Miriam Florence (Winnie) Penny (now Stephenson)

Miriam Florence (Winnie) Penny (now Stephenson) Born: 14 September 1855, South Africa
Christened: 9 June 1856, Salem
Parents: John Penny and Susannah Penny (nee Fuller)
More details available at http://fuller-ocean.benbus.co.uk/pafg03.htm
Siblings: Charles Henry Penny, Christened 9 November 1851, Salem
                Reuben Clifford Penny, 11 September 1853; Christened 6 June 1856, Salem
                Miriam Florence Penny, 14 September 1855; Christened 9 June 1856, Salem (m.Stephenson) Geni
                Clement William Penny, 6 January 1857; Christened 3 May 1859, Somerset East
                Worthington Rowland Penny, 20 October 1859; Christened 2 October 1862, Somerset East
                Alice Palmer Fuller Penny, 22 August 1861 (m.Duffey) Geni 1820
                Annie Susannah Fuller Penny, 28 February 1863, Rooi Wall near Somerset; Christened 13 June 1866, Somerset East
                William Henry Matthews Penny, 29 December 1864; Christened 1 February 1865, Somerset East
                John Edmund Fuller Penny, May 1867 (died 21 March 1942)

It is interesting to note that three of the Penny siblings married three Duffey children.

Alice Palmer Fuller PENNY
m 20 Dec 1883
John Crawford DUFFEY (parents Samuel Ebenezer DUFFEY and Mary Ann EMSLIE)
b 21 May 1859 d 30 Nov 1936

Annie Susannah Fuller PENNY
m 9 Sep 1884
Charles Gordon DUFFEY (parents Samuel Ebenezer DUFFEY and Mary Ann EMSLIE)
b 24 Feb 1861

John Edmund Fuller PENNY
m 22 Oct 1894
Lilian Jane DUFFEY (parents George Ebenezer DUFFEY & Mary Ann DEAN)
b 23 Jun 1876 d 30 Mar 1960

Married: Josias Stephenson (born 15 October 1856, Lady Grey), Barkly East
Children: John Frederik Stephenson, 30 March 1878
                  Susanna Maria Stephenson, 22 September 1879, (married T.C. Botha)
                  Catherine Stephenson, 27 April 1881
                  Alexander Stephenson, 21 January 1884
                  Gertrude Stephenson, 1 February 1886
                  Josias Stephenson, 28 October 1887 (died First World War, German East Africa)
                  Miriam Florence Stephenson, 24 October 1889
                  Evelyn Mary Stephenson, 10 July 1893
                  Cecil John Rhodes Stephenson, 7 November 1898
Occupation:
Address:
Died: 8 October 1925, aged 70, Omaruru, Erongo, Namibia
Buried:

Grave of Miriam Florence Stephenson (nee Penny) Grave of Miriam Florence Stephenson (nee Penny)
Miriam Florence Stephenson and some of her children
Top row: Susannah Maria Stephenson; Miriam Florence Stephenson (nee Penny); Catherine Stephenson
Bottom row: Josias Stephenson; John Frederik Stephenson
[Photograph courtesy Alex Easson, grandson of Susannah Maria Stephenson]

JF STEPHENSON
DEATH NOTICE (MHG - S3177)
(In terms of Section 7 of the Administration of Estates Act, 1965)
Name of the deceased Josias Stephenson
Place of Birth Lady Grey, Aliwal North
Occupation Farmer
Ordinary place of residence Strydfontein, district Smithfield
Age of the deceased 50 years
Date of death 29 Sep 1906
Place of death Smithfield
Has the deceased left any movable and/or immovable property? Yes, both
movable and immovable property
Has the deceased left a will? Yes
Was the estate in excess of £300/R2000 in value? Yes
Marital status at time of death Married
If married, where? Barkly East, New England, Cape Colony
Full name(-s) of surviving spouse Miriam Florence Penny
State whether marriage was in or out
of community of property : In community of property
Name(-s) of predeceased and/or
Divorced spouse (-s)
Full name(-s) of children of each marriage
1. John Frederik, born on 30 March 1878
2. Susanna Maria, born on 22 September 1879, married to T.C. Botha
3. Catherine, born on 27 April 1881
4. Alexander, born on 21 January 1884
5. Gertrude, born on 1 February 1886
6. Josias, born on 28 October 1887
7. Miriam Florence, born on 24 October 1889
8. Evelyn Mary, born on 10 July 1893
9. Cecil John Rhodes, born on 7 November 1898
Name(-s) of parents of the deceased
Father George Frederick Stephenson (Deceased)
Mother Magdalena Maria van Schalkwyk
Dated at Strydfontein on this the 31st day of October 1906
Signed by: M.F. Stephenson
Capacity: Surviving Spouse, present at death

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From: "Curling" venus@mweb.co.zw
To: SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH-L@rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:05 PM
Subject: [ZA-IB] PENNY

