Person:James Fensom (1)

James Fensom was baptised on 20th February 1802 at Kimpton in Hertfordshire, son of Richard and Ann Fensom.

On 15th July 1822, aged 20, he married Maria Hornet who was from the neighbouring parish of Wheathampstead. Maria already had a daughter who was about three years old. James and Maria went on to have another six children together between 1822 and 1838. Their first child was baptised at Kimpton, when the family was living at Blackmore End. Some time between 1822 and 1826 they moved to the neighbouring hamlet of Gustardwood in Wheathampstead parish, and all the other children were baptised at Wheathampstead. They seem to have moved again between 1834 and 1838 from Gustardwood to Marshalls Heath, also in Wheathampstead parish.

The 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses each find James and Maria living together at Marshalls Heath. James worked as an agricultural labourer, whilst Maria was a plaiter.

James died in 1861, aged 59. He was buried at Wheathampstead on 16th May 1861. Maria survived him by about eight years.

1. ↑ Church of England. Kimpton Parish Registers.

   Baptisms 1802 / Feb[ruar]y 20 James son of Richard Fensom & Anne his Wife

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 442; Book 8; Folio 23; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Fensom, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag Lab, b. in county
   Maria Fensom, female, 35 [1801-6], Pl[aiter], b. in county
   Ann Fensom, female, 12 [1828/9], b. in county
   James Fensom, male, 7 [1833/4], b. in county
   Eliza Fensom, female, 2 [1838/9], b. in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1713; Folio 39; Page 33, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Fensom, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Ag Lab, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Maria Fensom, wife, married, female, 52 [1798/9], Ag Lab's Wife, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Charlotte Norris, daughter, widow, female, 29 [1821/2], Straw Platter, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   William Norris, grandson, male, 9 months [1850], b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Lawrence, son in law, married, male, 22 [1828/9], Ag Labourer, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Ann Lawrence, wife, married, female, 20 [1830/1], Ag Labourer Wife, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Mary Lawrence, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Fensom, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], Straw Platter, b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 827; Folio 31; Page 26, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
   James Fensom, head, married, male, 61 [1799/1800], Labourer Ag, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Maria Fensom, wife, married, female, 62 [1798/9], b. Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

5.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. James FENSOM, June Quarter 1861, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 183, aged 61 [1799/1800]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hartford [sic] in the Year 1861
   No. 1426
   Name: James Fensom
   Abode: Marshall Heath, Wheathampstead
   When buried: May 16
   Age: 61 [1799/1800]
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Owen W. Davys, Rector