Slaney Fanny 1827

Slaney, Frances (Fanny) 1827 – 1890				Father:	Slaney,	Robert		1795-1876
				Mother:	Wetton,	Ann		1797-1858

Birth date	Birth place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Christening	Place	County
about 1827	Alton		Staffs			n/a
Death date	Death place	Registered	County	District	Sub-district	GRO ref.	Cause
Jan-Mar 1890	Burton upon Trent	Jan-Mar 1890	Staffs	Burton upon Trent		Vol 6b, p 271

Bennett, Charles Alton 1825-1900	Marriage				Father unknown
	Date	29 Dec 1851
	Place	St Peter’s, Alton Parish Church			Child	Birth date	Birth place
	District	Cheadle			Samuel Walter	Oct-Dec 1849	Alton
	County	Staffordshire
	GRO ref.	Vol 17, p 43


Children		Birth date	Birth place	Death date	Death Place	Marriage date	Marriage place	Spouse	Notes
Harriet		Jan-Mar 1853	Alton			Jul-Aug 1872	West Bromwich	Richard Henney	see comment below
James		Apr 1855	Alton	not known
Georgina (Georgiana)		Oct-Dec 1861	Alton	Jan-Mar 1899	Derby	27 Mar 1886	St Paul, Derby	Charles Arthur Beaumont
George Sidney		30 Oct 1865	Caldecote	Jul-Sep 1941	Derby	21 May 1888	Burton	Elizabeth Ann Hackett

Records
Date	Source		Residence		Occupation
6 Jun 1841	England Census		Smalley, Denstone, Alton (1881 OS map)
6 Apr 1855	James’ baptism		Saltersford Lane, Alton
7 Apr 1861	England Census		37 Lower Sun Street, Hanley, Stoke upon Trent
2 April 1871	England Census		Caldecote Lane, Caldecote
3 April 1881	England Census		Donkill Cottage, Catton

Additional Information
A birth or baptism record for Frances (Fanny) Slaney cannot be found. It is likely that her given name was Frances, although Fanny was often used, particularly on her marriage certificate. Curiously, in the 1861 census return her name is recorded as “Ann,” and on Georgina’s baptism record it is recorded as “Annie.” The name “Frances” is used in the 1851 marriage banns, on James’ baptism record, and on her death record. Harriet’s existence is inferred from Charles’ and Fanny’s grandson Albert Henney, who as a 3 year old lived with them in 1881. The record shows him absent from his parents in 1881 but living with them ten years later. Two years before marrying Charles, Fanny Slaney bore a son, Samuel Walter Slaney, out of wedlock. He was listed as Charles’ son, with the name Walter, in the 1861 census return. On his marriage certificate, in 1871, he used the name Samuel Walter Slaney, and entered Charles Bennett, labourer, as his father. This probably meant step-father, not natural father, particularly since Samuel Walter consistently used the surname Slaney.