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Offline fiddlerslass

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Re: Hannah Fenney born abt 1841
« Reply #18 on: Today at 11:23 »
I am wondering if Hannah was not actually born in Durham but lived there as a young child, as I can't find any birth registration under any variation starting F or T. 1840+/-2

There is a Bridget Farney age 19 born Ireland working as a servant in 1851 for an Elizabeth Clark at Crossgate Durham. Older sister or relation?

Irish names are often terribly misspelt in records, which may explain all the different spellings.



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Re: Hannah Fenney born abt 1841
« Reply #19 on: Today at 11:45 »
On the 1851 census there is a Fenney family living in Durham City.
Class: HO107; Piece: 2391; Folio: 186; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87069

Sherburn Road Durham

William 36 Head
Hannah 34 Wife
William 13 Son
Mary Ann 11 daughter
John 8 Son
Elizabeth Jane 5 daughter
Rosanna 1 daughter

No Hannah Fenney born 1841 though and no James Fenney.


Staffordshire: Lawton Probyn Horrobin
Durham: Bamlett Hardman Winship Robinson
Suffolk: Leggett

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Re: Hannah Fenney born abt 1841
« Reply #20 on: Today at 13:03 »
ChrissieL .. possibly a relative??

Discovered this morning my local library has microfilm facilities and the librarian kindly did a copy of the marriage registration as they had St Andrews church records  :D

I’m attaching, hopefully, a copy of the marriage registration
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Re: Hannah Fenney born abt 1841
« Reply #21 on: Today at 14:23 »
This gives Hannah and her father with surnames which appear to be Fenney, but then for the signature:
"The + mark of Hannah Tenney"

Was the curate unsure of the spelling?
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