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William Finnegan on 1871 & 1881 Census??

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Marcus

Marcus Report 10 Nov 2017 21:01

Thanks !!

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Nov 2017 16:32

Index to Death Duty Registers
Record set Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903
First name(s) William
Last name Fenegan
Death year 1903
County -
Court Court of Probate
Residence STEPNEY
National Archives reference IR27/600
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Wills & probate

Adminiistrator or executor named as S A C Fenegan

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

died 25th July 1903 59 Senrab St Sarah Ann Clifford Fenegan widow.

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Nov 2017 14:48

He could well be at sea?

Marcus

Marcus Report 10 Nov 2017 10:18

Still looking for William 1871 & 1881 ! This is so frustrating......

Marcus

Marcus Report 8 Nov 2017 12:03

Many thanks Dea - a great help !!

Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2017 21:42

Name: William Fenegan
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: abt 1884
Registration Date: Jun 1963
Registration district: Romford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 5a
Page: 395

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Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2017 21:24

William in 1939:

Fenegan Household (4 People) 521 Upper Brentwood Road , Romford M.B., Essex, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
William Fenegan 13 Oct 1883 Manager Accounts Departs Greeting Card Publisher
Emily Fenegan 03 May 1887 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Eric J Fenegan 17 Jun 1921 ???
Ethel M Brown (Fenegan) 20 Sep 1928 At School

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Marcus

Marcus Report 7 Nov 2017 18:16

Great, many thanks!!

Rambling

Rambling Report 7 Nov 2017 18:03

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
65 Locksley St Limehouse, Limehouse, London & Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann Fenegar Head Widow Female - 61 1850 Chelsea
William Fenegar Son Single Male Clerk In Charitable Institution 27 1884 Stepney

very clearly ends with an 'n' on image.

Marcus

Marcus Report 7 Nov 2017 17:46

Thanks Nyx, that is a possible marriage.

As this is 1912, where is he 1911??

Rambling

Rambling Report 7 Nov 2017 17:36

Great find Dea :-D there's some creative transcription on FMP lol

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England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription



First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name FENEGAN
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1912
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ WILLIAM FENEGAN married
Emily Stew
Spouse's last name Stew
District Stepney
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1C
Page 580


Marcus

Marcus Report 7 Nov 2017 17:14

Many thanks Dea !! You found them......

Just got to find out what happened to son William.........

Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2017 12:39

Sadly, little Ethel died aged 2:

Deaths Mar 1893 (>99%)
Fenegan Ethel Maud 2 Mile End 1c 347

Daughter Sarah also seems to have died around the same time:

Deaths Mar 1893 (>99%)
Fenegan Sarah Louisa 5 Mile End 1c 347

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Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2017 12:02

This is what FMP has transcribed them as:


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Senrab Street, Mile End Old Town, London & Middlesex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sarah Lenegan Head Widow Female 64 1827 Retired Marine Store Dealer London, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Lenegan Daughter In Law Married Female 41 1850 - London, Middlesex, England
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William Lenegan Grandson Single Male 7 1884 - London, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Lenegan Granddaughter - Female 3 1888 - London, Middlesex, England
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Ethel Lenegan Granddaughter Single Female 0 (5 months) 1891 - London, Middlesex, England

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Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2017 11:54

Well, here they all are on 1891:

Name: Wm Lengan
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Relationship: Grandson
Birth Year: 1884
Mother: Sarah Lengan
Birth Place: Stepney, London, England
Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: Stepney St Thomas
Residence Place: Mile End Old Town, London, England
Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Western
ED, Institution or Vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 303
Folio: 81
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Lengan 64 - b. Wapping. Retired marine store dealer.
Sarah Lengan 41
Wm Lengan 7
Sarah Lengan 3
Ethel Lengan 5/12

still at 59 Senrab? St.

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Marcus

Marcus Report 7 Nov 2017 10:02

Thanks Nyx, I obviously got her name wrong somewhere down the line..... Thanks.

Marcus

Marcus Report 6 Nov 2017 22:02

Yes, he could have been away for the duration.

Still would like to find wife & son if possible......

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Nov 2017 21:57


William Fenegan
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916
Baptism Date:
13 Aug 1853
Baptism Place:
Limehouse St Anne, Tower Hamlets, England
Father:
Francis Fenegan
Mother:
Sarah Rebecca Fenegan

Born 23 May 1854, 12 Limehouse Causeway, father a marine store dealer.

Note baptism year was actually 1854.

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Nov 2017 21:49

The 1891 census you refer to. If he was a ship's steward he might have been at sea on earlier census

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Country England
First name(s) William
Last name Fenegan
Relationship Crew
Marital status Married
Gender Male
Age 36
Birth year 1855
Occupation Steward
Birth town London
Birth county Middlesex
Birth county as transcribed LONDON
Birth place England
Street -
Town Freshwater
Parish Freshwater
City -
County Hampshire
Registration district Isle of Wight

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Nov 2017 21:44

Sarah's a spinster here, aged 30, father is George Harper.
William is a mariner, his father a general dealer, her father a baker.

William Fenegan
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931
Gender:
Male
Marriage Age:
26
Birth Date:
abt 1854
Marriage Date:
27 Jun 1880
Marriage Place:
St Thomas, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England
Father:
Francis Fenegan
Spouse:
Sarah Ann Clifford Harper