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Has anyone come across the surname Fennyhouse (various spellings)?
« on: Tuesday 31 July 12 12:27 BST (UK) »
I am researching a branch of my family named Fennyhouse - spellings include Fennehouse, Fennyes, Fynneyes, Finnhowse - who lived in west Staffordshire from at least the 16th century up until around a hundred years ago.  I am trying to build up a database and would be grateful for any information.
ANDERTON - Solihull; BAINES - Montgomeryshire; BEASTALL - Lincolnshire; BEMBRIDGE - Nottingham; BRADLEY - Dudley; BRATT - Bilston; DABBS - Wellington, Shropshire; EYRE - Nottingham and Birmingham; FENN - Bilston; FENNYHOUSE - Staffordshire; FERRINGTON - Bilston; FITCH - Norwich; FOWLER - Bilston; GLOVER - Walsall and Birmingham; JOHNSON - Cheshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Wombourne; SHALE - Bilston; SHELTON - Wheaton Aston, Wolverhampton; TUFFT - Wolverhampton; WARD - Dudley

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Re: Has anyone come across the surname Fennyhouse (various spellings)?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 31 July 12 21:18 BST (UK) »
There are around 60 'Fennyhouse' records on Ancestry, the majority from west Staffs - have you seen them all?

Is this fellow related? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fennyhouse_Green

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Re: Has anyone come across the surname Fennyhouse (various spellings)?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 August 12 13:11 BST (UK) »
Hi Paul

Yes, I have all the names recorded on Ancestry and on the very helpful free parish records site, and I am aware of John Fennyhouse Green.  But thanks for responding to my enquiry!

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ANDERTON - Solihull; BAINES - Montgomeryshire; BEASTALL - Lincolnshire; BEMBRIDGE - Nottingham; BRADLEY - Dudley; BRATT - Bilston; DABBS - Wellington, Shropshire; EYRE - Nottingham and Birmingham; FENN - Bilston; FENNYHOUSE - Staffordshire; FERRINGTON - Bilston; FITCH - Norwich; FOWLER - Bilston; GLOVER - Walsall and Birmingham; JOHNSON - Cheshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Wombourne; SHALE - Bilston; SHELTON - Wheaton Aston, Wolverhampton; TUFFT - Wolverhampton; WARD - Dudley

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Re: Has anyone come across the surname Fennyhouse (various spellings)?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 August 12 13:09 BST (UK) »
Hi I have come across the name Fernyhough/s alot in Cheadle-Dilhorn and a few times in Whitgreave could this be a version of what you are looking for
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Re: Has anyone come across the surname Fennyhouse (various spellings)?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 03 August 12 16:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Sue

The main area of concentration for my Fennyhouse family was around Lapley, Blymhill and Wheaton Aston in Staffordshire.  I have come across one instance so far of the name spelled Fernyhouse, so yes, there is a possibility that it could be a variation of Fernyhough/s found around Cheadle and Dilhorn - the two areas aren't that far apart.  Thanks for drawing this to my attention  :)

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ANDERTON - Solihull; BAINES - Montgomeryshire; BEASTALL - Lincolnshire; BEMBRIDGE - Nottingham; BRADLEY - Dudley; BRATT - Bilston; DABBS - Wellington, Shropshire; EYRE - Nottingham and Birmingham; FENN - Bilston; FENNYHOUSE - Staffordshire; FERRINGTON - Bilston; FITCH - Norwich; FOWLER - Bilston; GLOVER - Walsall and Birmingham; JOHNSON - Cheshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Wombourne; SHALE - Bilston; SHELTON - Wheaton Aston, Wolverhampton; TUFFT - Wolverhampton; WARD - Dudley