Reverend William Fenner

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Reverend William Fenner

Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Death: July 22, 1874 (43)
Tunisia (diphtheria)
Place of Burial: Tunisia
Immediate Family:

Son of William Fenner and Martha Fenner (Razell)
Husband of Cecile Fenner
Father of Mary Fenner; Edgar William Fenner; Elizabeth Laura Fenner; Alice Fenner and Stina Fenner
Brother of Jemima Clayton and Samuel Fenner

Occupation: Clergyman
Managed by: Felicity Fenner
Last Updated:

About Reverend William Fenner

William was a missionary with the London Missionary Society. He and his wife arrived in Posen, Prussia on 23 October 1857 where their first two children were born. They subsequently moved on to Tunis, North Africa arriving there in April 1860 where his task was to teach Christianity to the Jews. Further details can be found in St. Francis Magazine, Vol 8, No 3, June 2012 entitled "A Brief History of St. George's Anglican Church, Tunis" by Rev. Dr Jos M. Strengholt.

William was seconded as Temporary Chaplain at Christ Church, Jerusalem from July 1870 to April 1871.

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Reverend William Fenner's Timeline

1831
January 31, 1831
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
1858
December 4, 1858
Poznań, Greater Poland, Poland
1859
November 4, 1859
Poznań, Greater Poland, Poland
1861
November 11, 1861
Tunisia
1865
July 27, 1865
Tunisia
1868
November 20, 1868
Tunisia