Calling descendants of the union of Bennett PENROSE of Sennen and Jane Lanion

[raa]

thanks chris forgot about the library            david

[Ducatist]

Hi Chris
After researching my family tree i discovered that i also am a descendant of Bennett Penrose and Jane Lanion, coming down the William Penrose line. I have gone as far back as the early 1100's, which has certainly been interesting. Now that i have names, places and dates i would really like to build up a picture of what these individual people were actually like and the lives they led. Was it that they moved through Cornwall to follow work in the mines or did they do other jobs? Any information you have on this would be much appreciated.

[Chris Penrose]

Dear Ducatist

The reference to the 1100s indicates that you have looked at the Visitations of Cornwall, which I have hardly touched as far as research is concerned.

The people named on those were landowners of some kind, and documents related to them are located in various places in UK, the USA, in various private collections, and places yet to be found. In addition, source documents continue to be entered on the internet, as in the case of the Cornish Wills, and Graveyard/Headstones, both being placed online or for sale via CD by the Cornish Family History Society.

These particular records are more accessible due to them being mostly after 1537 and the edict of King Henry VIII requiring Baptisms Marriages, and Burials to be formalised in Churches. This was, I believe, for two main reasons, i) to get Anglican Church support for his divorces, and ii) to obtain a clear idea of available troops in the ever likely event of war. This was supplemented by the Muster Rolls carried out in Tudor England, a copy of which for Cornwall I have somewhere on my computers.


The Penrose's were into everything in Cornwall, apart from the top of anything. For example, most families left Cornwall for other parts: a Penrose family was Earl Of Monmouth; and another one lived at Hertford Castle - which I know well from childhood visits.

If I knew where you were, I might be able to advise on availability of resources or local research societies.

What I have written above is just a taste of the sort of information or resources available.

You can just 'Google' someone and see what comes up, or look into a specific line.

I would be interested  in any research you have done to get from yourself down to William Penrose of Merther.

Regards

Chris Penrose
(Born in Cornwall, residing in Leeds, Yorkshire)

[csemmens]

Hi,
I stumbled upon this thread by accident whilst Googling, and signed up so that I could reply.

I am a descendent of Richard and Eliza Penrose (ne Gribble), through his daughter Ellen (who married Ben Eddy who ran the Wellington pub in St Just, and the horse bus to Penzance) aroiunf the turn of the 20th Century.

My Father recently died so I have taken over his family tree.