1927 - 1996 (69 years)
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Name |
Frances Mary PENNA |
Birth |
26 Mar 1927 |
Redruth RD [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
_UID |
3CC23D4A597E4F4BA72B48249CDB01B15D02 |
Death |
23 Apr 1996 |
Texas, USA [3] |
Burial |
Assumption Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA [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.
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Person ID |
I1916 |
Folkestone, Kent |
Last Modified |
30 Apr 2020 |
Father |
Charles Ewart PENNA, b. 15 Sep 1886, Redruth, Cornwall d. 12 Dec 1967, Redruth, Cornwall (Age 81 years) |
Mother |
Roxey WEBBER, b. 9 Jan 1892, Illogan, Cornwall d. May 1985, Camborne-Redruth RD (Age 93 years) |
Marriage |
Jun 1919 |
Redruth RD [4] |
Family ID |
F657 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Arthur Gill GARDNER, b. 13 Mar 1918, Argentina d. 18 Nov 1962, Mission Municipal Hospital, Mission, Hidalgo, Texas, USA (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
Dec 1946 |
Redruth RD [5] |
Children |
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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 (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
12 Jul 1965 |
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA [6] |
Family ID |
F661 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Apr 2020 |
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Documents |
| 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. |
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Sources |
- [S36] BMD index, Q2 1927 Redruth 5c/242. (Reliability: 3).
- [S305] Frances Droll letter written in 1994.
- [S265] findagrave.com.
- [S36] BMD index, Q2 1919 Redruth 5c/463. (Reliability: 3).
- [S36] BMD index, Q4 1946 Redruth 7a/314. (Reliability: 3).
- [S308] Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 at ancestry.com.
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