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M744-W7F : 28 December 2020), Elizabeth Fanner in household of Thomas Fanner, Chelmsford, Essex, 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.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNF-HKP : 16 November 2020), Elizabeth Fenner, 1871.
Sources
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database. Accessed through https://www.familysearch.org/
- 1881 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 3 April
- 1891 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 5 April
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Categories: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Thomas Fenner and Elizabeth Oakley were married in the March quarter of 1845 in Hemel Hempstead (see GRO Index of Marriages, volume 6, page 625). In fact, I see the date was 03 March 1845. I think we have to assume that 1831 is too late for her date of birth: I see a suitable candidate is Elizabeth Oakley, daughter of James and Esther Oakley, who was christened on 26 November 1826 in St Stephen's (a parish which stretches from St Albans in the east to Hemel Hempstead in the west). ("England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB6S-9XY : 18 September 2020), Elizabeth Oakley, 1826.) I'll add a couple of census references - could you give her her correct surname, please? Many thanks, Russell Gerrard-621