Takes a bit of explaining so hope you stick with me.
My 3 x great grandfather is Charles Henry Fenton c1836 Newport, Bucks, actor and comedian.
His father Henry John Fenton born c1808 Barnard Castle Durham, Actor and Comedian, who was married to Eliza Jackman.
These are quite easy to trace on census as children are born all over the place so they stand out.
A matching baptism for Henry John Fenton on IGI gives possible parents of James Fenton and Caroline Godwin.
TODAY, I received a death cert I had ordered for a Henry John G Fenton, died 1879 Radford Notts.
It's definitely the right man as it's the same address as the family are at in 1871 and his occupation is "former actor" and wife is the informant.
Only now he has suddenly become Henry John Gill Fenton
With a quick google I find Gill is a middle name used for another set of theatrical Fentons
father - James Gill Fenton, prompter and stage manager
children:
Caroline Gill Fenton c1819
Frederick Gill Fenton c1820, scenic artist
Charles Gill Fenton c1822, actor and scene painter
Charlotte Gill Fenton c1825
James Gill Fenton was born at Thame in Oxfordshire c1794 - but I can't find anything to show who his parents may be.
I suspect James Gill Fenton and Henry John Gill Fenton could be brothers - I'm not put off by the distance in their birthplaces as in all my theatrical families they tend to give birth wherever they happen to have a job at the time.
They both have a son called Charles and a daughter called Caroline - which isn't really that common an name at the time.
I've had a go on the IGI and FamilyHistoryOnline and ancestry but I'm stumped.
Am I clutching at straws a bit?
Sorry for waffling
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My 3 x great grandfather is Charles Henry Fenton c1836 Newport, Bucks, actor and comedian.
His father Henry John Fenton born c1808 Barnard Castle Durham, Actor and Comedian, who was married to Eliza Jackman.
These are quite easy to trace on census as children are born all over the place so they stand out.
A matching baptism for Henry John Fenton on IGI gives possible parents of James Fenton and Caroline Godwin.
TODAY, I received a death cert I had ordered for a Henry John G Fenton, died 1879 Radford Notts.
It's definitely the right man as it's the same address as the family are at in 1871 and his occupation is "former actor" and wife is the informant.
Only now he has suddenly become Henry John Gill Fenton
With a quick google I find Gill is a middle name used for another set of theatrical Fentons
father - James Gill Fenton, prompter and stage manager
children:
Caroline Gill Fenton c1819
Frederick Gill Fenton c1820, scenic artist
Charles Gill Fenton c1822, actor and scene painter
Charlotte Gill Fenton c1825
James Gill Fenton was born at Thame in Oxfordshire c1794 - but I can't find anything to show who his parents may be.
I suspect James Gill Fenton and Henry John Gill Fenton could be brothers - I'm not put off by the distance in their birthplaces as in all my theatrical families they tend to give birth wherever they happen to have a job at the time.
They both have a son called Charles and a daughter called Caroline - which isn't really that common an name at the time.
I've had a go on the IGI and FamilyHistoryOnline and ancestry but I'm stumped.
Am I clutching at straws a bit?
Sorry for waffling
Z
xx
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