> At last I think I have a better picture of the PENNY family.
> Grateful thanks to:
> William Jervois
> Becky Horne
> John Fuller
> Warrick Nelson
> Denzil Kent.
>
> The following is as I believe it to be (four generations starting with
> Charles Penny the settler) - having pieced together the patchwork. Would
> be grateful for any corrections and additions. Pip
>
>
> Descendants of Charles PENNY
> 1 Jun 2004
>
> 1. Charles PENNY (b.1786;d.1870)
> sp:(1) Sarah NUNN (b.1787;m.1807;d.1814)
> 2. Elizabeth PENNY (b.1808-Bermondsey,Surrey,England)
> 2. Charlotte PENNY (b.1810-Bermondsey,Surrey,England)
> 2. Charles PENNY (b.1812-England;d.1888)
> sp: Ellen WALKER (m.1841)
>
> sp(2) Susannah BAGSHAW (b.1795;m.1816)
> 2. Edward PENNY (b.1818)
> 2. William PENNY
> 2. John PENNY (b.1829-Salem,Eastern Cape,South Afrcia)
> sp: Susannah FULLER (m.1850)
> 3. Charles Henry PENNY (b.1851)
> sp: Elizabeth Jean DEAN
> 4. Millicent Susannah PENNY (b.1876;d.1878)
> 4. Oliver PENNY (b.1883)
> sp: Nellie
> 4. Clyde Fuller PENNY (b.1886)
> 4. Garnet PENNY
> 4. Worthington PENNY (b.1857)
> 4. Aubrey PENNY
> 4. Clifford PENNY
> sp: Rosie FERREIRA
> 4. Lyndon PENNY
> sp: Jenny
> 4. Stanley N (Boogie) PENNY (b.1892;d.1976)
> sp: Mona Gladys SMITH (m.1921)
> 4. Edgar Garfield PENNY (b.1895;d.1962)
> sp: Roses SMITH (b.1900;m.1920;d.1974)
> 3. Reuben Clifford PENNY (b.1853)
> sp: Elizabeth James FISHER (b.1857;m.1880)
> 3. Miriam Florence "Winnie" PENNY (b.1855)
> 3. Clement William PENNY (b.1857;d.1907)
> 3. William Henry Matthews PENNY (b.1857)
> 3. Alice Palmer Fuller PENNY
> sp: John Crawford DUFFEY (b.1859-Donkerbrook Farm,C,South Africa;m.1883;d.1936)
> 4. Annie Alicia Maud DUFFEY (b.1883)
> 4. Percival Popham DUFFEY (b.1885)
> sp: Margaret Susanna
> 4. Crawford (Fordy) DUFFEY
> 4. Muriel Madeline DUFFEY (b.1886)
> 4. Archibald Samuel DUFFEY (b.1888;d.1953)
> 4. Mary Harriet Fuller DUFFEY (b.1889;d.1975)
> sp: Robert Morden MURRAY (b.1891;d.1953)
> 4. Amy Sarah Ann DUFFEY (b.1891;d.1967)
> sp: Frederick Henry LINDSAY (d.1967)
> 4. Annie Susannah DUFFEY (b.1895-Halstone,New England,Cape,South Africa)
> 4. Iris Victoria DUFFEY (b.1897)
> sp: George William ROBINSON (d.1955)
> 4. Robert Redfers (Buller) DUFFEY (b.1899)
> 4. Ivy Maud DUFFEY (b.1901)
> 4. Constance DUFFEY (b.1903)
> 4. Wilfred DUFFEY (b.1904)
> sp: Martha Elizabeth KRUGER
> 3. Annie Susannah Fuller PENNY
> sp: Charles Gordon DUFFEY (b.1861-Welcomewood Farm,Cape,South Africa;m.1884)
> 4. Gordon Wentworth DUFFEY (b.1885)
> 4. Hildred Laura DUFFEY (b.1887)
> 4. Edna DUFFEY
> 4. Leon DUFFEY
> 3. John Edmund Fuller PENNY (b.1867-"Lyndale" Barkly East,Cape,South Africa;d.1942)
> sp: Lilian Jane DUFFEY (b.1876-Barkly East,Cape,South Africa;m.1894;d.1960)
> 4. Mona Florence PENNY (b.1896-Mt Newton,New England,South Africa;d.1988)
> sp: Arthur Alvin KENMUIR (b.1889;m.1926;d.1931)
> sp: Alexander HAGENS (b.1898-Greeock,Scotland;m.1933)
> 4. Hilton PENNY (b.1898-Mt Newton,New England,South Africa;d.1978)
> sp: Elizabeth CHURCH (b.1907-Elibank,Rhodes,Eastern Cape,SA;m.1928;d.1995)
> 4. Leslie Dean PENNY (b.1900-Barkly East,Cape,South Africa;d.1964)
> sp: UNKNOWN
> sp: Harriet Laura Matilda CORRIGAN (b.1850;m.1873)
> 2. Philip PENNY
> 2. Margaret PENNY (b.1833)
> 2. Maria PENNY

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