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Early Origins of the Fenlon family

The surname Fenlon was first found in Delvin, where they held a family seat as chiefs Teffia or Westmeath. The clann, along with the O'Skullys were of the Dalcassian race, one of the founding races of Ireland. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable.

Early History of the Fenlon family

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Fenlon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finlan, Finland, Fenland, Fenlan, O'Fenelon, O'Finlan, O'Finnelan and many more.

Early Notables of the Fenlon family

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United States Fenlon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fenlon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Fenlon, who landed in New York, NY in 1834 [1]
  • Charles Fenlon, who settled in San Francisco in 1852
  • Ann Fenlon, who settled in Louisville, Kentucky in 1853
  • Margaret Fenlon, who arrived in New York in 1863
  • Edward Fenlon, who settled in Ohio sometime between 1884 and 1885

Canada Fenlon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fenlon Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Hugh Fenlon, who settled in Ottawa in 1829
  • Miss. Celia Fenlon, aged 1 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Emigrant" departing 11th August 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 3rd October 1847 but she died on board [2]
  • Cath Fenlon, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Australia Fenlon migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Fenlon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Peter Fenlon, British convict who was convicted in Up-Park Camp, Jamaica for life, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [3]

Contemporary Notables of the name Fenlon (post 1700) +

  • John Llewellyn Fenlon (1909-2000), American 22nd head college football coach for the University of Richmond Spiders, Richmond, Virginia
  • Edward "Ned" Fenlon (1903-2010), American politician, member of the Michigan State House of Representatives
  • Tim Fenlon, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 97th District, 1978 [4]
  • Thomas P. Fenlon, American Democratic Party politician, Kansas Democratic State Chair, 1872-74; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1884 [4]
  • James J. Fenlon, American politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1959 [4]
  • Edward H. Fenlon (1905-2010), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Emmet District, 1933-38; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936 [4]
  • Adrian Fenlon (b. 1972), Irish hurler
  • Patrick "Pat" Fenlon (b. 1969), Irish former footballer and manager
  • Iain Fenlon, British musicologist
  • Gary Bernard Fenlon (b. 1954), Australian politician, member for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 1995 and 1998 to 2009
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 75)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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