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Jo Fitz-Henry

Jo Fitz-Henry

Born 1960s.

Genealogical Interests

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Most active surname contributions in 2026:

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Jo Fitz-Henry

Ancestors ancestors

Daughter of and

Sister of [private brother (1960s - 2000s)] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Family Tree of Jo Fitz-Henry

Jo

Jo Fitz-Henry

Ancestors ancestors

Daughter of Tom Fitz-Henry and Maureen (Quinlan) Fitz-Henry

Sister of [private brother (1960s - 2000s)] and [private sister (1960s - unknown)]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Parents
Tom Fitz-Henry

1930s - 2010s

Maureen Quinlan

1930s - 2000s

Grandparents
Henry Edward Fitz-Henry

15 Jan 1901 - 22 Dec 1975
Whitechapel, London, England

Dora Murphy

04 Jan 1901 - 25 Apr 1993
Whitechapel, London, England

James William Stewart Quinlan

30 Mar 1901 - 28 May 1959
Bethnal Green, London, England

Minnie Elizabeth Offord

07 Jul 1906 - 03 Aug 1980
Bromley by Bow, London, England

Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fitz-Henry

02 Feb 1870 - Dec 1943
Shadwell, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Rebecca Lamb

16 Nov 1869 - abt 1961
Ratcliff, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Florance Murphy

30 Dec 1857 - 15 Nov 1904
Whitechapel, London, England

Mary Barrett

abt 1857 -
Whitechapel, London, England

James William Quinlan

10 Dec 1877 - 28 Jan 1959
Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England

Alice Florence Stewart

23 Dec 1876 - 18 Sep 1938
Ratcliff, Stepney, London, England

Robert Charles Offord

07 Jun 1874 - 26 Nov 1935
Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Minnie Jane Scales

13 Mar 1873 - 08 Mar 1955
Battersea, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

2nd-Great-Grandparents

1844 - 1924

01 Apr 1847 - 26 Jan 1924

1847 - 11 Sep 1879

28 Aug 1848 - 1891

abt 1836 -

abt 1839 - aft 1901

bef 1847 -

[Barrett g-g-grandmother?]

1841 -

1840 -

[Stewart g-g-grandfather?]

[Stewart g-g-grandmother?]

23 Dec 1839 - 17 May 1909

06 Mar 1840 - 14 Mar 1917

bef 04 Mar 1827 - abt 1908

abt 1838 - 1877

Descendants of Jo Fitz-Henry

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Descendant
Descendant of absolutely nobody nobby.
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Jo Fitz-Henry was born in Barking, Essex, England.
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Jo has been a member of the England Project for over 1,000 days.
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Jo Fitz-Henry has completed the England Project's Orphan Trail.
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Jo Fitz-Henry Successfully completed the England Project's pre-1500 Prep.
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Jo Fitz-Henry is an England Orphan Trailblazer
Jo was a winner in the England Project FA CUP Challenge.
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Jo participated in the England v Australia Ashes Challenge.
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Jo participated in the England Project’s Pub Crawl.
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WikiTree Day Attendee: 2022

Contents

Biography

I was born in Barking, Essex on the eastern fringes of London on a Saturday in the 1960s when Spurs lost. [1] My lovely Dad never let me forget that.

I had an idyllic childhood full of trees, bikes, football and mud. Parents who were encouraging but not pushy. They opened our eyes to what was possible.

I grew up in Barking, but knew that once I had left London to go to medical school, I would never be going back. A chance interview took me to Nottingham for a 12 month post at the City Hospital, and 25 years later I'm still here.

Our family were dockers in the London docks living in squalid poverty a hundred years ago. My parents were the first generation to have a university education (albeit as mature students) and their own house. Me and my sister are standing on the shoulders of giants, our East End forebears who could see what was possible if we believed and were prepared to keep at it.

Research and Stuff

My genealogy research started in earnest after Mum died in 2002 (her funeral was on the day that England went out to Brazil in the World Cup [2]). Dad had always wondered where his Fitz-Henry roots came from. We never did find out while he was still alive. Even now he is gone, his DNA pattern is still there at FamilyTreeDNA waiting for that elusive Y-DNA match. Thank you for that Dad.

I co-ordinate the Fitzhenry and Fitzharris One Name Study at the Guild of One Name Studies (study number 4389). I'm also one of the Regional Reps for Nottinghamshire, even though Notts is one of the most Fitz-Henry-less places in the UK.

I have been tracing my own Fitz-Henry family for nearly 20 years, and have traced many other disconnected Fitzhenry and Fitzharris branches along the way. Mine are distinctly unhelpful in leaving clues to their origins, but the DNA pattern points to links to the Fitzhenry/Fitzharris families from County Wexford rather than the genetically distinct family from County Galway.

I also co-ordinate the Fitzhenry / Fitzharris DNA study at FamilyTreeDNA (Y testers and autosomal testers welcome!).

