Frances Emma Simmonds1

#19816, (c 1861 - c 1932)
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Frances Emma Simmonds and Thomas Fernee
BirthFrances Emma Simmonds was born circa 1861 in Oxford.2
 
MarriageShe married Thomas Fernee, son of Thomas Fernee and Mary Smith, on 17 Apr 1881 in Kentish Town, Middlesex.
Details from the register: Thomas Fernee, full age, bachelor, carman, residence 48 Mansfield Place, father Thomas Fernee, carman;
Frances Emma Simmonds, full age, spinster, 17 Clarence Road, father Joseph Simmonds, horse keeper;
They were married after banns and the witnesses were Robert Fernee, who signed with an X, and Mary Fernee. [The witnesses were probably Thomas' brother and either his sister or his mother]3 
Note.On daughter Kate's baptism entry in the parish register in 1886, it was noted that the family were paupers.4 
1891 CensusFrances Emma Simmonds and Thomas Fernee appeared on the 1891 Census of Pancras, London, at 66 Peckwater Street. At 68 Peckwater Street were Charles and Robert Fernee [his cousins]. Thomas' family lived in three rooms and shared the address with cousin Sarah and her family [surname Denny]. Thomas was 30, employed as a Carman, and was born in Pancras. Frances was 30 and was born in Oxford. Their children Ellen Elizabeth, Florence Amelia, Thomas William, James, Daisy and Rosina were with them.2 
1901 CensusFrances Emma Simmonds and Thomas Fernee appeared on the 1901 Census of St Pancras, London, at 66 Peckwater Street. The Fernees lived in 4 rooms and another family occupied 2 rooms. Thomas was 40, worked as a Carman, and was born in Kentish Town, London. F. Emma was 38 and born in Oxford. Their children Ellen Elizabeth, Florence Amelia, James, Daisy, Rosina, Alice Maud, George, Mary and Ernest were living with them.5 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Thomas died in 1909.6 
1911 CensusFrances Emma Fernee appeared on the 1911 Census of Kentish Town, London, at 66 Peckwater Street. She was a widow, age 48, and was born in St Giles Oxford. Frances Emma had been married 31 years and borne 15 children, 14 of whom were still living. The family lived in a 5 room residence and had one boarder with them. The children, all born in Kentish Town were Thomas William (29, single, porter), James (26, married, bottle washer), Daisy (23, laundry), Rosina (21, laundry), Alice Maude (19, laundry), George (17, van boy), Mary (15, box making), Earnest (13), Maude (11), Arther [sic] (8), Liallen [sic] (4), and Grace (2.)7 
DeathFrances died circa 1932.8
 
Last Edited22 May 2013

Citations

  1. Marriages of Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Fernee & Frances Emma Simmond, 1881, #211.
  2. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/139 folio 161 page 24.
  3. Marriages of Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Fernee & Frances Emma Simmonds, 1881, #211.
  4. Baptisms of Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Kate Fernee, 1886, #754.
  5. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/151 folio 28.
  6. FreeBMD. Thomas Ferner, age 48, Mar Q 1909, Pancras RD.
  7. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 9 SD 3 ED 1 Schedule 139.
  8. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry. Frances E Fernee, age 69, Mar Q 1932, Hampstead RD.
  9. Baptisms of Holy Trinity Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Ellen Elizabeth Fernee, 1881, #602.
  10. Baptisms of Holy Trinity Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Florence Amelia Fernee, 1881, #603.
  11. Baptisms of St Barnabus Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas William Fernee, 1890, #576.
  12. Baptisms of Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. James Fernee, 1885, #598.
  13. Baptisms of St Barnabus Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Rosina Fernee, 1890, #575.
  14. Baptisms of St John the Baptist Church, Kentish Town, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Emma Maude Fernee, 1900, #1220.
  15. E-mails from Helene Reardon-Bond to J Kolthammer.