Fenney - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

biwgatm1 — 2010-07-21 00:09:48Z

Robyn - thanks, I didn't know that Farnworth was so small at that time. That information is definitely helpful.

Keith - I have been to the cemetery, thanks.

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

kbraund_1 — 2010-07-18 12:51:14Z

In June 2010 I took a photo of the headstone for Mary Fenney (spelled Fenny on the headstone)located at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Roxborough Township of Stormont County, Ontario, Canada. Not sure if you have visited this cemetery yet or not. It also shows information on David Norman. Unfortunately I have no info on her parents. Let me know if you'd like me to send the photo.

Regards,
Keith Braund
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
k.braund@hotmail.com

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

robyn408 — 2010-07-18 02:49:31Z

The Mary Fenney you have discovered that lived in Farnworth (between Prescot and Penketh in Widnes) is the village I reside in now. Most of the Fenney's in my family tree have lived in Fanworth. At the time, there was only maybe a couple hundred of people living there. It's most likely she is the one you found on the index entries.

Hope this helps.

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

biwgatm1 — 2010-07-01 17:13:42Z

Thanks for your reply.

Mary Fenney, born about 1820, father Thomas Fenney, married David Norman in Liverpool in 1844. David and Mary moved to Canada and are my gg grandparents. I am trying to identify Mary’s parents.

The best match I have so far is Mary Fenney baptized 24 June 1821 at Farnworth (near Prescott), Lancashire, parents Thomas and Catherine (I only have an index entry on Ancestry and an IGI listing on FamilySearch to back this up though).

I found a Thomas and Catherine Fenney in the 1841 census in Farnworth, Prescott, Lancashire, along with Thomas age 20, Ellen 18, James 15, Catherine 14, Elizabeth 12.

With only index entries, I have no proof that the Thomas and Catherine from the 1841 census are my Mary’s parents. I'm hoping to find someone with better information about this family. It sounds like you are more familiar with this family, and you have no indication that they had a daughter named Mary.

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

robyn408 — 2010-06-30 21:59:06Z

What's your name??
Thomas Fenney is my Great-great-great-great grandfather.
He was born 1784 (d. 1863) and married a woman called Catherine Grace and yes we don't know her maiden names though she was born in 1791. She had two children I think. James M. Fenney who married Ellen PEWSILL, daughter of John Pewsill. They then had a child named John Fenney (unknown siblings)who married Mary Ann Atkinson and had a known child called Albert Fenney who is the father of my great grand mother, Ivy Fenney.

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

biwgatm1 — 2010-03-13 11:46:20Z

Those are some good pictures on that site - thanks.

Re: Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

ladybirdscot — 2010-03-11 22:41:32Z

I have a Mary Fenny - 1815- 1895 (you know how the spellings can vary) who married Thomas Lomax 1814-1876 and they lived in Widnes. They were my Great-great-great Grandparents.

I've checked and I don't think there is a family connection between us but I'm writing because I've found a lovely website about the Westbank area of Widnes that you might find interesting. The address is

http://www.westbankheritage.org.uk/

Thomas FENNEY (c 1784 - after 1861), Lancashire, England

biwgatm1 — 2009-09-12 18:03:54Z

Thomas was married to Catherine (maiden name unknown). Possible children born c 1818 - 1830: Margaret, Mary (m David Norman), Thomas (m Mary ?), Ellen (m Peter Fitzpatrick?), James (m. Ellen Pewsey?), Catherine, Elizabeth. Living Widnes, Lancashire, England in 1851 & 1861 censuses. Interested in corresponding with others researching this family.

