James Fearnley 1777-1863
Born Westminster
1777. James Fearnley was born to James Fearnley & Sarah Hodgeson
1805.James Fearnley married Dinah Mesnard St Michael, Wood Street, London 16/3/1805, witnesses Stephen & ?? Mesnard - London Ancestry marriages

1807. James Fearnley was baptised to James & Dinah , address Village, on 30/7/1807 Lewisham - Ancestry London C of E baptisms, image available
In Conrad's memoirs he says: I have heard there were 11 brothers . I can only find 6; as well as James & Matthew, Stephen 1808; Benjamin 1812; Joseph 1818 and Thomas 1819 . Also 4 girls: Rebekkah, Dinah, Rachael & Lucy
1823. Matthew Fearnley was baptised to James & Dinah on 18/3/1823, father a Coal Merchant. He became a curate, then a missionary in China, married in Hongkong , then a vicar by 1871 in Moreton, and officiated at the wedding of his niece, Eliza, in 1872 - Ancestry London C of E baptisms, image available
1826. He is a Corn Dealer on the baptism record of daughter Dinah -Ancestry London baptisms
1841C. James Fearnley is living Botany Bay, Lewisham. Not born Kent.
| James | Fearnley | Male | 60 | 1781 | coal merchant- |
| Dinah | Fearnley | Female | 55 | 1786 | - |
| Stephen | Fearnley | Male | 30 | 1811 | tailor Kent, England |
| Sarah | Fearnley | Female | 25 | 1816 | - |
| Sarah | Fearnley | Female | 3 | 1838 | - |
| Stephen | Fearnley | Male | 1 | 1840 |
1851C.. James Fearnley, landed proprietor, is living Turnpike Road, Deal, Eastry, Kent
| James | Fearnley | Head | Married | Male | 73 | 1778 | Landed Proprietor | Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Dinah | Fearnley | Wife | Married | Female | 67 | 1784 | - | -St Johns Southwark |
| Lucy | Fearnley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 40 | 1811 | - | LewishamKent, England |
| Rachel | Fearnley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 29 | 1822 | - | Lewisham Kent, England |
| Sarah | Brett | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 20 | 1831 | House Servant | Eastry, Kent, England |
1853 His wife dies and is buried in St Leonards Church, Deal
1861C.. James Fearnley is living Upper Deal, Deal, Eastry, Kent
| James | Fearnley | Head | widower | Male | 83 | 1778 | Landed Propriter And Fund Holder | Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Lucy | Fearnley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 50 | 1811 | - | Lewisham, Kent, England |
| Rachel | Fearnley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 39 | 1822 | - | Lewisham, Kent, England |
| Caroline | Goddard | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 20 | 1841 | House Servant | Deal, Kent, England |
1863. James Fearnley, formerly of Hope Wharf Greenwich but late of Eastry, dies 19/10/1863 Eastry Dec 1863. Probate <£30000


James Fearnley 1777–1863
He was buried in St Leonards Churchyard, Deal, next to his wife's grave