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FENDLEY, William
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Name FENDLEY, William Birth Between 1803 and 1804 Chelmsford Or Colchester, Essex, England
Gender Male Death 1886 Downham Registration District, Norfolk
Burial 6 Apr 1886 Watlington, Norfolk, England
Person ID I2299 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family LAVENDER, Mary, b. Between 1810 and 1811, Runcton, Norfolk, England
d. 1852, Downham Registration District, Norfolk
(Age 42 years) Marriage 4 Nov 1831 Norwich, Norfolk, England
Children 1. FENDLEY, Alice, b. 3 Aug 1845, Watlington, Norfolk, England
d. 21 Dec 1935, Walsoken, Norfolk
(Age 90 years)Family ID F970 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
WILLIAM FENDLEY Circa 1804-1886
From the 1841 census of Watlington, Norfolk:
*William FENDLEY, aged 35, agricultural labourer, NOT born in Norfolk;
*Mary FENDLEY, aged 28, born in Norfolk;
William FENDLEY, aged 5, born in Norfolk;
James FENDLEY, aged 4, born in Norfolk;
Mary FENDLEY, aged 2, born in Norfolk;
John FENDLEY, aged 3, born in Norfolk.
(HO107/755/14/8/10)
From the 1851 census of Watlington Hall, Watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
*William FENDLEY, head, married, 47, agricultural labourer, born at Chelmsford, Essex;
Mary FENDLEY, wife, married, aged 40, born at Runcton, Norfolk;
William FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 17, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
James FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 14, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
John FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 10, Watlington, Norfolk;
Mary FENDLEY, daughter, unmarried, aged 12, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Robert FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 9, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Alice FENDLEY, daughter, aged 7, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
George FENDLEY, son, aged 9 months, born ast Watlington, Norfolk.
(HO107/1830/79/11)
From the 1861 census of Watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
*William FENDLEY, head, widower, aged 58, agricultural labourer, born at Colchester, Essex;
Robert FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 17, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Alice FENDLEY, daughter, unmarried, aged 15, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
George FENDLEY, son, unmarried, aged 9, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk.
(RG9/1258/15/23)
From the 1871 census of East End Village, Watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
Phoebe ALLEN, head, widow, aged 53, grocer and draper, born at Shouldham, Norfolk;
Jacob ALLEN, son, unmarried, aged 19, miller, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Thirza ALLEN, daughter, unmarried, aged 17, grocer's assistant, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Rober ADAMS, father, widower, aged 84, retired ropemaker, born at Walsingham, Norfolk;
Charlotte ADAMS, sister, unmarried, aged 40, born at Shoulham, Norfolk;
*William FENDLEY, uncle, widower, aged 66, labourer, born at Colchester, Essex.
(RG10/1866/14/22)
From the 1881 census of Back Street, Watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
William FENDLEY, head, married, aged 47, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Jane FENDLEY, wife, married, aged 48, born at King's Lynn, Norfolk;
Mary FENDLEY, daughter, single, aged 17, domestic servant, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Robert FENDLEY, son, single, aged 16, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
George FENDLEY, son, single, aged 11, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
Henry FENDLEY, son, single, aged 8, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfollk;
*William FENDLEY, grand father, widower, aged 76, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk.
(RG11/2002/12/17)
A William FENDLEY aged 84 was buried at Watlington, Norfolk, on 6 April 1886.
(GRO June Q1886 Downham 4b 215
(Ancestry)
NOTES & QUERIES:
FreeBMD lists two death registrations for a William FENDLEY, neither of which are a pefect match:
March 1881 aged 83 Downham 4b 261, i.e. born circa 1798.
June 1886 aged 84 Downham 4b 215, i.e. born circa 1802 (see above)
(revised 22.02.2017)

