Thomas Fernee1

#20148, (1819 - 1873)
FatherAnthony Fernee1 (1784 - 1850)
MotherSusannah Hipwell1 (c 1790 - 1854)
RelationshipGrandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - Children & Grandchildren
Samuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Thomas Fernee and Caroline Leete
BirthThomas Fernee was born in May 1819 in Highgate, Middlesex.2,3
 
BaptismHe was baptized on 13 Jun 1819 in St Michael Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex. He was the son of Anthony, a bricklayer, & Susanna Furnee of Highgate.1 
1841 CensusHe appeared on the 1841 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex, at Hamlet of Highgate. Thos was 20, a servant to John Groves, Grocer, and was born in this county. Note that the 1841 census records ages rounded down to the nearest 5 years, does not record relationships, and only indicates whether or not the person was born in the county.4 
MarriageHe married Caroline Prizeman on 7 Jul 1850 in St James Clerkenwell, Middlesex.
The marriage register in St Pancras was partially completed on 30 June 1850 with the notation, "These parties were not married as they did not live in the Parish". Thomas and Caroline gave their residences as Cross Street in Hoxton
However the Clerkenwell register did record the marriage: Thomas Fernee, of full age, bachelor, grocer, residence Sarah Place, father Anthony Fernee, bricklayer; Caroline Prizeman, full age, widow, 3 Guildford Street, father Samuel Leete, hatter; They were married by licence and the witnesses were Philip Webster and Charlotte Maria Webster.5 
(Witness) Marriage Thomas Fernee witnessed the marriage of William Constable and his sister Mary Fernee on 1 Aug 1850 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex.6 
(Witness) Marriage Thomas Fernee witnessed the marriage of his brother Anthony Fernee and Ann Marshall on 23 Mar 1851 in St Mary Islington, Middlesex.7 
1851 CensusThomas Fernee and Caroline Leete appeared on the 1851 Census of Shoreditch, Middlesex, at Cross Street, enumerated 30 Mar 1851. Thomas was 31, a Grocer, and was born in Highgate. Caroline was 37 and born in Hertford. With them were children Elizabeth 12, Caroline 11, Charlotte 9, and Fanny 4, all surnamed Prizeman. Their daughter Susannah Frances was also there.8 
DirectoryThomas Fernee was listed in the 1852 London Post Office directory as Fernee Thomas, grocer, 12 Cross street, Hoxton New town.9 
Note.On 13 June 1855, Thomas & Caroline's children Susannah Frances, Thomas Prizeman, and Edward Spencer were all baptised. On the same day Caroline's daughters from her previous marriage, Alice and Fanny, were also baptised. 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Caroline died on 2 Mar 1860.10  
1861 CensusThomas Fernee appeared on the 1861 Census of St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, at 7 Nile Street. Thomas was 41, a widower, Grocer, and born in Highgate. His children Thomas Prizeman and Edward Spencer were with him, as well as four daughters - Elizabeth, Charlotte, Alice, and Fanny, all surnamed Prizeman.2 
1871 CensusThomas Fernee appeared on the 1871 Census of Norton Folgate, Middlesex, at 21 1/2 White Lion Street. Thomas was 52, a Warehouseman, and was born in Highgate. His children Thomas Prizeman, Edward Spencer and Susannah Frances were living with him, along with four boarders.11 
Death RegistrationHis death was registered in the quarter ending Dec 1873 in Whitechapel RD.12 
BurialThomas Fernee was buried on 4 Nov 1873 in Abney Park Cemetery, London.13 
Research Note Thomas' stepdaughter Charlotte named one of her children Thomas Fernee Middleton.14 
Last Edited23 May 2013

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Michael Highgate, Hornsey, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Furnee, 1819, #428.
  2. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/238 folio 106 page 15.
  3. Microfilm of the parish register of Highgate Chapel (London Metropolitan Archives), read by Michael Fernee.
  4. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/663/6 folio 49.
  5. FreeBMD. Thomas Fernee & Caroline Prizeman, Sep Q 1850, Clerkenwell RD.
  6. Marriages of St George Hanover Square, Middlesex. Registers from Westminster Archives. Image viewed at Findmypast.com, William Constable & Mary Fernee, 1850, #203.
  7. Marriages of St Mary Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Anthony Fernee & Ann Marshall, 1851, #91.
  8. 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1535 folio 524 page 27.
  9. Website Digital Library of Historical Directories (www.historicaldirectories.org), Post Office London Directory (Small Edition), 1852, page 729.
  10. The London Times (Times Digital Archive), 12 March 1860, p 1 col A.
  11. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/503 folio 77 page 27 [eccles dist St Marys].
  12. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Fernee, age 53, Dec Q 1873, Whitechapel RD.
  13. Burial Index for Abney Park Cemetery, online http://www.abney-park.org.uk/, Thomas Fernee, age 53, burial 053159, section H05, index #2S08.
  14. Comment: deduced from FreeBMD and census.
  15. Baptisms of St Mark Old Street Shoreditch, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Susannah Frances Fernee, 1855, #600.
  16. Baptisms of St Mark Old Street Shoreditch, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Thomas Prizeman Fernee, 1855, #601.
  17. Baptisms of St Mark Old Street Shoreditch, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Edward Spencer Fernee, 1855, #602.