Arthur Fernee1

#20240, (1868 - 1943)
FatherJoseph Fernee1 (1832 - 1892)
MotherSarah Ann Simper1 (c 1837 - 1876)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Arthur Fernee and Emily Sophia Trenaman
BirthArthur Fernee was born in 1868 in Bromley, Kent.1,2
 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusHe appeared on the 1871 Census of Bromley, Kent with his parents. Arthur was 2 and born in Bromley, Kent.1 
MarriageHe married Emily Sophia Trenaman on 23 Dec 1888 in St Paul Upper Holloway, Middlesex.
Information from the register: Arthur Fernee, 20, bachelor, post office, 19 Kingsdown Road, father Joseph Fernee, gentleman's servant;
Emily Sophia Trenaman, 21, spinster, 19 Kingdown Road, father Henry James Trenaman, cabinet maker;
They were married after banns and the witnesses were Henry James Trenaman and Florence Mary Ann Trenaman.3 
OccupationArthur Fernee was appointed to the Postal Service in Dec 1890. The Appointment Minute Book index noted that he was a postman in London. This index leads to other records at the British Postal Museum & Archive in London.4 
Newspaper Published 24 Feb 1891.
Civil Service Commission, February 24, 1891.
The following Candidates have been certified by the Civil Service Commissioners as qualified for the appointments set against their respective names:-
[list includes]
Post Office: Postmen, London, Arthur Fernee.5
 
1891 CensusArthur and Emily S Fernee appeared on the 1891 Census of Islington, London, at 19 Kingsdown Road. They lived in two rooms. Arthur was 22, worked as a Mail Guard, and was born in Bromley, Kent. Emily S was 23 and born in Clifton, Bristol.6 
1901 CensusArthur and Emilie S appeared on the 1901 Census of Wood Green, Middlesex, at 8 Wendover Villas, Terrick Road. Arthur was 32, worked as a Postman, and was born in Bromley, Kent. Emilie S was 33 and born in Clifton, Bristol. Their sons were A E (7) and Albert C (1.)7 
1911 CensusArthur and Emily Sophia appeared on the 1911 Census of Walthamstow, Essex, at 35 Colchester Road. They had been married 22 years and lived in 6 rooms. Arthur was 42, a Postman, and was born in Bromley Kent. Emily Sophia was 43, birthplace Bristol Gloucestershire, and was the mother of 8 children, 5 of whom had died. Their children were Arthur Ernest (17, boy messenger), Albert Charles (11), and Gladys Emily (5.)8 
DeathArthur died in 1943.9
 
Last Edited13 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/873 folio 66 page 18.
  2. FreeBMD. Arthur Fernee, Dec Q 1868, Bromley RD.
  3. Marriages of St Paul Upper Holloway, Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Arthur Fernee & Emily Sophia Trenaman, 1888, #369.
  4. Index to British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969, compiled by British Postal Museum & Archives, London. Images viewed at Ancestry.com and employment records are available at the Postal Archives, Arthur Fernee, Minute number 6585/90, 852/93, & 4391/27.
  5. The London Gazette, online at www.gazettes-online.co.uk, Issue 26137, 24 February 1891.
  6. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/142 folio 101 page 11.
  7. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1258 folio 111 page 4.
  8. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 188 SD 10 ED 7 Schedule 281.
  9. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry. Arthur Fernee, age 74, Jun Q 1943, Edmonton RD.
  10. Baptisms of St John Holloway, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Arthur William Henry Fernee, 1890, #1287.
  11. General Register Office Online Birth Index. unnamed male Fernee, mother's surname Trenaman, Sep Q 1895, Edmonton RD.
  12. General Register Office Online Birth Index. Arthur Fernee, mother's surname Trenaman, Mar Q 1903, Edmonton RD.