If you have taken an autosomal DNA test and you have the Fitzhenry or Fitzharris name in your family, please get in touch and let's see what we can find.

Many thanks to my wonderful network of Fitzhenry and Fitzharris contacts around the world, and especially Gretta Browne of Clonroche, County Wexford without who I wouldn't have got half as far as I have with it all.

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Here on Wikitree

I've been here on Wikitree since January 2018.

I am one of the Managed Profiles Coordinators for the England Project. The team looks after our notable English profiles, and also those English profiles which are contentious or disputed

I am also an England Project Data Doctor - mainly sorting out issues with our Managed Profiles and their immediate relations.

I am a Trailblazer for the England Project's Orphan Trail.

I was a Wikitree Leader (March - October 2020).

This is the badge I really wish I had...

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Sources

  1. ↑ I did have the reference in here but realised that the whole Interweb would know my birthdate then - oops!
  2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage

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Comments on Jo Fitz-Henry: 27


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Roger Peterman Esq (new)
After one frenetic year on WT, and new to genealogy at age 77, I had the good fortune this week to mistakenly attribute possible knighthood to a half first cousin 2x removed. He was active in early WWI secret services. In rode "England WT sheriff" (i.e. data doctor) to clarify that DSO + MBE does not equal knighting, and it's not covertly awarded. Not just resting on that correction, Jo sourced my profile with GRO data, days after I'd first heard of GRO records. This equals the day I was made aware of the WikiTreeSourcer by the kind Palatine Migration Project ship committee lead, Virginia Holtzman!

posted by Roger Peterman Esq

Beryl Meehan (new)
Was searching in Dorset register for Richard Mellon Mellen-129....came upon this other bapt 6 March 1665 at Milborne, Dorset for Willowby son of Hon Sir John Mor** and Lady Elianor - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/64009478?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22337532434343422b576439724969504a79776d534c5569304f35656f5047315149565354316e4372782f303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

...the same page has their dau Elizabeth baptised 24 June 1666

posted by Beryl Meehan
edited by Beryl Meehan

Jo Fitz-Henry (new)
What a great find Beryl, and such useful extra information entered in the register by the rector. I love that he took 4 goes to spell Willoughby correctly! Edit to add, daughter Elizabeth was baptised in June 1667 in the register.

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry
edited by Jo Fitz-Henry

Beryl Meehan (new)
Are they on WT? I could not id Sir John M...

posted by Beryl Meehan

Beryl Meehan (new)
see https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-8209

posted by Beryl Meehan

GeneJ X
"WikiTree in the NEHGR ... 'The English Origin of William1 Gilson, John1 Damon, and Hannah1 Damon of Scituate, Massachusetts.'"


This is great news. Thank you and congrats. --GeneJ

posted by GeneJ X
edited by GeneJ X

Kathy (Urbach) Nava
Hi Jo,

On behalf of the England Project, I'd like to say how much we appreciate your contributions towards our goal to make every single English profile the very best it can be. It's been another productive and rewarding year for the England Project!

Once a year, the England Project's leadership team checks in with all our project members.

Are you happy to remain in your current project team/s? Would you like to join or becoming more involved in any other teams?

Please reply to this message by clicking on "reply" below, or by sending me a private message. Thank you! Please also let us know if you have any other feedback about the direction of the project.

Thank you!

Kathy, on behalf of the England Project leadership

posted by Kathy (Urbach) Nava

Eric Dusenbery
Hello, Would you happen to know why Thomas Dunn was granted the acreage in Essex County, Virginia by Sir George Yeardley or where I could find this out? Thank you.

posted by Eric Dusenbery

Jo Fitz-Henry
Hi Eric, is this the man you are referring to? https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunn-867

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Eric Dusenbery
Jo,

Thank you for your reply. Yes, this is the Thomas Dunn I am referring to. Regards, Eric

posted by Eric Dusenbery

Jo Fitz-Henry
Thomas Dunn is managed by the Virginia Project (I was only commenting on this profile previously as he had been linked to the wrong family in England ). If you leave your question as a comment on Thomas' profile it will get picked up by the Virginia Project and anyone else who has an interest in him. You could also ask the question on the profile of Sir George Yeardley. Thanks, Jo

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Emma (Dalley) Tweddell
Hi Jo,

I wanted to fix a broken link on the profile for Nicholas Spicer, Spicer-1895, but have stumbled across the pre-1700 certification, which requires, among other things, that I reach out to a project co-ordinator to check that there is no duplicate. The link I wish to edit is to the Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery, who have updated their website, making the old link on this profile break. As the rules on source validity stand, the RAMM is not deemed a reliable source. Would we be able to add that as a reliable source, given its scholarly context? Many thanks, Emma

posted by Emma (Dalley) Tweddell

Jo Fitz-Henry
Thanks for getting in touch Emma, I will take a look . Jo

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Jo Fitz-Henry
The profile isn't an England Project Managed Profile, so the best thing would be to liaise with the current profile manager regarding updating the link. The RAMM link is to the portrait so it is not a source per se, but still valid. The profile could do with inline sourcing and a general tidy. The burial place of "Alderman Burt" is probably St Mary Aldermanbury.

