George Davies PENNICK

1852 - 1893  (~ 41 years)

• Name	George Davies PENNICK
  Birth	Jun 1852	Mylor, Cornwall   [1, 2]
  Christening	29 Aug 1852	Mylor, Cornwall   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	525C99329DB043869A553CF893A91A8C9416
  Death	17 Nov 1893	Aguilas, Spain
  Notes	Appears in the birth index as PINNICK. 1861 census: in Mylor, Cornwall (all PENNICK, born in Mylor), Elizabeth J (head, , married, 34, seaman's wife), George D (son, 8, scholar), John S (son, 6, scholar), Joseph D (son, 1) and Elizabeth J (daughter, 3, scholar). Also Jane DA--- (mother, 64, formerly shop keeper). 1891 census: in New Street, Brightlingsea, Ellen A PENNICK (wife, married, 39, born Brightlingsea), George D PENNICK (son, 3, born Brightlingsea), Agneta E HARDINGHAM (sister, widow, 27, born Brightlingsea), Charles J HARDINGHAM, nephew, 2, born Brightlingsea) and Jack HARDINGHAM, nephew, 1, born Brightlingsea). Ellen's husband George Davies PENNICK not found. He was probably at sea. George drowned on 17 November 1893. Ancestry.com has a copy of the death register completed in a British consulate. It states that George was "Accidentally drowned while boating off the harbour of Aguilas". He was 42, a master in the Mercantile Marine and at the time of the accident was on the British steamer Marcia of London, official number 70611. The register's next entry is for Benjamin George BELL who apparently died in the same accident. He was 22 and his address is given as Fonda Isabel, Aguilas. George was buried in British cemetery, Aguilas, Murcia, Spain. The website www.gravestonephotos.com has a photo of a plaque bearing George's and seven other names and the inscription "The memorial stones of these people were damaged by flood October 1987". findagrave.com has the same photo.
  Person ID	I423	Brightlingsea, Essex
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John PENNICK,   b. Bef 16 Aug 1818, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Jun 1893, Portsea RD (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane DAVIES,   b. Abt 1827, Mylor, Cornwall d. Mar 1911, Portsmouth RD (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1851	Falmouth RD   [4]
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Ann GRIGGS,   b. Sep 1851, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Mar 1930, Tendring RD (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1884	Tendring RD   [5]
  Children	1. George Davies PENNICK,   b. Sep 1887, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 26 Mar 1941, WW2 casualty, off St Anne's Head, Pembrokeshire (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 17 Nov 1893 - Aguilas, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		George Davies Pennick 1852 - 1893 Second Mates certificate
  		George Davies Pennick 1852 - 1893 1878 crew list
  		George Davies Pennick 1852 - 1893 Plaque at cemetery in Aguilas, Spain
  		George Davies Pennick 1852 - 1893 Entry in death register

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] 1861 census. [S7] BMD index, Q2 1852 Falmouth 5c/202, mother's maiden name DAVIES. (Reliability: 3). [S34] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, July 2014. [S7] BMD index, as PINNICK, Q3 1851 Falmouth 9/119. (Reliability: 3). [S7] BMD index, Q3 1884 Tendring 4a/522. (Reliability: 3).