John Penny

1817 -

• Name	John Penny
  Born	13 Nov 1817	Northwich
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	30 Nov 1817	Witton cum Twambrooks   [1]
  Occupation	Waterman, deputy harbour master
  Person ID	I22187	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William Kelsall Penny,   b. 15 Feb 1786, Northwich ,   d. 1847, Northwich  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Ann Cowley,   b. 1787, Northwich
  Married	11 Sep 1805	Great Budworth, Cheshire   [2]
  Family ID	F06735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Dutton,   b. 1821, Davenham ,   d. Bef 1871  (Age < 49 years)
  Married	Abt Aug 1842	St Mary, Great Budworth, Cheshire   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Penny,   b. 1845, Leftwich ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age < 14 years)   2. Elizabeth Penny,   b. 1847, Leftwich   3. Martha Penny,   b. Abt May 1849, Weston Point, Runcorn   4. William Penny,   b. Abt May 1851, Weston Point, Runcorn ,   d. Abt May 1851, Runcorn  (Age 0 years)   5. Hannah Penny,   b. Abt May 1852, Weston Point, Runcorn   6. Betsey Penny,   b. 1856, Weston Point, Runcorn   7. Mary Ann Penny,   b. 1860, Weston Point, Runcorn   8. Albert Edward Penny,   b. 1863, Weston Point, Runcorn
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F06736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Yarwood,   b. 1824, Barnton, Cheshire
  Married	31 Oct 1874	All Saints, Runcorn   [4]
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F06733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Recorded twice in 1871 census: age 53, widower, with four children in Runcorn; and age 49, widower, in Timber Lane, Witton, as brother-in-law of Susannah, widow of Thomas Penny b1809.

  
  

• Sources

  [S287094] Cheshire Parish Baptisms (Findmypast). [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry). [S010116] Cheshire BMD and Free BMD. [S010067] IGI.