Richard FENN [4536]

  General Notes:

Whites Directory Suffolk 1844 Hemingstone: Richard Fenn farmer.

Ipswich.
24th inst., much respected, Mr Richard Fenn, Farmer, Hemingstone, aged 51 years.
Ref: Ipswich Journal 27 June 1846.

Churchyard monumental inscription transcript for Hemingstone reads: "Richard Fenn 24 Jun 1846 aged 51".

  Other Records

1. Land Tax Assessments (Bosmere & Claydon SFK): Fenn family, 1799 To 1848, Villages of Coddenham & Hemingstone.
Data from the Ipswich Record Office.

2. Tax Assessors Hemingstone Suffolk: Richard Fenn & Byham Laws, 1829, Parish of Hemingstone.
Richard was for many years the Parish Assessor collecting Tax at Hemingstone.
In 2001 the researcher, E L Fenn, visited Mr & Mrs Pyer at Old Hall Farm, which, almost 200 years before Richard had leased from Rev John Longe, following his fathers occupation of the farm.

During an extensive restoration of the old farm house by the Pyer's, old Land Tax Assessment forms & documents belonging to Richard were found behind a cupboard, dated 1829 they are almost 200 yrs old.

It records Richard was assessed for £3 12s 0d for the arable & pasture land he leased from Rev John Longe of Coddenham.

Robert Fenn presumably his father by then aged 79 was assessed for 8/- on arable & pasture land owned by him. However this was exonerated possibly due to his age.

The following gives examples of Taxes being levied at the end of the turbulous reign of George IV, and how they were collected.

3. England Duties on Windows, Carriages, Dogs, Hairpowder, Servants etc: Richard Fenn Parish Assessor, 1830-1831, Hemingstone SFK.
This image is of some of the instructions Richard was given as Assessor as to rates of tax and on what, from carriages to dogs !
These were collected in every Parish by elected parishoners like Richard and Byham Laws.

4. Rev John Longe Hemingstone Suffolk: Landlord to many in the Fenn family, 1830.
This schedule in Longe's hand shows some of his property in Coddenham & Hemingstone with rents received.

Document from the John Longe archive.
5 Sept 1825.
I offered by note a lease of my Hemingstone farm to Richard Fenn my present tenant for 11 years to commence Oct 11, 1825.
Saturday, 10 Sept 1825.
Richard Fenn wishes to continue to hold the farm for 2 years at the present rent . . . . . I am to speak to Mr Wenn to draw up and agreement to be signed by both parties
27 Sept 1825.
Mr Wenn breakfasted here and I desired him to draw up an agreement with former covenants for one year commencing Oct 11, 1825. Rent L119.
Ipswich R/O HA24/50/19/3.19

5. Census: England, 7 Jun 1841, Hemingstone SFK. Richard is described as a farmer aged 45 born SFK

6. Richard Fenn: Will, 26 Mar 1845, Hemingstone SFK.
THE WILL OF RICHARD FENN
Dated 26 Mar 1845,
This is the last Will and Testament of me Richard Fenn of Hemingstone in the County of Suffolk, Farmer. After payment of all my just debts,Funeral and Testamentary Expenses, I give devise and bequeath unto Ann the wife of Charles Potter of Hemingstone Farmer, Betsy Fenn, Richard Fenn, Sarah Ann Fenn, Robert Fenn, Emma Fenn, and Ellen Fenn my children, their heirs and assigns for ever, all my real and personal Estate, to be equally divided between them share and share alike. And I hereby appoint Simon Fenn of Henley in the County of Suffolk Farmer to be the Executor of this my Will and Testament and Guardian of such of my Children as shall be under the age of 21 years or unmarried. As witness my hand this 26th Day of March 1845"
Signed Richard Fenn.
Witness's W Potter Rector of Witnesham, Thomas ? Rector of Hemingstone.
Proved Ipswich 1 Sept 1846, with "effects sworn at under L2000".
IRO. 1c/AA2/124/126

7. Richard Fenn: Mortgage to Robert Welham Snr, 3 Jun 1845, Hemingstone SFK.
Mortgage 3 June 1845.
Robert Welham of Somersham, bricklayer, to Richard Fenn of Hemingstone, farmer, to secure £300
Ref: Ipswich R/O HA 41/52/26/23

Richard married Lucy PEPPER [4538] [MRIN: 1556], daughter of William PEPPER [32306] and Amy COPPING [32307], on 14 Oct 1823 in Hemingstone SFK By Lic. (Lucy PEPPER [4538] was born about 1805, died on 5 Oct 1839 and was buried on 10 Oct 1839 in Hemingstone SFK.)