John (Jack) Fenn

(1 June 1854 - 22 September 1940)
FatherThomas Fenn1 (c 1823 - 15 Aug 1889)
MotherMartha Ringwood2,3 (c 1826 - c Dec 1856)
ChartsPedigree of Mary J B Gray
     John (Jack) Fenn was born on 1 June 1854 at Stanningly, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, .4,5,6,7,8,9,10 He was the son of Thomas Fenn and Martha Ringwood.1,2,3 John (Jack) Fenn married Jane Hewitt, daughter of George Hewitt and Ann Baldock, on 4 July 1875 at Clapham, Surrey, England, .11 John (Jack) Fenn witnessed the death of Thomas Fenn on 15 August 1889 at 23 Benham Street, Battersea, Surrey, England, .12,13 John (Jack) Fenn died on 22 September 1940 at Middle House, Dorking Rd, Epsom, Surrey, England, , at age 86; Living at 520 Chessigton Rd, Ewell.14

Census

7 April 1861NephewBellington Road, East Dereham, Norfolk, England, 15
2 April 1871Son18 Sussex Street, Battersea, Surrey, England, 5
3 April 1881Head of Family37 Stewarts Road, Battersea, Surrey, England, 6
5 April 1891Head of Family50 Linford Street, St Andrews, Battersea, Surrey, England, 7
31 March 1901Head of Family65 New Road, Battersea, Surrey, England, 16
2 April 1911Head of Family5 Archway Place, Clapham, Surrey, England, 17
19 June 1921Head of Family32 Turret Grove, Clapham, Surrey, England, 9
29 September 1939Visitor520 Chessington Road, Epsom, Surrey, England, 18

Family

Jane Hewitt (7 Nov 1857 - 13 Mar 1926)
Marriage*He married Jane Hewitt, daughter of George Hewitt and Ann Baldock, on 4 July 1875 at Clapham, Surrey, England, .11 
Children

Research Notes

  • John (Jack) Fenn 19 Children - most of whom lived (two boys(?) died in childhood). Died aged 86 between 1929 and 1931. Driver on London Chatham Dover Railway. Some children born at Stewart Rd SW8. Moved to Turret Grove SW4. Moved to live with my Gt Grandmother (Lockyer) at West Ewell.
    [note that the 1911 census says 20 children]19

Citations

  1. [S42] M, John FENN, Jane HEWITT, Wandsworth, 1d, 923, 1875Q3.
  2. [S112] 1871 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, RG10/0654 f706 p38.
  3. [S117] National Birth Registration, BIRTH John Fenn, Ringwood, GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in BRADFORD AND NORTH BIERLEY YORKSHIRE Volume 09B Page 238.
  4. [S117] National Birth Registration, BIRTH John, boy, father Thomas Fenn (labourer); mother Martha Fenn formerly Ringwood; on 1st June 1854 at Stanningley. Informant Martha Fenn of Stanningley Pudsey; registered 24th June 1854 in the Registration District of Bradford and North Bierley, Yorkshire. (GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in BRADFORD AND NORTH BIERLEY YORKSHIRE Volume 09B Page 238).
  5. [S112] 1871 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class RG10; piece 0654; folio 706; Page 38.
  6. [S114] 1881 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class RG11 Piece 0654 foilio 50 page 7.
  7. [S103] 1891 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class RG12 piece 0427 folio 11 page 15.
  8. [S148] 1911 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, RG14_PN2251.
  9. [S1121] 1921 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.findmypast.co.uk/, RG15 RD 026 ED 6 Schedule Number 243.
  10. [S610] 1939 Register of England, online http://www.findmypast.co.uk/, 1939: Borough of Epsom & Ewell, Registration District 31/5 239; ED CNWX; Schedule Number 39. John Fenn, born 1 Jun 1854, widow, Locomotive Engine Driver.
  11. [S42] M, John FENN, Jane HEWITT, Wandsworth, 1d, 923, 1875Q3: Marriage of John Fenn (of full age, bachelor, Cleaner of St Paul's Clapham, Clapham, father Thomas Fenn (Labourer)) and Jane Hewitt (of full age, spinster of St Paul#'s Clapham, father George Hewitt (blacksmith)) on 04 Jul 1875 in St Pauls church in the parish of Clapham in the county of Surrey.
  12. [S118] National Death Registration, DEATH Thomas Fenn, 63, GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 355.
  13. [S118] National Death Registration, DEATH: Thomas Fenn on 15th Auust 1889 at 23 Benham Street. Male; 63 years old. Profession: Private Watchman. Cause: Pneumonia, 6 days. Informant - John Fenn, son of 50 Linford Street Battersea on 15yth August 1889.
  14. [S43] John Fenn, D, John Fenn, 86, Surrey Mid East, 2a, 574, Q3, 1940, Death of John Fenn aged 86 (Engine Driver) of 520 Chessington Road Ewell on 22nd September 1940 at Middle House, Dorking Road Epsom of Cerebral Haemorrhage. Informant J Lockyer (daughter) of 520 Chessington Road, West Ewell.
  15. [S115] 1861 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1242; Folio: 108; Page: 4;.
  16. [S109] 1901 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, RG13/0445 f70 p43.
  17. [S148] 1911 Census of England & Wales, online http://www.ancestry.co.uk/, RG14_PN2251 RD26 ED 1 SN40.
  18. [S610] 1939 Register of England, online http://www.findmypast.co.uk/, 1939: Borough of Epsom & Ewell, Registration District 31/5 239; ED CNWX; Schedule Number 39.
  19. [S328] Letter, Louise Fenn to Mary J B Kelly, 1999.
  20. [S318] LMA baptisms St George Battersea, online www.ancestry.com, Sydney, son of John (engine deriver) and Jane Fenn of 50 Linford Street, on 26 Oct 1884 at St George's Battersea.
  21. [S117] National Birth Registration, BIRTH Lewis Fenn, Hewitt, GRO Reference: 1886 J Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 646.
  22. [S320] LMA baptisms St Andrew Battersea, online www.ancestry.com, Ernest Harwood, born 25 June 1895, parents John (Engine Driver) and Jane Fenn of 65 New Road, 20 Sep 1895 in the parish of St Andrew Battersea.
  23. [S110] FreeBMD, online http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, BIRTH of Christopher Fenn, Wandsworth 1d 567, Sep 1896.
  24. [S117] National Birth Registration, BIRTH Harriet Grace Fenn, Hewitt, GRO Reference: 1905 M Quarter in EDMONTON Volume 03A Page 680.