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William Johnston Penfold 1889–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 18 Apr 1959

Death Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Father: Albert Penfold

Mother: Marion Johnston

Spouse(s): Myra Sellars, Minnie Moore

Children(s): Raymond Penfold, Stanley Penfold, Joan Penfold, Francis Penfold, Gladys Penfold, Francis Penfold, Phyllis Penfold

William Johnston Penfold was born in 1889 in Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia, the child of Albert William Penfold And Marion Johnston. William Johnston Penfold married Minnie Edith Moore, Myra Gladys Maud Sellars, and had children including Francis Isaac Penfold, Francis William Penfold, Gladys Edith Maud Penfold, Joan Elizabeth Penfold, Phyllis Irene Penfold, Raymond William Penfold, Stanley Baldwin Penfold. William Johnston Penfold passed away in 1959 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Johnston Penfold was born in 1889 in Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia, the child of Albert William Penfold And Marion Johnston.
  • William Johnston Penfold married Minnie Edith Moore, Myra Gladys Maud Sellars, and had children including Francis Isaac Penfold, Francis William Penfold, Gladys Edith Maud Penfold, Joan Elizabeth Penfold, Phyllis Irene Penfold, Raymond William Penfold, Stanley Baldwin Penfold.
  • William Johnston Penfold passed away in 1959 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Penfold's Ancestors

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William Penfold
1889–1959
Birth Place: Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Albert William Penfold
1856–1944
Penfield, South Australia, Australia
Marion Johnston
1850–1907
Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Frederick Penfold
1831–1913
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Ann Stevens
1833–1909
England
Joseph (John) Johnston
1798–1859
Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
Margaret Powell
1807–1851
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Penfold
1805–1884
Hannah Waghorne
1810–1884
William Stevens
1815–1857
Agnes Lawrence
1813–1903
Thomas Johnston
1775–1823
James Powell
1783–1846
Jane Fulton
1776–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward PENFOLD
1771–1846
Mary FRIEND
1770–1848
Older Waghorne
1784–1811
Sackville Chittendon
1788–
Benjamin LAWRENCE
1793–1869
Jane HOCKING
1789–1864
Andrew Johnston
1760–
Agnes Young
1760–1795

William Penfold's Descendants

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William (Johnston) Penfold (27 Jul 1889–18 Apr 1959) m. Myra (Gladys Maud) Sellars (20 December 1894–18 September 1969) m. Minnie (Edith) Moore (20 November 1893–18 June 1914)
  1. 1. Raymond (William) Penfold 1930–1938
  2. 2. Stanley (Baldwin) Penfold 1933–1997
  3. 3. Joan (Elizabeth) Penfold 1922–2011 m. Vernon (Arthur) Young 1915–2005
    1. 1. Marjorie Young 1943–1982
    2. 2. Peter (Vernon) Young 1944–2001
  4. 4. Francis (William) Penfold 1914–1914
  5. 5. Gladys (Edith Maud) Penfold 1921– m. Oliver (Percy) Walters 1922–2005
  6. 6. Francis (Isaac) Penfold 1935–2020
  7. 7. Phyllis (Irene) Penfold 1925–2019

William Penfold's Timeline

5 Records

1889
27 JUL 1889
Birth of William Johnston Penfold in Ringarooma TAS Australia
Ringarooma TAS Australia
1889
27 Jul 1889
Birth of William Johnston Penfold in Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
1913
1913
Age 24
William Johnston Penfold was married in Victoria
Victoria
1914
1914
Age 25
William Johnston Penfold resided here in Scottsdale, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
Scottsdale, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
1959
18 Apr 1959
Age 70
Death of William Johnston Penfold in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1889
    Event Place: Ringarooma TAS Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007
    [2] Australia Birth Index
    [3] Australia, WWI Service Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
    [2] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Bass, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1959
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

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