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Beryl Meehan
Jo, please can you access Essex on-line to find a baptism before / about 19 Dec 1621 for An / Ann in Saffron Walden, Essex, England

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dison-245 I am keen to see the actual entry supposedly calling her a bastard, and what surname was given (maybe Dison?). Thank You

posted by Beryl Meehan

Jo Fitz-Henry
I'll reply to you directly Beryl.

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Elizabeth (Greet) Viney
Hi Jo,

Thank you for supporting the England Project and its goals in 2025! It's been another big year for the project, as we strive towards making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be.

I'd like to share our 2025 End-of-Year Newsletter. You can read it here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:England_Project_Newsletters

We hope you enjoy reading about our achievements this year and other ongoing developments.

On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, best wishes for 2026! And just so you are in no doubt - we think you and the Muppets rock!!

Elizabeth, co-leader, England Project

posted by Elizabeth (Greet) Viney

Tom Horn
Hi Jo,

It looks like we are distant relatives about 5cm. I am closer to 4th to 6th cousins with many other Pettus and Ragland. Do you know much about a George Pettus, Virginia?

posted by Tom Horn

Jo Fitz-Henry
Hello Tom - that would be very distant indeed at 5cM! I'm no relation (that I know of) to the Pettuses, they were an untangling project in my capacity as an England Project coordinator as 5 years ago their trees were in such a mess on both sides of the Atlantic. I still have a lot of the English ones on my watchlist to keep them on the straight and narrow. If your George Pettus was not an emigrant from England, then I probably won't know anything about him, but send me his WikiTree ID and I will see if I have worked on him.

Cheers, Jo

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Beryl Meehan
Jo. who was this one? marriage Oct 1711 Thomas Gage Esq to ? Maria ?Dewes? both of Suffolk, son of William Gage, Bart. at Enfield Saint Andrew: Market Place

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/49889027?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22526c447859316e535662485969327732644c73553656537a466568557157646450596e5a615356556841343d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

posted by Beryl Meehan

Jo Fitz-Henry
Hi Beryl, it's the son of William Gage 2nd Baronet Gage of Hengrave. Neither he, nor his wife, nor his two sons (who were the 3rd and 4th Baronets) have profiles yet. The wife is Delariviere D'Ewers.

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Beryl Meehan
Jo, I've been looking at the Gage family - sources point to Sir John Gage, not a Joseph. - see https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gage-1038 and see

Research Note 5 Feb 1681 John, born son of Sir John Gage at West Firle, East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Parish Register West Firle, Sussex, https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/49725637?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226936435530336f576747683558646f33464f44373732666a6a644f75704b555076794576576573677852383d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

posted by Beryl Meehan

Jo Fitz-Henry
This is a different branch of the Gage family Beryl. The Thomas who became the first Viscount is well documented to be the son of Joseph of Sherborn, Oxfordshire. Probably privately baptised in a Catholic ceremony and hence why his birthdate is not known. We will take a look at who this Thomas son of Sir John is. Edit: he was the Thomas who became the 6th Baronet Gage of Firle and died in 1713, he hasn't got a profile yet. I will create one for him, and his older brother John (5th Bt) and younger brother William (7th Bt). When William died in 1744, this Thomas Gage-1038 (a cousin) became the 8th baronet.

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry
edited by Jo Fitz-Henry

Beryl Meehan
Jo, you may wish to have the England Project take on https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Esterfield-3

I've been looking at exploration and early migration to the Americas...and the families of Bristol

posted by Beryl Meehan

Lily Diaz
hello jo

i see your looking for info about a woman named Ann Dolabella Rippan i have some documents that could help you if wanna get in touch my email is [email address removed] Ann Dolabella Rippan is my 13th great grandmother

posted by Lily Diaz

Jo Fitz-Henry
Thanks Lily. The England Project have classed her as Disproven Existence as no evidence could be found for her or any of her family. This is the G2G post about the process with our research page linked.

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1745412/uncertain-existence-ann-dolabella-rippan-or-rippen

If you have any primary sources, we would be happy to reconsider.

Jo, England Project Managed Profiles Team Coordinator

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry

Sherry Bartlett
This is in appreciation of the great communications you use when communicating with profile managers to clear up / present details you has found while researching for the England and PGM Projects.

You posted a comment that identified what you had found, the suggestion you had for me to correct it, and what additional steps you was going to take for other profiles in that family.

The wording was clear, polite, kind and helpful in tone. It gave me exactly what I needed to take action in a timely and timesaving way.

Bravo, Jo Fitz-Henry!! You put a smile on my face!

Thanks again! I definitely look forward to any messages you may may send me as profile manager or as Bartlett Name Study Coordinator. -Sherry Bartlett

posted by Sherry Bartlett

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