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Walter William Penford[1, 2]

Male 1880 - 1965  (84 years)

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  • Name Walter William Penford  [2]
    Birth 5 Sep 1880  Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1921  38 St Peters Street, Hoxton, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Occupation: Metal Machinist; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    Death 3 Mar 1965  Rochford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322655851192  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Richard Thomas Penford,   b. July 1843, Brimpton, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1924, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Jones,   b. 15 Feb 1846, Holborn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1927, Islington, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 21 Oct 1867  Holy Trinity, Clapham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie Gargan,   b. Abt. 1885, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt. Jul 1909, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    Marriage 26 Dec 1907  St Andrew, Barnsbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Reginald Walter Penford,   b. 11 Oct 1908, London, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1994, Bere Alston, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Blanche Hilda Lewis,   b. 17 Oct 1887, Bowes Park, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1964, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 15 Dec 1917  Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Walter Penford,   b. 20 Nov 1917, Holborn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1981, London City, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Hilda Florence Penford,   b. 16 Mar 1922, Shoreditch, Greater London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 2007, Basildon, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. Lilian Rose Penford,   b. 25 May 1928, Islington, Greater London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1986, Teddington, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1220061155] Ancestry.com, 1921 England Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/1020, ED 59, Sch 55; Book: 01020.


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