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Frances Mary PENNA

Female 1927 - 1996  (69 years)


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  • Name Frances Mary PENNA 
    Birth 26 Mar 1927  Redruth RD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    _UID 3CC23D4A597E4F4BA72B48249CDB01B15D02 
    Death 23 Apr 1996  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Assumption Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Frances was the author of a letter dated May 16 1994 to Frederick Adolphus Holm. Erica Minter kindly provided a copy of the letter. It contains a lot of family information.

      Frances wrote that she and Arthur emigrated to America in 1952 as "jobs were hard to find in England after the war. Arthur had a job offer as a civilian flight instructor to Air Force students in [America]: as he was a pilot in the war and loved flying he jumped at the offer. Unfortunately we were not here too many years before he developed lung cancer and died. The children and I returned to England but found educating the children would be extremely difficult so we returned to [America]."

      Arthur Gill Gardner died in 1962 so the following entry must relate to a trip to England by France and the children, without Arthur:
      UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 at ancestry.com:
      Leaving Southampton for New York on 25 July 1957, the 'Liberte'. On board were:
      GARDNER, Frances born 26 Mar 1927 of Chapel Farm, Redruth, Cornwall
      GARDNER, Maureen born 8 Dec 1948 of Chapel Farm, Redruth, Cornwall
      GARDNER, Charles born 16 Jun 1952 of Chapel Farm, Redruth, Cornwall
      Their stated future country of permanent residence was the USA.
    Person ID I1916  Folkestone, Kent
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2020 

    Father Charles Ewart PENNA,   b. 15 Sep 1886, Redruth, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1967, Redruth, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Roxey WEBBER,   b. 9 Jan 1892, Illogan, Cornwall Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1985, Camborne-Redruth RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1919  Redruth RD Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Arthur Gill GARDNER,   b. 13 Mar 1918, Argentina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1962, Mission Municipal Hospital, Mission, Hidalgo, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1946  Redruth RD Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Maureen I GARDNER
     2. Charles A GARDNER
    Family ID F660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Victor Louis DROLL,   b. 13 Nov 1924   d. 9 Dec 2002, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1965  McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2020 

  • Documents
    Frances Mary Penna 1927 - 1996
    Frances Mary Penna 1927 - 1996
    Letter written on 16 May 1994 and sent to Frances' cousin Frederick Holm, son of Frances' brother Ernest George Holm. The letter contains many interesting details of the family.

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] BMD index, Q2 1927 Redruth 5c/242. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S305] Frances Droll letter written in 1994.

    3. [S265] findagrave.com.

    4. [S36] BMD index, Q2 1919 Redruth 5c/463. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S36] BMD index, Q4 1946 Redruth 7a/314. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S308] Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 at ancestry.com.