Hannah Penn

Events

Date of Birth: 15 January 1777.

The date is written into the copy of Watson’s Book of Common Prayer originally owned by Hannah’s father Thomas Penn.

Date of Baptism: 25 January 1778.

Place of Baptism: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (St John the Baptist).

The baptism is given in the parish register.

Date of Death: 21 February 1832.

The date is written into the copy of Watson’s Book of Common Prayer originally owned by Hannah’s father Thomas Penn.

Date of Burial: 25 February 1832.

Place of Burial: Bromsgrove.

The burial is recorded in the parish register. Her abode is given as High Street, and her age at death as 55.

Relationships

Father: Thomas Penn (about 1741 - 1818).

Hannah’s father is named in her baptism record.

Mother: Sarah Bach.

Hannah’s mother is named Sarah in her baptism record. Sarah’s surname is given in her marriage record.

Spouse: William Ward (1773 - 1842). Married 11 August 1796 in Bromsgrove (St John the Baptist).

The marriage is given in the parish register.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All children were baptized in Bromsgrove.)

Thomas Ward (23 June 1798 - 7 October 1838) married Sarah Price 11 September 1823 in Alderminster, Worcestershire.

Sarah Ward (born 28 February 1800) married John Ward 23 August 1824 in Bromsgrove.

Mary Ward (23 February 1803 - about 1881) married James Ward 28 February 1831 in Bromsgrove.

William Ward (born 13 June 1805) married Mazillah Elizabeth Smith 4 November 1830 in Leamington Priors, Warwickshire.

Ann Ward (25 December 1807 - 1883) married James Stallard 14 October 1847 in Bromsgrove.

Harriot Ward (20 March 1810 - 20 June 1813).

Joseph Ward (born 20 August 1812).

Elizabeth Ward (17 May 1815 - 18 February 1816).

George Ward (10 September 1817 - 6 January 1822).

Emma Ward (5 March 1822 - 25 March 1896) married James Trehearne 19 June 1845 in Bromsgrove.

Evidence

from the Worcester Journal (21 November 1822)

Committed to Worcester County Gaol

By Lord Aston, Susannah Stokes, charged with stealing wearing apparel, the property of Mrs. Hannah Ward, of Bromsgrove.

References

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, St John the Baptist parish registers, FHL films 321124-8, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thomas Penn’s copy of Watson’s Book of Common Prayer.

The Worcester Journal (21 November 1822), page 3; digital image on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 14 April 2014).