Re: Fenney family - Lancashire

mikehill351 — 2009-05-02 11:53:08Z

Mant thanks Henry...your input provides one further generation of names..great. Always good to know another line relation.
cheers
mike

Re: Fenney family - Lancashire

henryfenney31 — 2009-05-02 11:26:44Z

im also a dscendent of john fenney 1822 married martha mercer
b 1826
im henry fenney born 1941
father henry b 1912 d 1951
granda b 1886 d 1949
hes father henry married ellen cottrell married 6 oct 1872 parr st peters.

johns father was henry and marthas father was henry

thats as far as i have got

regards henry

Re: Fenney family - Lancashire

henryfenney31 — 2009-04-10 20:36:05Z

hi im henry fenney born 1941
father henry born 1912 died 1951
spouse alice boardman 90 living
hes father henry born 1886 died 1949
spouse ann marsh 1887 died 1913 age 25
hes father henry born 1849
spouse ellen cottrell born 1852
hes father john born 1822 died 1886
warrington or atherton
spouse martha mercer born 1826 married 12 march 1848
hes father henry
her father henry

Re: Fenney's history

rasm9302 — 2009-04-02 01:36:12Z

im a grandson of a everet and pat fenney i know my dad a little i live in mn if anyone sees this

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

joshlawton — 2008-12-06 00:34:21Z

I'm looking for information on James Fenney, I know very little about him other than he died before 1894 and had a daughter rhoda alice fenney who married james edward lawton. please tell me you have a connection I've hit my fenney wall...

Josh

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

ayres181 — 2007-09-26 08:14:53Z

My great grandmother was Esther Fenney born St Helens about 1830. Her parents were Thomas Fenney and Mary Jones, they were married at Farnworth near Prescott on 15 June 1815. there were other children from the marriage. Would appreciate information if she is in your records.
Des Ayres

Re: FENNEY/SANTUS/BIRCHALL/BROXTON, WIGAN, LANCS

YvonneMccreeJohnson49 — 2007-07-03 02:12:48Z

Hello:

I know this is a long shot, but I'm looking for any information on my great, great, great grandmother Eliza (Maybe Elizabeth Finney)born around 1841. She was married to Robert McCree and had several kids with him. I found her on the 1870 census report in Louisiana, however, I can't found anything before this. Please help. I don't have any info on the Finney side of the family.

Re: FENNEY/SANTUS/BIRCHALL/BROXTON, WIGAN, LANCS

YvonneMccreeJohnson49 — 2007-07-03 02:12:44Z

Fenney family - Lancashire

mikehill351 — 2007-04-11 19:37:17Z

I'm descended from one Nathan Fenney born c1862 in Parr, Lancashire. His father was John Fenney born c1822 in Sutton, Lancashire. Nathans mother was Martha Mercer born 1825 in Parr, Lancashire. I've so far drawn a blank in terms of tracing Johns parentage and am requesting anyone who may know of some linkage here to help. Thanks

Re: Stoke on Trent

barbrahickman — 2005-06-10 11:32:37Z

I do, they were coal miners who travelled around a bit, in America for a while and durham for a longer while and then Barry Wales for the longest while.

Stoke on Trent

2004-11-28 12:12:14Z

Anybody with Fenney connections in Stoke on Trent ?

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

yvettemadden — 2004-04-30 01:24:24Z

Would you please sent them to me I am looking for boyfriend family

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2004-01-21 14:02:01Z

I am trying to trace parents of my father. Samuel Edward Fenney. He was born in 1902 and died in December 1951.

Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

mickwren — 2004-01-06 19:47:46Z

I have built a family website that contains the research done by my aunt Maureen Leighton (nee Fenney). It is currently a skeleton tree showing the lineage from my mother Margaret Ellen Fenney back 13 generations to Richard Feney b1544. It can be viewed at http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~wrenfamily/fenney_tree...
It also has some Finneys on a side branch.
I hope it is of interest to someone out there.
Regards,
Mick Wren

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

@@William@wdbates.freeserve.co.uk — 2003-10-19 22:43:46Z

Hi Edmund,
I live in St. Helens and would be interested in a copy of your scans as I am researching the name of Fenney.
Thankyou

1891: Erasmus M. Simpler m. Amanda Fenney

JLBURKET — 2003-09-16 01:50:41Z

Note: I have a copy of this page of the marriage register for only one set of the names on it. However, I hated to see the rest of the information “go to waste,” so I’m posting it out here in the event that it may prove useful to someone else.

