Walter Penney (buried 1932)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Penney
First name: 
Walter
Other Christian names: 
Thomas
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1539
Born: 
7/11/1865
Died: 
10/04/1932
Buried: 
14/04/1932
Distinction: 
Marine Engineer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
6
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/charge.vital.than
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
Walter Penney is buried under the headstone for Emily Lydia Greenwood
Headstone inscription: 
In ever loving memory of Emily Lydia wife of George Greenwood died April 10th 1928

Life story

Life story

Walter Thomas Penney born on 18/11/1865, was the son of George Farrant Penney, a foreman at a shipwrights' firm (1824–1893) and his wife, Elizabeth Ellen Haben(1826–1905). He had 5 siblings: four sisters and a brother all born in Chatham, Kent. 

In 1881, at the age of 17, he was an engineer fitter's apprentice at Chatham dockyard. Annie Brooks Etheridge Edwards married Walter Thomas Penney in July 1886 in Medway, Kent when she was 21 years old. They had two children, Mabel and George. Mabel died in 1893 at the age of 6. 

Son, Walter George, joined the Royal Navy as a boy and was an navy artificer in the first world war. 

Walter Thomas became a marine engineer and worked for the government at Chatham Dockyard.

In 1921, he and wife, Annie, were in Wales at Pembroke Dockyard as Walter was still working for the Ministry of Defence.

Walter died in 1932 while visiting his son, Walter George (and his wife Eva Reeder nee Robinson) at 26 Rowlands Road, Worthing.

 

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
07/11/1865

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
10/04/1932
Age (at time of death): 
66
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
26 Rowlands Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Obituary

23rd April 1932

Funeral Write Up for Walter Penney

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at HMS Dockyard Chatham, Kent

George Farrant Penney 46 Foreman of Shipwright's Head
Elizabeth Ellen Penney 45 Wife
Elizabeth Penney 21 Daughter
Jane Penney 19 Daughter
Emma Penney 14 Daughter
Alice Penney 10 Daughter
Walter Thomas Penney 5 Son
Albert Edward Penney 1 Son
Mary Ann Penney 63 Mother
1881 census: 

Living at HMS Dockyard, Chatham, Kent

George Farrant Penney 56 Senior Foremand
Elizabeth Ellen Penney 55
Elizabeth Penney 30
Alice Penney 20
Walter Thomas Penney 15 Fitter's Apprentice
Albert Edward Penney 11
Amy Hunt 8
1891 census: 

In Royal Navy

Family living in Gillingham, Kent next to wife's parents

Geo Etheridge 55 Father in law Head
Mary A Etheridge 49 Mother in law Wife
Joseph Barnard 28 Boarder
Annie Etheridge Penney 27 Wife
Walter G Etheridge Penney 2 Son
Mabel E Etheridge Penney 4 Daughter

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1911 census: 

Living at 30 Fernlea Road, Harwich, Essex

Walter Thomas Penney 45 Marine Engineer Head
Annie Penney 47 Wife
Walter George Penney 22 Engine Room Artificer in Royal Navy Son
1921 census: 

76 Gwyther Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke St Mary, Pembrokeshire.

Walter aged 55, marine engineer War Department fleet. Annie aged 58, home duties. Plus 1 servant.