John Tenney of Downham Market, Norfolk, and his wife Watson

[ElizabethHerts]

With this mother/wife:


First name(s) John
Last name Tenney
Marriage year 1784
Marriage date 17 Aug 1784
Marriage place East Retford
Church St Swithun
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Sally
Spouse's last name Richardson
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Record set Nottinghamshire marriages, 1528-1929

[Merry]

What was John's occupation?

[ElizabethHerts]

He was a Linen Draper in his will.

[ElizabethHerts]

The Retford baptisms seem to be correct.

Here is Sarah Register in 1851:

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/recor...1%2f0007720928

Born Retford, Northamptonshire.


Sarah Register Head Widow Female 65 1786 Tobacconist Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Edward Register Son Unmarried Male 25 1826 Hairdresser Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

[Merry]

Oh that's good

[ElizabethHerts]

This is on FMP, but there doesn't appear to be a PCC will.

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/recor...duty%2f1404346

First name(s) Watson
Last name Tenney
Death year 1830
Residence MITCHELL
County YORKSHIRE
Court Canterbury Prerogative Court
Record set Index to Death Duty Registers 1796-1903
National Archives reference IR27/39
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Wills & probate
Collections from Great Britain

[Merry]

I took the ref from the above (IR27/39) and, using the advanced search on TNA site entered it in the 'Any of these references' field. The result showed IR27/39 are administrations in the PCC for 1830.

Before FMP fully indexed the Death Duty Registers they were divided into different sections including separating various courts and the wills from administrations, so I don't know why they couldn't still include this info in the transcriptions now they are indexed?

[ElizabethHerts]

Thanks for that, Merry. I knew there must be an answer somewhere! It seems silly that FMP can't provide the full information.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by ElizabethHerts

Sorry, Merry. He died in 1820 and had grandchildren then.

His burial entry (19 May 1820) says he was aged 60. (ancestry/Family Search)

[ElizabethHerts]

Thanks, Merry. I have the image from FMP.

He had four children with Sally (Richardson) at East Retford. His son John Tenney died there in 1861. He never married. He was a bookseller.