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Would someone mind looking up the record for William Fentem c1802 on the Chelsea Pensioners Service Records on FMP please.

I put his name in on Familysearch and that was the result. I have been struggling to find a baptism record for him. I know he was born c1801 in Derbyshire and married Jemimah Waine at Youlgreave in 1822. I have details of their children and have them in census records. I have been unable to confirm his year of death.

I don't know if it is the same man in the Chelsea records but am interested to see what that record holds.

Thank you

Chris

First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name FENTEM
Birth year 1802
Birth parish DAMFIELD
Birth town CHESTERFIELD
Birth county DERBYSHIRE
Birth country ENGLAND
Service number 305
Rank CORPORAL
Regiment Hampshire Regiment - 37th & 67th Foot
Document Type Discharge
Attestation year 1821
Attestation Day 10
Attestation Month 5
Attestation age years 19
Attestation age months -
Discharge Corps 37TH REGT OF FOOT
Discharge service number 305
Series WO97 chelsea pensioners british army service records 1760-1913
Box 538
Box Record Number 9
Record set British Army Service Records 1760-1915
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & service records

it says his trade prior to service was a sawyer.
think Dramfield should be Dransfield.

Thank you lostmeboardname, it's very much appreciated.

Chris

regiment 37th foot a private from 8th May 1821 to 15th May 1831 a total of
10 years 8 days
Regiment 67th foot a Corporal from 16th May 1831 to 11th October 1834 a total of 3 years 149 days.

Sadly it looks as though he isn't my ancestor.

Thank you for the info

Chris

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William Fentem
England and Wales Census, 1841
Name William Fentem
Event Type Census
Event Date 1841
Event Place St Peter, Derbyshire, England
Residence Note Eagle Street
Gender Male
Age 40-44
Age (Original) 40
Birth Year (Estimated) 1797-1801
Birthplace Derbyshire
Registration District Derby
Book Number 11
Parish St Peter
County Derbyshire
Page Number 11
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 199/44
Affiliate Record Type Household
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

William Fentem M 40-44 Derbyshire
Jemimah Fentem F 35-39 Derbyshire
John Fentem M 15-19 Derbyshire
William Fentem M 10 Derbyshire
Thomas Fentem M 6 Derbyshire
Emiley Fentem F 1 Derbyshire

could jemimah have married again


Jemima Fenton
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index
Name Jemima Fenton
Event Type Marriage
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1879
Registration District Derby
County Derbyshire
Event Place Derby, Derbyshire, England
Volume 7B
Page 847
Line Number 248

Jemima Fenton probably married one of the following people
Name Arthur Adkins
Name Arthur Williamson

Have you asked on Derek's thread re the Baptism?
Derbyshire Parish Records
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1191073

Thanks for trying to help malyon.

The Jemima who married Arthur Williamson was the daughter of William c1831 who was the son of William and Jemima.

DetEcTive, I believe Derek tried to help me some years ago but unfortunately he couldn't find the baptism. Thanks for trying to help

Chris

The Military Records give his place of birth as Damfield near Chesterfield. This should probably read DRONFIELD

???
Derbyshire Baptism Index 1538-1910 Transcription

First name(s) William
Last name Fantom
Sex Male
Baptism year 1800
Baptism date 11 May 1800
Baptism place Dronfield, Dronfield, Holmesfield, Dore, Derbyshire, England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Fantom
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Place Dronfield, Holmesfield
County Derbyshire
Country England

I did wonder if it should greyghost.

The spelling of the surname has also caused me a lot of problems, Fentem, Fentum, Fenton and also Fantom.

Thanks for your help.

Chris

I wonder if this is that man?? Also in Ecclesall Bierlow in 1841

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Barrell Yard, Highfield, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Fenton Head Married Male 49 1802 Farm Labourer Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
Ann Fenton Wife Married Female 49 1802 - Ireland Transcription
John Cosgrove Nephew Unmarried Male 23 1828 Bricklayer Ireland
William Cosgrove Nephew Unmarried Male 14 1837 Appr Bricklayer Ireland
Cathrine Crugan Niece - Female 7 1844 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

A later page of the miltary record says Dronfield quite clearly.

It would appear he was discharged medically in 1834 at Clare Castle based on opinion of Principal Medical Officer, Dublin. Aged 32 at the time.
( so Ireland which would fit with wife Ann b Ireland on 1841/851 census perhaps)

EDIT - 1841 has him as a Policeman. There is a 15 year old Thomas on that census , a Gardener b Yorkshire

Could very well be.

Chris

There is also this one - Darley is about 4 miles from Youlgreave

William Fantom
England Births and Christenings
Name William Fantom
Gender Male
Christening Date 05 Jan 1800
Christening Place DARLEY, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth Date 22 Dec 1799
Father's Name Thomas Fantom
Mother's Name Mary

Thank you for the above info greyghost.

On census records Langley was once entered for Williams place of birth and I thought that may have been Kirk Langley and Mickleover (where he lived for most of his life) was entered in the majority of census returns.

I'm aware that there used to be a naming pattern, although I don't know what it was, and wondered if that may help in trying to locate possible family. It's interesting that the details you've given give Thomas and Mary as parents as William and Jemima had a son named Thomas. The children I have found for them are John, Ann, Eliza, William, Thomas, Emily and Jane.

Chris