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Title: Jacob Fennah
Post by: wilcoxon on Friday 23 April 10 08:34 BST (UK)

Has anyone come across this man. I found this information on him, and other Fennahs were living at Esclusham around that time.
Looking at other entries I read this to be that he is living in Ireland in 1741, but has land in Esclusham.
He would be between 21 / 70 and had land worth at least £6 a year if put out to rent.
Esclusham is in the upland area of  Wrexham, Denbighshire.
A long shot , but ......
Thanks.

Quarter Sessions Rolls.
Ruthin RO. ( DO/WY/6759) Freeholders in Wrexham and Gresford parishes.
1741 Eligable for Election.
   Jacob Fennah.   Township Esclusham. Wrexham Parish
Abode ---- County.  Ireland.

Title: Re: Jacob Fennah
Post by: saddles on Friday 23 April 10 09:03 BST (UK)

I sppose the question is wether he was an Irishman with owning land
in Wrexham or a Welshman living in Ireland.

The  Electoral Rolls 2002-2008 show a number of Fennah living in Wrexham
and within a km or two of Esclusham, but the same rolls in Ireland do not
show the name in Ireland inc variations, although the IGI has a couple of
Fina surnames.
So perhaps the 4 current Fennah families in Wrexham  along with the 100 or
so more in the greater Wales are denotes he was welsh/english living in Ireland.

Mike.

Title: Re: Jacob Fennah
Post by: wilcoxon on Friday 23 April 10 11:04 BST (UK)

There are other Fennah / Fenna / Phenna around Wrexham at that time, so I was wondering what he was doing in Ireland.
One the same list dated 1741 there are also other  men living in Ireland, but with having land in the Wrexham Parish.
I would guess that Jacob was born c 1700 ???

Unfortunatley there is no info on which County that Jacob was in.

The family I`m looking at are now named Phennah, but pre 1800 the registers have many variations.

The  Electoral Rolls 2002-2008 show a number of Fennah living in Wrexham
and within a km or two of Esclusham, but the same rolls in Ireland do not
show the name in Ireland inc variations, although the IGI has a couple of
Fina surnames

Do you mean there are no Fennahs in Ireland now ???

Title: Re: Jacob Fennah
Post by: Oaks and Acorns on Saturday 24 April 10 01:22 BST (UK)

Quote from: wilcoxon on Friday 23 April 10 11:04 BST (UK)

Do you mean there are no Fennahs in Ireland now ???

There were 13 in 1911.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/08j2/

Dara.

Title: Re: Jacob Fennah
Post by: wilcoxon on Saturday 24 April 10 14:21 BST (UK)

Thanks O&A,
Amazing that you get 1911 for free.
I see that one was born Wales which is interesting.
Actually it`s Jabob I was wondering about, why would he be in Ireland in 1741, and did he come back.