Ann Wenham

b. 1785-1788 (app)
Sussex Ninfield
bap. 06/01/1788 Ninfield, Sussex
d. 17/01/1870 Union Workhouse Ore, Ore, Hastings, Sussex

Parents

Thomas Wenham
Anne Chambers
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Marriages/Partnerships

m. 15/10/1812
John Phillips St Clements, Hastings, Sussex

Children

bap. 22/08/1813 Phillip Henry Phillips All Saints (at baptism)
b. 01/10/1814 Jane Phillips All Sts (at baptism)
bap. 10/07/1816 William Phillips All Saints (at baptism)
bap. 31/12/1817 John Phillips All Sts (at baptism) bur. 05/07/1818
bap. 24/11/1819 John Phillips All Saints (at baptism) d. 12/07/1882
bap. 11/01/1822 James Phillips St Clements (at baptism)
bap. 31/03/1824 Anne Grace Phillips All Saints (at baptism)
bap. 02/09/1826 George Phillips All Sts (at baptism)
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Note: Includes only children from certificates, baptism entries, or from census entries where the relationship is specified. For married women, please see their husband's entry for children from censuses.

Occupations

1841 Widow [struck through]
1851 Laundress
1870 Widow

Also known as

Ann Phillips, Anne Phillips, Anne Wenham

Did You Know?

  • There are two burials at All Saints, Hastings that could be James Phillips son of John Phillips and Ann Wenham, one on 24 January 1822 and one on 10 February 1823.
  • Although no father's name is given on John Phillips's marriage certificate to definitely establish his parentage, his 3xgreat-grandson has a DNA match to a 4xgreat-granddaughter of his mother Ann Wenham's brother John Wenham.

Documentary Sources

26Feb1841: Letter from Captain George Hope, Right Hon. J.Planta and Mr.Breach, believed all from Weymouth, reference the loss of 6 fishermen in a storm on 6 February 1841. William Coppard left a widow and 2 children out of a family of 7 depending on her support. Cottage rental £10. Granted £10 to pay the rent. John Philip left a widow and 2 children out of a family of 6 depending on her support. Cottage rental £8. Granted £8 to pay the rent. The other 4 fishermen were unmarried but contributed to some degree in support of relatives. Granted £1 each to the families of the four.

Source: Transcript of minutes, provided by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society and reproduced here with their kind permission.
Source: Sussex Agricultural Express, March 13 1841, page 5, column 1
East Sussex Record Office

Locations

06/01/1788 Church, Ninfield, Sussex
15/10/1812 St Clements, Hastings, Sussex
15/10/1812 [Church], St Clements Hastings
22/08/1813 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
18/12/1814 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
10/07/1816 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
31/12/1817 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
24/11/1819 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
11/01/1822 St Clements, Hastings, Sussex
11/01/1822 [Church], St Clements Hastings
31/03/1824 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
02/09/1826 Church, All Sts Hastings, Sussex
07/06/1841 Bourne Street, All Saints, Hastings
30/03/1851 12 Woods Row, Bourne Road, All Saints, Hastings, Sussex
07/04/1861 12 Woods Row, Bourne Road, All Saints, Hastings, Sussex
17/01/1870 Union Workhouse, Ore, Ore RD, HASTINGS, Hastings & East Sussex
Please note that map data is based on modern streets and house numbers (where a street of that name still exists), and may not reflect the actual historical location.