Thomas Fenner, MP

Not the same as Capt. Thomas Fenner

FENNER, Thomas, of New Shoreham, Suss. in the History of Parliament Constituency Dates NEW SHOREHAM 1584

Family and Education

Yr. s. of John Fenner of Crawley and bro. of Edward. m. Mary, da. of John Bellingham of Hartingham, at least 1da.

Offices Held

Biography

Nothing has been discovered about this Member’s activities beyond the fact that he sat on committees concerning fish (7 Dec. 1584) and tellers and receivers (10 Mar. 1585). The many contemporary references to Thomas Fenner concern another New Shoreham man, a naval officer who served against the Armada, and who corresponded with Burghley, Drake and Walsingham. Both Thomas Fenners married into the local Bellingham family, but their relationship to each other, if any, is unknown.

Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 108; PCC 1 Fenner; D'Ewes, 337, 365; CSP Dom. 1581-90, 1591-4, passim.

Notes

From MyHeritage tree

• Victualler: T homas Fenner of Harting in Sussex bargained with Thomas Mascall of Chart Sutton in Kent for 1,000 quarters of malt, to be delivered at Yarmouth, 1568
• Ironmaster: Thomas Fenner built Bewbush Forge around 1569, but both Ifield and Bewbush were owned by Roger Gratwick in 1574.(http://www.hammerpond.org.uk/gazetteer/westsussex/west_sussex.htm) Circa 1569 Bewbush, Sussex, England
• Trustee for Mary Bellingham: John Bellingham of Erringham left money to Thos F of Harting in trust for his d Mary when she married. See Story. Feb 8 1575 Erringham, Shoreham, Sussex, England
• MP for Shoreham: 1584
• Marriage: Marriage to: Mary Fenner, of Erringham (born Bellingham) Dec 20 1588 Westbourne, Sussex, England
• Of Albourne: By Nov 1593, when he prosecuted his former partner Yonge, he was Thomas Fenner of Albourne. 1593 Albourne, Sussex, England
• Death: Will 1596 refers to son Edward. 1596 Albourne, Sussex, England

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... Fenner (no wife listed) father of

• 1. .... Fenner the Judge
• 2. Thomas Fenner of Shoram m Mary daughter of John Bellingham of Hartingham. Children: Anne.

Different from

Thomas Fenner of Shoram, a Captain, m Mary daughter of Edward Bellingham of New Timber in Sussex. Children: Edward, Jane, Mary.