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William Penrose 1540–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Sennen, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1641

Death Location: Merther, Cornwall, England

Father: Bennett Penrose

Mother: Jane Lanyon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Enys

Children(s): Richard Penrose, James Penrose, Jane Penrose, Daughter Penrose, Barnard Penrose, Avis PENROSE, William Penrose, Thomas Penrose

William Penrose was born in 1540 in Sennen, Cornwall, England, the child of Bennett Penrose And Jane Lanyon. William Penrose married Elizabeth Enys, and had children including Avis Penrose, Barnard Penrose, Daughter Penrose, James Penrose, Jane Penrose, Richard Penrose, Thomas Penrose, William Penrose. William Penrose passed away in 1641 in Merther, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Penrose was born in 1540 in Sennen, Cornwall, England, the child of Bennett Penrose And Jane Lanyon.
  • William Penrose married Elizabeth Enys, and had children including Avis Penrose, Barnard Penrose, Daughter Penrose, James Penrose, Jane Penrose, Richard Penrose, Thomas Penrose, William Penrose.
  • William Penrose passed away in 1641 in Merther, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Penrose's Ancestors

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William Penrose
1540–1641
Birth Place: Sennen, Cornwall, England
Parents
Bennett Penrose
1516–
Sennen, Cornwall, , England
Jane Lanyon
1519–1593
Gwinear, Cornwall, , England
Grandparents
Joseph Penrose
1500–
of, Sennen, Cornwall, England
Margaret Coswyn
1491–
Phillack, Cornwall, , England
William Lanyon
1480–1567
Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Thomasine Tregian
1484–1537
Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John PENROSE
1480–1500
Alice Lanner
1489–
John Coswyn
1487–
Richard Lanyne
1460–1558
Isabel Trelisick
1465–
Thomas Tregian
1442–1519
Elizabeth Penwarne
1446–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joyce Penrose
1450–
Elizabeth Gurlyn
1454–
John Lanyen
1430–1515
Isabell Ruthfrey
1435–
David Trelysick
1440–
Stephen Tregian
1410–
Margarett Tregian
1414–
John Penwarne
1414–
Prudence Giffard
1424–

William Penrose's Descendants

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William Penrose (1540–1641) m. Elizabeth Enys (1535–1570)
  1. 1. Richard Penrose 1560–1624 m. Elizabeth Dennes 1560–
    1. 1. Richard Penrose 1600–1703
    2. 2. Nicholas Penrose 1580–1691
    3. 3. William Penrose 1584–1671 m. Barbara 1575–1610
      1. 1. Thomas Penrose 1606–
      2. 2. Joseph Penrose 1616–1698
      3. 3. John Penrose 1614–
      4. 4. Barbara Penrose 1612–
      5. 5. Constance Penrose 1610–
      6. 6. Stephen Penrose 1608–
      7. 7. Richard Penrose 1625–1660 m. Jone Marke 1625–1681
        1. 1. Eliza Penrose 1667–1731 m. John (Michell or) Meechell 1662–1730
  2. 2. James Penrose 1562–
  3. 3. Jane Penrose 1556–
  4. 4. Daughter Penrose 1567–1640
  5. 5. Barnard Penrose 1567–
  6. 6. Avis PENROSE 1555–
  7. 7. William Penrose 1565–
  8. 8. Thomas Penrose 1552–1617

William Penrose's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Penrose in Sennen, Cornwall, England
Sennen, Cornwall, England
1641
1641
Age 101
Death of William Penrose in Merther, Cornwall, England
Merther, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Sennen, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Merther, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merther, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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