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NameAnnie Eliza Wright Fenwick [4, 1861 ref: ], [4, 1881 ref: ]
Birthca 1817, Tynemouth, Northumberland
Notes for Annie Eliza Wright Fenwick
She was married in the 1861 census, not found in 1871 and a widow in 1881.  Not found in 1891, 1901 or 1911 censuses.

This is likely to be her in the 1851 census:  I presume that Elizabeth who is head of the house was in fact the children’s stepmother, judging by the difference between her and their ages.  Further this gives Ann a birth year of 1817, significantly younger than her hisband and making her 39 at marriage, a little close to the end of any childbearing years.

Surname Forename Age Relation Occupation Birth Place

Fenwick Elizabeth 47 Head Landed Proprietor  Whickham, Durham
Fenwick Thomas Wm 40 Son Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Fenwick Ann Eliz 34 Daughter Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Fenwick Louisa S 30 Daughter Ponteland, Northumberland
Bedford Ellen 24 Servant Cook Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Atkinson Elizabeth 25 Servant House Maid N K, Cumberland

Ref: HO107/2405/~F469

Address: 16 Claremount Place
Parish: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne St Andrews
Registration District: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
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This 1841 census is the same family but Elizabeth now has a believable age for their mother, even allowing for the rounding down by five years of that census.  Ann’s birth year is given as 1818:

Surname Forename  Age  Relation  Occupation  Born in County?

Fenwick Percival 68 - Solicitor No
Fenwick Elizabeth 55 - Independent No
Fenwick Thomas 30 - Yes
Fenwick Anne 23 - Yes
Fenwick Louisa 31 - No
Fenwick Bowes 16 - No

Ref: HO107/0847/F?

Address: Claremont Place
Parish: Newcastle Upon Tyne, St Andrew
Registration District: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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So her parents were Elizabeth and Percival Fenwick.
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Either of these could have been her death if she had been a bit vague when she moved out of Dover:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol  Page
Deaths Dec 1895   (>99%)
Latham Ann Eliza 84 Bath 5c 380
Deaths Mar 1909   (>99%)
LATHAM Ann Eliza 82 Worcester 6c 167
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Notes for Samuel & Annie Eliza Wright (Family)
This, among the many Samuel Latham marriages looks most like theirs, from her initials in the 1861 census:

Surname First name(s) District Vol  Page
Marriages Dec 1856   (>99%)
Fenwick Annie Eliza Wright Manchester 8d 332
Latham Samuel Manchester 8d 332

In fact the transcription of the 1861 census shows her third initial an an ‘A’.  This initial is a shape that is somewhat pointed at the top and is like a printed capital ‘A’.  But the capital ‘A’s that the enumerator uses elsewhere are all large rounded one, like the small letter writ large.  So the third initial is not an ‘A’ but what was it?.  Obviously the thought is that it must be the ‘W’ of this marriage information but there is no doubt that it does not appsar to have the shape of a ‘W’.  The resolution to this is to find capital ‘W’ elsewhere on the page; there is a William nine line above Annie’s; there is no doubt that the initial letter of ‘William’ is the same as Annie’s third initial.  So this marriage entry and the 1861 census netry are for the same person.  Annie is to be congratulated on having three initial and on encouraging people to recordd all three on formal occasions.

All that said, it is evident from the censuses that she had no children; so that line of Lathams ended with her husband and her.
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Last Modified 17 Jul 2016Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
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