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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: smeghead on Saturday 28 January 06 00:23 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to find the history of the fenwick shop in Newcastle and its family does anyone know where i can find some more information maybe online
Thanks Jim
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Hi Jim
I think Newcastle Library may be a good place to start:
http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/NCLLib/index.html
Regards
Helen K
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John James Fenwick (1846-1905) founded the store in 1882. He came from Yorkshire. Searches of the internet will pull out a number of articles about him. He is buried in Jesmond Old Cemetery.
Although I am not related in any way, I am interested in Richard Herbert (or Hubert) Fenwick who was partof this family and died in 1946. I have reason to believe he was very much connected to the London branch and had a flat in that area during the WW2. My interest is due to finding a newspaper cutting of his obituary in a relatives papers and wondering why it had been kept for 60 years.
Richard
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Can not find much on webb about fenwick family do you know much about fenwick store What Happened to Peter Fenwick who was running Fenwicks it is now run by his brother Mark was their a brother killed in a road acident on a40 about 1980 anyone know where i can find detailed information on family and store??????
Jim
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About 25 years ago there were old photos of the Fenwick family in the personnel corridor in the Northumberland St tore. I think the apprentices learned about the family as part of their training.
Pete
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Hello.
I worked at The Fenwick Department Store for over 32 years and have a book telling you about their history with photo's of the fashions and other interesting things. They are still a family run business. Mr John Fenwick is now in his 90's and is still living in Jesmond with is wife. A number of the children of the Fenwick family are now working in all their different stores as company directors. The book I have is in hardback
and was compiled by members of the family and history from their archives. If your interested you can contact me on e;mail. (*)
June.
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Hi June,my gt gt grandmother,Phoebe Jane McAllum (maiden name,Fenwick.)baptised 6th Dec 1826 ,Stanhope Durham,died 14th April 1906,aged 80 years.Parents were William and Ann Fenwick,(maiden name Bainbridge).Would be keen to know of a connection.I understand that Ann Bainbridge had a connection to Eshott Hall.Gereon.
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Gereon
I've been researching my great great uncle's Gateshead shop, Snowball's Store.
See:http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,223990.0.html
It's founder, William Snowball, remained at the head of the Snowball’s Store concern during the whole period of its extraordinary development and growth until 1882, when he retired from the helm of affairs, leaving it to the control of his son, George Laverick Snowball and William Fenwick McAllum, his son-in-law (who later settled in N.Z.). Was there any connection here with the Fenwick family?
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Hi there again,I have not started checking out the Fenwick side of my McAllum family.I am almost positive that my great great grandmother,Phoebe Jane McAllums (maiden name Fenwick)mother Ann Fenwick (maiden name Bainbridge)born 1799 was the sister of Emerson Bainbridge who started the famous store.I see from a 1901 census report on an older posting of mine several Fenwick family members as well as my 2nd gt gt grandmother at Eshott Hall.As I said I have not really started on that line,but it could be very possible I connection to three stores would be something.I wonder if they were all Methodists as my 4th gt grandfather Rev Duncan McAllum and his son Dr,Daniel McAllum became Methodist Ministers and I believe their parishes were in Wallsend and Churchway.Finding the parents names of the parents of William Fenwick who married Margret Snowball may reveal something.Is there a Fenwick website I wonder,looks like Id better get busy.Cheers Gereon.
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Hi Gereon
It would appear that Methodist religion is certainly a commonality, as most of my line were! The Wesleyan records have provided a good lead and many of my family in the 1800's were either married or christened in Wesleyan chapels. Cheers! SS.
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Can anyone help me. I am trying to trace my husbands family tree. His grandmother was a Fenwick before she married and became a Partridge in 1939. Does anyone know how I can get any info on the Fenwick family, as she has little knowledge of her family history. She does now that it is definately the desendents of the famous John Fenwick. She is also a decendent of a Lord Piddington. If anyone has any info, would very much appreciate it. Thank you
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I'm also looking for the family tree I am a Fenwick and apparently a descendant of John Fenwick if you find out he has a grandson called Jeffrey Fenwick born sometime in 1920s then pls tell me
Thx -Adam Fenwick...
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Hi Adam.
Welcome to Rootschat.
As this query is very old you may not get a reply from anyone who is related to the Northumberland Fenwicks.
If you go to FreeBMD there is only one Jeffrey Fenwick born in the 1920's but in Lincolnshire.
(1929 to be precise)
Its strange as Trees have him born 19 Aug 1930 but birth reg is 1929.
OK have his Bapt;
05 Sep 1929, All Saints, Winterton, Lincolnshire
Birth 19 Aug 1929****
Parents JOSEPH EDWARD and SUSAN AMELIA Fenwick
Father a Bricklayer
Abode 3 Water Lane
(Source FreeREG)
1939 register Family is at that address.
Birth Reg of Jeffreys Father;
FENWICK, JOSEPH EDWARD mother mmn MIDDLETON***
GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in GLANFORD BRIGG Volume 07A Page 697
Joseph is never with his Parents on Census/
1901 with his Aunt/Uncle the Altofts (Tom Altoft married Sarah Ann Fenwick 1884)
Also there in 1911.
Sarahs marriage is on FreeREG her Father Edward Fenwick a Labourer.
www.freereg.org.uk
Marriage of Joseph Edwards parents is there also 01 Jun 1885
Joseph Fenwick Father Edward, Rebecca Middleton Father John
At this stage I can follow the Family back to Edward Fenwick c 1811 but all in Lincolnshire.
Trish :)