Edith Hannah Fernee1,2

#20222, (c 1869 - 1938)
FatherWilliam Fernee1 (1824 - 1896)
MotherEmily Bew1 (c 1826 - 1898)
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Edith Hannah Fernee and John Michael Hyams
  • Lewis Henry Hyams6 (1888 - )
  • Michael Hyams 6 (c 1892 - )
BirthEdith Hannah Fernee was born circa 1869 in Islington, Middlesex.3
 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusShe appeared on the 1871 Census of Islington, Middlesex with her parents. Edith was age 2 and born in England.1 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusShe appeared on the 1881 Census of Islington, Middlesex with her parents. Edith H was 12, a scholar, and born in Islington.3 
(Witness) Marriage Edith Hannah Fernee witnessed the marriage of Levi Luff to her sister Constance Marion Fernee on 31 Aug 1887 in All Saints Holloway, Middlesex.4 
MarriageEdith Hannah Fernee married John Michael Hyams in 1887.2
 
Passenger ListThe Hyams family was listed on a manifest dated for the Luciana, arriving in New York from Liverpool 27 Oct 1894. They were listed as John M (33, Grocer, 4 pieces of luggage), Dolly (25, wife, 1 piece of luggage), Lewis Henry (6), and Michael (3). They were citizens of the USA and intended a protracted stay.5 
Research Note Their son Lewis Henry was born in England in 1888 and son Michael was born in Ossining, New York c1892, so this was probably a return trip to visit family in England. Edith's brothers Albert and William both lived in New York. 
1911 CensusJohn Michael and Edith Hannah Hyams appeared on the 1911 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex, at 1 Ferrestone Buildings Tottenham Lane. John was 49, worked on his own account in a Tobacconist Shop, and was born in London. Edith Hannah was 42, born in London, and also worked in the Tobacconist Shop. They had been married 24 years and she was the mother of 2 children, both still living. They lived in four rooms. Their sons were Lewis Henry (22, worked in the shop) and Michael (19, born in the United States, filament maker for an incandescent lamp manaufacturer.)6 
Photograph7
Marked - Sisters of Jessie Owens (Fernee): Back row: Nell, Flo, Deeds (Edith)
Front row: Conn, Jessie
Taken in the garden of 4 Carlisle Road
Photograph by Picasa
DeathEdith died on 31 Dec 1938.8,9
 
ProbateHer estate was proved on 31 Jan 1939. Entry from the probate calendar:

HYAMS Edith Hannah of 22 Wood Vale Muswell Hill Middlesex widow died 31 December 1938. Administration London 31 January to Lewis Henry Haynes [sic] wholesale tobacconist. Effects £7366 2s 5d.9
 
Last Edited29 Jan 2017

Citations

  1. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/274 folio 18 page 29 [eccles dist St James].
  2. FreeBMD. John Michael Hyams, Edith Hannah Fernee, Dec Q 1887, Mile End RD.
  3. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/261 folio 8 page 9.
  4. Marriages of All Saints Holloway Islington. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Levi Luff & Constance Marion Fernée, 1887, #30.
  5. New York Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com) "Hyams family, Luciana, arr New York 27 Oct 1894."
  6. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 132 SD 1 ED 24 Schedule 33.
  7. E-mails from J Grogan to J Kolthammer.
  8. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry. Edith H Hyams, age 69, Mar Q 1939, Edmonton RD.
  9. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Edith Hannah Hyams, 1939.