The Rev. Charles (Herbert) Jenner was born on 26 July 1809 at London. He was baptized on 27 July 1809 at Chislehurst. He was the son of
The Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner PC and
Elizabeth Lascelles. The Rev. Charles (Herbert) Jenner He was admitted as a pensioner at St John's, but migrated to Trinity Hall, where he was awarded his BA between 1827 and 1831 Cambridge. He was a cricketer, playing six matches for Cambridge University, with a batting average of 13.81, and taking nine wickets: he won his Blue in 1829 between 1828 and 1833. He was ordained a priest: he was Rector of Merthyr Dovan from 1834 to 1867, and of Wenvoe from 1834 to 1882 on 6 October 1833 at Norwich. He married
Fanny Hales on 28 August 1834. The Rev. Charles (Herbert) Jennerappeared in the 1841 census at The Parsonage, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk. He "My uncle Charles at this time began to be very High Church and refused to christen babies except in the afternoon service after the 2nd Lesson. As all our children had been christened on a weekday, my father insisted on the baby being taken up to St Sythan's Church where she received the names Harriet Georgina at the hands of Mr. Hughes. He was mightily pleased when my father gave him a £5 note for performing the ceremony." In 1843 at Wenvoe. He appeared in the 1851 census at Alberbury, Shropshire. He appeared in the 1861 census at St John Street North, Bromsgrove. He died on 6 October 1891 at Wallington, Surrey, at age 82.