Arthur William James FENN [272]

  General Notes:

On AWJ's marriage certificate to Annie Constance Jenkins, he gives his occupation as "cook on a steamer" and his father's occupation is given as "keeper of Belgians"

Chef. Lived at Wagunyah/Corowa VIC/NSW.

AWJ Fenn was known as Flap. His first wife, Nance passed away. Arthur and Nance had 4 children, Arthur Fenn who married Joy Cantwell. There are 7 children of Arthur and Joy who lived for many years in Atherton in Far North Queensland. Arthur had many funny and sad stories to tell about his military service during WW2. Arthur was in the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion in D Division. He fought in New Guinea and was in a convalescent camp at the end of the war. Arthur passed away in about June 2004 about 5 months after His and Joy's 50th wedding anniversary.

William Fenn who married Sue and had children.

Lil who married Walter Nugent and has two sons.

Connie who lived in Pakenham and married late in life to ? Rooney. She died in about 2002 and is buried at the Springvale cemetery.

Box Hill Cemetery "F"
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, 2 Apr 1911, West Derby, Lancashire, England. ⁶¹⁶

2. Residence, 1911, West Derby, Lancashire, England. ⁶¹⁶

3. Residence, 1901, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England. ⁶¹⁶

4. Residence, 31 Mar 1901, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England. ⁶¹⁶

Arthur married Annie Constance JENKINS [2101] [MRIN: 619], daughter of George JENKINS [3662] and Elizabeth ALLEN [3663], on 13 Jan 1918 in , Lancashire, England ^559,614.^,615 (Annie Constance JENKINS [2101] was born Dec Q 1891 in , Lancashire, England ⁶¹⁷, christened on 20 Dec 1891 in Grassendale, Lancashire, England ⁶¹⁸ and died on 30 Jan 1945 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⁶¹⁹.)

Arthur next married Theadora MORGAN DAWES [241] [MRIN: 81], daughter of Alfred Thomas DAWES [1278] and Frances Mary Ann MORGAN [1288], on 30 Apr 1949 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.⁵⁶¹ The marriage ended in separation. (Theadora MORGAN DAWES [241] was born on 1 Jan 1906 in Iona, Vic, Australia,^562,563 died on 21 May 1979 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia ^564,565 and was buried on 23 May 1979 in Bunyip, Vic, Australia ⁵⁶⁶.)