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Record #4008
Name :
: Richard Frederick FENNELL (1873 - 1934)


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Date of Birth
: 16 Jan 1873

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Jan 1934   Notes : Parkinson's Disease
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, St Johns Wood
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 29 Apr 1888
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Vancouver

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: National Childrens Home
NotesA birth registration was found for Richard Frederick Fennell: Year of Registration: 1873; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Marylebone (1837-1901); County: London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 600. (Parents: Richard Fennell - a professional cricketer and bat maker at Dark's factory at Lord's - and Catharine Jane Davies. Richard died Marylebone Infirmary of consumption in September, 1876, aged 42, and Catherine died in London in 1879 respectively. Siblings were Catharine Maude, James Henry, Jane, Mary Charlotte and Thomas Alfred.) Richard's brother, Thomas Alfred Fennell, born February 4, 1866, Marylebone, England, was residing at The Children's Home Edgworth, West Bolton, England in the early 1880's. By 1894, he was residing in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada.

In 1881, Richard Fennel, 9 years of age, was shown as an inmate of Children's Home, Edgeworth, Lancashire, England. (Source: 1881 Census of England; Class: RG11; Piece: 3831; Folio: 23; Page: 15; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341915.)

In 1888, Richard Fennell, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 53 Rev. Dr.Stephenson's children en route to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

In 1891, Richard Fennell, 18, was shown as a domestic / farm laborer to Hunter Walker and family in Amaranth, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada.

In 1901, Richard Fennell, 28, teamster, was shown as a lodger with George T. and Isabela Timnus in Ward 5, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His date of birth is shown as January 10, 1872 and his immigration year as 1891.

Richard Fennel(l) married Mary Ellen (Nellie) Farrell in November, 1901, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Manitoba Registration No. 1901,002637.)

Richard and Mary Ellen Fennell had 9 children: Arthur Fennell; Ellen Fennell; Richard Fennell; Maud Winifred Fennell, born August 12, 1902; Clifford Roy Fennell, born April 27, 1904; Edward Clarence Fennell, born December 24, 1905, in Brant, Manitoba, Canada; Thomas Allen Fennell; born June 4, 1913; Lorne Fennell, born March 23, 1918; and James Albert Fennell, born January 23, 1920.

Richard Frederick Fennell died on January 1, 1934, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the age of 60 years (Manitoba Registration No. 1934-004052). Mary Ellen Fennell died on January 19, 1959, at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 82. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-09 16:16:27 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-06-07 08:54:42 /

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3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3033 ABBOTT, Frederick1893ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
3103 ABRAHAMS, Frederick1876ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
3149 ACREMAN, Emily1877ENG,     Jul 1888 : Vancouver CAN National Childrens Home  
3165 ADAM, Charles1899ENG,     Mar 1913 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
17047 ADCOCK, William1892ENG, NTT, Rolleston Oct 1907 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9832 ADKINS, Proctor Selby1894ENG,     Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
5358 AITKEN, Lawrence Gray1909SCT, LKS, Glasgow Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
5359 ALFORD, Stanley Victor1910ENG, HRT, Royston Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
22729 ALLAN, Alec1876ENG,     Mar 1889 : Vancouver CAN National Childrens Home  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
10434 ALLENBY, Edward1908ENG, YKS, Kirkbymoorside Aug 1924 : Doric CAN National Childrens Home  
9112 ALLISON, John Henry1897ENG, KEN, Sidcup Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home soutsc  
14556 ANDERSON, Charlotte1871ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
11880 ANDERSON, Christine1875ENG,     May 1885 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
10452 ANDERSON, William1906ENG, LDN, London Jul 1921 : Megantic CAN National Childrens Home  
12754 ANDREWS, Gertrude1879ENG,     May 1889 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
12637 ANGLIS, Philip George1886ENG, LND, Lewisham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
5360 APOW, Leslie1911ENG, LDN, London Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
4390 ARGENT, Albert1878ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
8614 ARGENT, Joseph1892ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Lyn 8  
4389 ARGENT, William John1878ENG,     Mar 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
12638 ASHDOWN, Pitman W1890ENG,    , Edmonton Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
6447 ASLETT, Ethel 1881ENG,     May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
8180 ASPDEN, Joseph1913ENG,    , Fulwood Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
5361 ATKINSON, Thos1910ENG, YKS, Keighley Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN National Childrens Home  
10454 ATTFIELD, Harry1910ENG,     Mar 1924 : Lancastria CAN National Childrens Home  
14557 AUCKLAND, Harry1882ENG,     Apr 1894 : Labrador CAN National Childrens Home  
5393 AULT, Ada May1882ENG, DBY, Derby May 1891 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
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