Frederick William Fynn (1878-1943)

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Frederick William Fynn was the son of Frederick Fynn and his first wife Alice Cable:

In 1878 Frederick, Snr. was a Draper's Assistant and he married Alice Cable a 22 year old daughter of a builder.  They both lived in Brixton and married in Lambeth.  His father, Robert's occupation is given as an Assistant Librarian.  (See Frederick and Alice's Marriage Certificate). They had a son Frederick William Fynn (later sometimes known as William Frederick)  later that year on 12th December 1878.  They were then living at 69 North Street, Clapham.  (See Frederick William Fynn's Birth Certificate)  A few months later the same Registrar, George Thatcher, had to record Alice's death. (See Alice Fynn's Death Certificate) She died on 24th July 1879 at Wandsworth Road Railway Station, Clapham.  According to an Inquest held four days later by the Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster in the County of Surrey she committed "suicide by throwing herself in front of an express train and .... died immediately." Maybe a case of: "...the balance of her mind being disturbed by reason of not having fully recovered from the effect of childbirth or by reason of matters consequent to the birth of that child..." but such issues were not fully acknowledged until the 1930's.

Luckily Frederick William seems to have survived that trauma but is not  further noted until an Army record was found.  He apparently joined at the age of 15 and gave his Next of Kin as, Frederick Fynn of 102 Prince of Wales Road, St Pancras, London. He described himself as a "Wesleyan."  

Frederick William became William Frederick Fynn when he married Edith Norris on 16th November 1903 in Wandsworth.  William/Frederick gave his occupation as an Engine Fitter (Journeyman)**.  They both gave their addresses as 161 Taybridge Road, Battersea.  William/Frederick's father name is given as Frederick William Fynn - hereto known soley as Frederick Fynn was still a Draper's Assistant. Edith's father was given as William Norris (deceased) - Seaman, Royal Navy. This may have been wishful thinking as all other records show him as a 'fisherman'. (See William/Frederick Fynn and Edith's Marriage Certificate.)

The first child of William/Frederick and Edith was Violet Alice Fynn born in 1904. They had nine other children between then and 1922 but seven sadly died during the first year of their lives. They were: Frederick William Norris & Dorothy Edith Norris Fynn (1905); Jessie Helen Fynn (1909); Lily Mona Ellen Fynn (1916-1917); Barney P. Fynn (1918); Charles Fynn (1920) and Robert R. Fynn (1922).  The two other survivors are detailed below.

To cut a long story short:  Violet Fynn married a ......... Williams and they had a son Michael Williams who is the co-researcher of this part of the Fynn family tree.

Edith Fynn died in 1933  at the age of 52 from acute asthma.  (See Edith Fynn's Death Certificate) The informant was an "S. Fynn, son" of 1 Akerman Road, SW9 (See below).   Her address was given as the same and William Frederick was stated to be a "Clothier's Storekeeper." He himself died on 1st October 1943 at the age of 64.  He had reverted to Frederick William Fynn and was at that time acting as a "Messenger, Ministry of Supply" living at 190 Broomwood Road, Battersea The informant is an A.M. Fynn, "Widow of the Deceased..." which shows that he married again after the death of Edith. (See Frederick William's Death Certificate). LATER INFO:  "A.M. Fynn" has been found to be Alice Maud Ray, and was Michael Williams' mother's stepmother. who married Frederick William Fynn on 3rd April 1937 when she was 36 and he 58.  Michael Williams my co-investigator found out that he, Frederick William Fynn joined the army again: In the First World War he was in the 4/8 Middlesex Regiment. Michael says, " I know they were in Flanders/France. I now have to find out what part Grandpa Pop played in the Kaiser's downfall!"

"S. Fynn" turns out to be Samuel John O. Fynn (known as 'Jack') born 1907 who became a jeweller. 'Uncle Jack' was married to Ellen Broomfield. They had two daughters, Neither daughter had any children that are known of . "Uncle Jack" died about 1978. 

There was another sibling: William Arthur Fynn (1912-2001). 'Uncle Bill'. He was a Financial Times reporter and was married to May Gould. They had one son Peter, now deceased. Peter had no children.

**   "Journeyman" usually means that he was "apprentice served" but not yet a "Master". They were generally paid by the day.

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