Marriage Register, New Castle county, Delaware
1891-page 153
Register Entry #: 28947
Groom: Erasmus M. Simpler
Age: 38
Nation/state: Sussex Co., Del.
Residence: Wil. Del.
Occupation: Engineer
Bride: Amanda Fenney
Age: 25
Nation/state: N.J.
Residence: Phila.
Groom’s parents: Wm. H./Matilda (Del.)
Bride’s parents: William/Ellen (Eng.)
Date of marriage: Apr. 29, 1891
Previous marriages: B1
Person solemnizing marriage: John D. C. Hanna
Date of registration: July 1, 1891

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

2003-08-05 17:36:57Z

I'll try adding this info to my family tree. I'll let you know the result.
Thank you

Maureen

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

2003-08-05 15:12:56Z

Well, could be connected, so far I have Henry Martindale born 1851 St Helens

parents Henry Martindale and Mary Ann Hasleden married 1841 Farnworth

There is also a William Martindale married 1840 in Farnworth father James Martindale

father of Henry William Martindale born ?
I have found an entry in the igi which looks like a possible birth for William, 1790 Farnworth, it only gives the mothers name as Sarah.

Any good?

Pat

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

2003-08-05 11:38:52Z

Hi Pat,

Mick's on holiday at the moment, so I'm replying in his stead. We have two William Martindales, father and son. The son was born 7 March, 1802, the father, obviously, some time before that, but we have no date. Any connection?

Maureen

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

2003-08-03 10:33:03Z

Hi there

I have a few William Martindales in Prescot/St Helens. What dates are we looking at for your William?

Re: Fenney Family Tree - Lancashire 1540 - Present

rpratt73 — 2003-07-19 05:57:23Z

Dear Mr Wren,There is a great possibility that we are related, my grandfather Ebenezer Fenney was the son of John Fenney & Ann Knight- Ebenezer was born in 1866 and died inScotland in 1937- From Family heresay he had a brother james ,Thomas,Henry, possibly Alfred,sisters sarah & edith.
A he died before I was born I know very little of his family. He married in Scotland in 1901 to my grandmother Catherine Hosie- regards Sarah

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

helentoth — 2003-06-22 14:09:00Z

Hello. I am interested in tracing Fenney family, St. Helen's.
Rachel Fenney married Job Preston about 1845. Two sons,Joseph and James. James was my great-grandfather born 1864 in St. Helen's. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Fenney's history

2002-12-13 18:02:43Z

Hello,

My name is Daniel Alfred Fenney. Son of Alfred Herbert Fenney and Aileen Helen Fenney (maiden name O'Connor) born in Vancouver British Columbia 1945.

Dad told of moving to Canada settleing in Toronto Ontario, as a young boy from Ireland with his Mom Dad and I believe 8 brothers and sisters. He moved to Vancouver at the start of the depression and lived there all his life.

Anyone recognize any of this it might be interesting to see where it could go.

Yours truly

Daniel (Dan) Fenney

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

maureenleighton — 2002-11-23 19:03:40Z

I was a Fenney, father Thomas Fenney, born 20th June 1890 in St Helens. His forebears all come from the St Helens/Prescot district. He moved to Doncaster with Pilkington Bros. in the 1920's. If you'd like to get in touch, we could compare notes.

Maureen Leighton

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

mhouslay1 — 2002-07-22 11:00:53Z

Have only just read your message from June 2001 saying that you have copies of bishops transcrips on Fenney details.
I really would be very interested in looking.
We have been trying our best to find more family connections with our Thomas Fenney c.1784 - 1863 m Catherine Grace on 5th November 1810 at St Marys Church, Prescot, Lancs.
Any information would be gratefully received.

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2002-01-04 21:03:45Z

FENNEY, William Henry, born Worcester, England, August 3 1822 came to Canada - he was my great, great, great uncle.

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2001-11-20 20:44:15Z

FENNEY: William Mansell Fenney, (1797 England - 1855 Philadelphia) m. 1821 Sarah Parker (1802 England - 1883 Canada), was my Great Great Grandfather; a professional musician, he was one time Coral Vicar, Worcester Cathedral Abbey; a son William Henry Fenney (1822 England - circa 1900 Canada) m. Emma Binhall 1844, England - is this of interest?
Charles M Lennox
Toronto, Canada
1931cml@sympatico.ca

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2001-10-30 15:05:18Z

Would appreciate receiving scanned copies of the bishops records that you have.

