The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Rebecca Fenner [Walder]
Generation No. 1
  1. Rebecca Fenner [Walder] She was born 1776 at Steyning, Sussex; died Feb 1862 at Hoxton, Middlesex, aged 86 years; buried 6th Feb 1862 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married James Fenner, glover on 6th Jan 1794 at Steyning, Sussex. He was born 1770 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1770 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Andrew Fenner & Mary Fenner; died Jul 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 14th Jul 1831 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born Aug 1794 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1794 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner; died Mar 1865 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 10th Mar 1865 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiJoseph who was born 1795 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1795 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
  iiiElizabeth who was born 26th Sep 1796; christened 30th Nov 1796 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner; died Jul 1798 Mayfield, Sussex, infant; buried 15th Jul 1798 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivCharles who was born 1799 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1799 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
  vEdward who was born 5th Aug 1800; christened 7th Sep 1800 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
  viAnn who was born 10th Jun 1804; christened 12th Jun 1804 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
4 viiCharles who was born 19th Jan 1806; christened 22nd Feb 1806 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebekah Fenner; died Nov 1859 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 53 years; buried 3rd Nov 1859 Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiWilliam who was born 5th May 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1807 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner; died Oct 1878 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 71 years; buried 18th Oct 1878 Mayfield, Sussex
5 ixAmos who was born 12th Apr 1809 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1809 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebekah Fenner
  xRebecca Walder who was born 9th Aug 1810 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1810 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
  xiAlfred who was born 7th Dec 1811 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1812 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner; ceremony performed by Rev. John Press; died Jan 1822 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 10 years; buried 2nd Jan 1822 Mayfield, Sussex
  xiiJohn who was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1814 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (glover) & Rebecca Fenner; died before 22nd Jul 1814 Mayfield, Sussex, infant; buried 22nd Jul 1814 Mayfield, Sussex
  xiiiEbenezer who was born 31st Jul 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Fenner, tailor was the son of James Fenner, glover and Rebecca Fenner [Walder]. He was born Aug 1794 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1794 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner; died Mar 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 70 years; buried 10th Mar 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iThomas Rose who was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1821 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
  He married Mary Stephens on 11th Jun 1821 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1795 at Sussex; died Oct 1848 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 53 years; buried 21st Oct 1848 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner; died Nov 1896 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 19th Nov 1896 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
6 iiiGeorge who was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1827 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner; died Oct 1876 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 49 years; buried 14th Oct 1876 Mayfield, Sussex
7 ivJonathan who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
8 vEllen who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1832 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
  viRebecca Walder who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1834 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
  viiRuth who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner; died Nov 1875 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 39 years; buried 15th Nov 1875 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Joseph Fenner, collar maker was the son of James Fenner, glover and Rebecca Fenner [Walder]. He was born 1795 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Oct 1795 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebecca Fenner
  He married Mercy Field on 22nd May 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. She was born 1796 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1811 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 15 years; died July to Sep 1888, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q3 Vol 2b Page 61, aged 91 years. They had the following children:
  iMercy who was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Fenner (collar maker) & Mercy Fenner
  iiRebecca Elizabeth who was born 25th Jan 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Fenner (collar maker) & Mercy Fenner
  iiiGeorge Alfred who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Fenner (collar maker) & Mercy Fenner; died Dec 1830 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 6 years; recorded as Alfred Fenner; buried 30th Dec 1830 Mayfield, Sussex
9 ivJoseph who was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1827 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Fenner (collar maker) & Mercy Fenner
   
  4. Charles Fenner, saddler was the son of James Fenner, glover and Rebecca Fenner [Walder]. He was born 19th Jan 1806; christened 22nd Feb 1806 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebekah Fenner; died Nov 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 53 years; buried 3rd Nov 1859 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Vineall on 9th Aug 1837 at St. Anne, Soho, Westminster, London. She was born 7th Feb 1814 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1814 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of John Vineall (farmer) & Milley Vineall
   
  5. Amos Fenner, woolen draper was the son of James Fenner, glover and Rebecca Fenner [Walder]. He was born 12th Apr 1809 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1809 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner & Rebekah Fenner
  He married Ann Elizabeth Hosman on 21st Mar 1839 at All Souls Church, Marylebone, London, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1839 Q1 Vol 1 Page 131. She was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of George Hosman. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1841 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiAnn Walder who was born 1844 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 5th Jun 1844 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Amos Fenner & Ann Elizabeth Fenner; died July to Sep 1845
  iiiElizabeth Walder who was born 1847 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 21st May 1847 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Amos Fenner & Ann Elizabeth Fenner; died July to Sep 1850
  ivCaroline who was born 1850 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1850 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Amos Fenner & Ann Elizabeth Fenner
10 vArthur W. who was born 1852 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  viFrank who was born 1856 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. George Fenner, tailor was the son of James Fenner, tailor and Mary Fenner [Stephens]. He was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jul 1827 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner; died Oct 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 49 years; buried 14th Oct 1876 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Anna Harmer on 2nd Dec 1857 at St. Clement Eastcheap, City of London, witnesses: Thomas Fenner and Sarah Walker. She was born 1819 at Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of James Harmer (farmer). They had the following children:
  iAlfred J. who was born 1858 at Hailsham, Sussex
  iiAnna Florence who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1880 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, daughter of George Fenner (clothier) & Anna Fenner
  iiiGeorge A. who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  7. Jonathan Fenner, linen and Manchester ware was the son of James Fenner, tailor and Mary Fenner [Stephens]. He was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1830 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
  He married Caroline Clark on July to Sep 1853, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1853 Q3 Vol 1d Page 39. She was born 1830 at Devon
   
  8. Ellen Rees [Fenner] was the daughter of James Fenner, tailor and Mary Fenner [Stephens]. She was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Fenner (tailor) & Mary Fenner
  She married John James Rees on 7th Jul 1866 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1821 at London
   
  9. Joseph Fenner, shoemaker and farmer was the son of Joseph Fenner, collar maker and Mercy Fenner [Field]. He was born 1827 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1827 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Fenner (collar maker) & Mercy Fenner
  He married Ann Fuller on Jan to Mar 1851, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q1 Vol 7 Page 597. She was born 1826 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1835 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex, age 9 years. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1854 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1856 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1859 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
11 ivWilliam who was born 1861 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  vFrederick who was born 1864 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  viMary Mercy who was born 1865 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  10. Arthur W. Fenner, master tailor was the son of Amos Fenner, woolen draper and Ann Elizabeth Fenner [Hosman]. He was born 1852 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Susan Emily Crump on 30th Sep 1879 at St. Mary, Islington, London, registered at Islington District, London, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 1b Page 1b Page 555, witnesses: Joseph Crump and Frank Fenner. She was born 1860 at Islington, London, daughter of Joseph Crump. They had the following children:
  iEva E. who was born Sep 1880 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  11. William Fenner, butcher was the son of Joseph Fenner, shoemaker and farmer and Ann Fenner [Fuller]. He was born 1861 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Jane Short on Apr to June 1882, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1020. She was born 1860 at Wivelsfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMinnie who was born 1885 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1885 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, daughter of William Fenner (butcher) & Elizabeth Fenner
  iiJohn who was born 1887 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1887 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, son of William Fenner (butcher) & Elizabeth Jane Fenner
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1890 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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