John Farren Penrose 1829 - 1896

1829. John Farren Penrose was baptised to John Penrose & Nancy Tallack Farren on 18/11/1829 in Redruth - IGI

Tree from 'The Harveys of Chacewater' available online - one daughter, Caroline 1837, not shown on this

1841C.John Penrose ,11, living West End Redruth is living with his parents and 4 siblings

PENROSE, John	M	35	1806		Cornwall
PENROSE, Nancy	F	35	1806		Cornwall
PENROSE, Elizabeth	F	13	1828		Cornwall
PENROSE, John	M	11	1830		Cornwall
PENROSE, Helen	F	10	1831		Cornwall
PENROSE, Harriet	F	8	1833		Cornwall
PENROSE, Sarah	F	0 (9 months)	1841		Cornwall
TONKIN, Martha	F	20	1821		Cornwall
BLIGHT, Mary	F	20	1821		Cornwall
MICHELL, Elizabeth	F	15	1826		Cornwall

Baptisms found to John & Nancy : Elizabeth Farren 1827, John Farren 1829, Helen 1831, Harriet 1833, Margaret 1837- all in Redruth . Also Sarah Le Breton 1841, Edward 1845 and Caroline 1847 . Thus 8 children in total.

1851C . John Penrose , 21, Agent & Assayer r, living Fore Street, Redruth with his parents & 6 siblings

PENROSE, John	Head	Married	M	48	1803	Agent & Assayer Of Minister	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Nancy Tallack	Wife	Married	F	47	1804		St Austel, Cornwall
PENROSE, Elizabeth F	Daughter	Unmarried	F	23	1828		Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, John Farren	Son	Unmarried	M	21	1830	Agent & Assayer	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Helen	Daughter	Unmarried	F	20	1831		Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Harriet	Daughter	Unmarried	F	18	1833		Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Sarah Le Breton	Daughter	Unmarried	F	10	1841	Scholar At Home	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Edward	Son		M	6	1845	Scholar At Home	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Caroline	Daughter		F	4	1847	Scholar At Home	Redruth, Cornwall
MATHEWS, Elizabeth	Servant	Widow	F	38	1813	Cook	Illogan, Cornwall
HAM, Ann	Servant	Unmarried	F	26	1825	Housemaid	Redruth, Cornwall
MATHEWS, Jane	Servant	Unmarried	F	18	1833	Childsmaid	Illogan, Cornwall
CHRISTOE, Elizabeth Andrew	Visitor	Unmarried	F	16	1835		Truro, Cornwall

From 'The Harveys of Chacewater' available online" John Farren Penrose, an assayer, Cashier, magistrate & owner of a Redruth Mining Company [John F Penrose & Sons] lived in style in a large house with servants and a private chapel in the grounds "

The Penroses were landowners.  There is a Penrose Farm near Porthleven which I believe was in the family.  They would have made their money from their tenants .

'|A Cornish Inheritance The Harveys of Chacewater' by David Gore confirms that the Penrose Estate was between Porthleven and the sea and that they had interests in a number of mining projects. These grounds at Porthleven are now owned by the National Trust and open to the public.

1853. John Farrow Penrose marries, for the 1st time, Elizabeth Wymond Eade Redruth Jun 1853. I am in contact with a Sara Eade and have received info from her

1861C. John F Penrose, 31, married, cashier of Copper Mines co., is living West End Redruth with his wife and 2 children

1871C, John F Penrose, 41, married, Assay Master,copper & ??, b. Cornwall, is a visitor at King's Henry's Rd, St John Hampstead, home to Charles Freuer, secretary to Coal Mines Co.

1874. His wife, Elizabeth Wymond Penrose, aged 43, dies Redruth Jun 1874

1877 John Farrow Penrose, widower, marries Elizabeth J Varden Redruth Jun 1877 . I wonder how they met?. Had she just travelled to Cornwall from Worcestershire on holiday? Or they might have met in London.

1881C. John T Penrose, 51, is living with his new wife and their 1st daughter at Parkhenvor, Redruth

1891C, John F Penrose, 61, is living with his wife , their 2 daughters, plus a son from his 1st marriage at Parkhenvor, Redruth

1896. John Penrose, of Parkhenver Redruth, died 20/7/1896. Probate £5178, Elizabeth Jane Penrose, widow, one of the 3 administrators

1928. Elizabeth Jane Penrose, widow, of Havelet Cottage, Guernsey, died 7/7/1928. Probate £566, administration to Mabel Blake , wife of George Shearsby Blake

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