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2001-08-16 15:16:34Z

To Elaine Grimmett and also to Patricia Lewis :

For any possible information on either William Jospeh Fenney or Thomas Fenney (Bishops surname) - please contact my Auntie Maureen (Leighton) as she does my family's genealogy:
E-mail - maureen@doncaster.go-free.co.uk, or write to:

Mrs M Leighton
70 Hawthorne Avenue
ARMTHORPE
S. Yorkshire
DN3 2ET
UK

For general information, our family originates mainly in St Helens, and Prescott, Lancashire and can be so far traced back to 1514 (my dad's dads etc) but more in depth back the past 200 years.

Re: Thomas Fenney - (Wigan, Lancs)

2001-08-16 00:33:23Z

Heather, would appreciate your contacting me on the following email addresses:

oscarplatypus@hotmail.com
plewis@miaust.com.au

Regards
Patricia

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2001-08-16 00:26:26Z

Edmund,

Apologies for the delay but would appreciate your emailing the scanned bishops information you have to either of the following email addresses:

oscarplatypus@hotmail.com
plewis@miaust.com

Regards,
Patricia

Re: Fenney and finney genealogy

2001-08-15 19:40:06Z

Hello, I am seeking information on one William Joseph Fenney. It is believed that he changed his name and ended up in Canada. The date is unknown, but it had to have been during the 1800's.
Anything you have with this name would be greatly appreciated.

EG

Fenney and finney genealogy

EFinney3449 — 2001-07-07 15:49:49Z

Hello,
I am researching in St. Helen,s
and have some research of bishop,s
transcripts with the surname Fenney
from 1813 to 1837, marriages, buriels
and christenings if anyone is interested
I can scan them and e-mail them a copy.
Ed.

THOMAS FENNEY - (WIGAN, LANCS)

2000-05-09 18:33:12Z

Hi Heather,

Thanks for your response to my message, sounds as if we could be related somewhere along the line. Look forward to hearing more from you soon can't wait to see if and how our lines connect. My email address is
plewis@miaust.com.au do you have an email address I can contact you direct, where are you living? I am in Perth Australia.
Regards,
Patricia Lewis

Thomas Fenney - (Wigan, Lancs)

2000-05-09 05:00:06Z

I believe you are somewhat related to my family (Surname FENNEY) My auntie Maureen has done a genealogy back to about 1730 of all my father's fathers. I can give you some info on it if you contact me. My grandfather was Thomas Fenney and was born in St Helens, Lancs. His wife was Esther and was born in Wigan, Lancs. There is various other info but as it is at home and I'm typing this at work, I will bring it in to give you more details. I'm pretty sure we are related somewhere along the line!

FENNEY/SANTUS/BIRCHALL/BROXTON, WIGAN, LANCS

2000-04-11 02:25:52Z

Hi, I am looking for any connections to my family.

My great-grandmother Mary Ann Fenney Born 12/5/1971 in Wigan her father was Thomas Fenney.

She married William Santus 27/6/1896
who was born 17/8/1869; father John Santus and mother Jane Santus formerly Yates also all from Wigan.

They had four children that I know of:

Jane Santus married Joseph Gaskell 23/5/31
Christopher Santus born 7/1/1898
Lily Santus born 4/3/1906

Annie Santus born 9/8/1904 (my grandmother)who married Horace Birchall born 1903 (his father was William Birchall born 1874)

They had two children:

Kathleen Birchall
William Birchall born 30/6/1928 (my father) who was married on 16/4/1949 to Elizabeth Broxton born 23/11/1923 (my mother). Her father was William Broxton born 1905 married to Elizabeth Brown born 6/10/1907.

So far that is as much as I have traced.

Would be interested in hearing from anyone who might know of a connection.

Regards,
Patricia Lewis