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Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 1 Dec 2010 23:29

It is possible he may be one of mine, or of a member no longer on the boards. I will at some time look into it.

I wonder how long he lived after his windfall?

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 1 Dec 2010 21:09

Shame!! He isn't one of mine, wonder if he belongs to anyone on here.

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 1 Dec 2010 18:06




The Standard

February 07, 1885

A correspondent states that a pauper named William Fenwick, aged 78, has been removed from Chester-le-Street workhouse by a Sunderland solicitor, Fenwick, it is stated, being the heir to a fortune of 175,000l, besides landed estates at Benwell, Holmside, and other places.

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 1 Dec 2010 18:05

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