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William Penny 1843–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1843

Birth Location: English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld

Death Date: 20 May 1917

Death Location: English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld

Father: Robert Penny

Mother: Rachael Hart

Spouse(s): JANE BARNES

Children(s): Gracie Penney, Ronald Penny, Lily Penny, Sarah Penny, Sweetie Penny, William Penny, Samson Penny

William Penny was born in 1843 in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld, the child of Robert Penny And Rachael Hart. William Penny married Jane Barnes, and had children including Gracie Ann Penney, Lily Maud Penny, Ronald George Penny, Samson Penny, Sarah Rachel Penny, Sweetie Rachel Penny, William George Penny. William Penny passed away in 1917 in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld.

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Biography

  • William Penny was born in 1843 in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld, the child of Robert Penny And Rachael Hart.
  • William Penny married Jane Barnes, and had children including Gracie Ann Penney, Lily Maud Penny, Ronald George Penny, Samson Penny, Sarah Rachel Penny, Sweetie Rachel Penny, William George Penny.
  • William Penny passed away in 1917 in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld.

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Spouses(s)

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William Penny's Ancestors

Self
William Penny
1843–1917
Birth Place: English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld
Parents
Robert Penny
1812–1876
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld., Canada
Rachael Hart
1816–1851
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld., Canada
Grandparents
William Penney
1780–1853
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Margaret Ivamy
1783–1858
George (Robert) Hart
1786–1822
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld., Canada
Ann (Walters) Miller
1794–
English Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Penney
1759–1835
Ann Jones
1760–1841
George Ivamy
1731–1802
Margaret Randall
1734–1829
Robert Hart
1762–1805
Sarah Ivamy
1765–1796
George Miller
1755–1805
Sarah Batson
1752–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penny
1724–1788
Elizabeth Bridgeman
1723–1788
William Jones
1719–1778
Hannah Howard
1721–1776
Robert Hart
1732–1776
Dinah McLean
1740–1809
George (Ivymy)
1730–1802
Mary Randall
1734–1829
Samuel Miller
1732–1817
Elizabeth Foulds
1738–1807

William Penny's Descendants

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William Penny (30 Jul 1843–20 May 1917) m. JANE BARNES (19 August 1838–27 SEP 1912)
  1. 1. Gracie (Ann) Penney 1878–1938 m. William Nurse 1867–1941
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Nurse 1896–1985 m. Olive Hart 1897–1971
      1. 1. Joseph (Allen) Nurse 1926–2008 m. Sarah Pittman 1930–2006
      2. 2. Delbert Nurse 1924–2009 m. Beryl Barnes 1930–2004
      3. 3. William Nurse 1920–1944
      4. 4. Marjorie Nurse 1922–1979 m. Bertram (Maxwell) Miller 1918–1955 m. Earnest (Gordon) Goodyear 1920–2003
      5. 5. Helen Nurse 1934–2020 m. Rosswell (Henry) Torraville 1922–1995
    2. 2. William Nurse 1898–1918
    3. 3. Jessie (Helen) Nurse 1899–1916
    4. 4. Henry (George) Nurse 1901–1934
    5. 5. Cecilia (Jane) Nurse 1903–1964 m. Arthur (Kenneth) Barnes 1900–1978
  2. 2. Ronald (George) Penny 1874–1879
  3. 3. Lily (Maud) Penny 1876–1946 m. Nathaniel Penny 1865–1927
    1. 1. Sweetie (Rachel) Penny 1898–
    2. 2. Robert (James) Penny 1899–
  4. 4. Sarah (Rachel) Penny 1878–1879
  5. 5. Sweetie (Rachel) Penny 1880–1885
  6. 6. William (George) Penny 1882– m. CATHERINE ASH 1886–
  7. 7. Samson Penny 1883–1968 m. Esther (Ann) Penny 1887–1969

William Penny's Timeline

2 Records

1843
30 Jul 1843
Birth of William Penny in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld
1917
20 May 1917
Age 74
Death of William Penny in English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1843
    Event Place: English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1917
    Event Place: English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Nfld

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