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Ernest Frank Penfold 1909–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1909

Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Death Date: 15 May 1940

Death Location: Esquelmes War Cemetery, Pecq, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium

Father: Albert Penfold

Mother: Ellen Leadbetter

Spouse(s): Hetty Potten

Children(s): David Penfold

The story of Ernest Frank Penfold began in 1909 in Ashford, Kent, England. In 1911, Ernest Frank Penfold resided in Bilting, Wye, Godmersham, Kent, England. Ernest Frank Penfold married Hetty Irene Potten, and had children including David Ernest Penfold. Ernest Frank Penfold passed away in 1940 in Esquelmes War Cemetery, Pecq, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Frank Penfold began in 1909 in Ashford, Kent, England.
  • In 1911, Ernest Frank Penfold resided in Bilting, Wye, Godmersham, Kent, England.
  • Ernest Frank Penfold married Hetty Irene Potten, and had children including David Ernest Penfold.
  • Ernest Frank Penfold passed away in 1940 in Esquelmes War Cemetery, Pecq, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Penfold's Ancestors

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Ernest Penfold
1909–1940
Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, England
Parents
Albert Henry Penfold
1863–1918
Rye, Sussex, England
Ellen (Elizabeth) Leadbetter
1870–1944
Rye, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Henry Penfold
1837–1919
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Buckland
1838–1900
Rye, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Penfold
1805–1866
Maria Jenner
1811–1892
James Buckland
1813–
Mary Hicks
1821–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penfold
1768–1835
Mary Goodwin
1779–1853
John Jenner
1787–1858
Sarah Tanner
1787–
Thomas Buckland
1789–
Harriet Edmonds
1787–1822
James Hicks
1791–
Mary King
1794–

Ernest Penfold's Descendants

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Ernest (Frank) Penfold (1909–15 May 1940) m. Hetty (Irene) Potten (2 Apr 1920–Feb 1998)
  1. 1. David (Ernest) Penfold 1939–2001 m. Barbara (A) Munday 1939–2015

Ernest Penfold's Timeline

3 Records

1909
1909
Birth of Ernest Frank Penfold in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 2
Ernest Frank Penfold resided here in Bilting, Wye, Godmersham, Kent, England
Bilting, Wye, Godmersham, Kent, England
1940
15 May 1940
Age 31
Death of Ernest Frank Penfold in Belgium
Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bilting, Wye, Godmersham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1940
    Event Place: Belgium
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Esquelmes War Cemetery, Pecq, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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