Penson Family

Jemima Penson
1856-1930

The earliest known person is Anthony PENSON, born circa 1620 who married Margarette in north Lincolnshire.

His great great grandson was William PENSON, baptised 1749 who married Martha HOLLIDAY and had 9 children between 1768 and 1791 in Little Steeping, Lincolnshire, U.K.

One of his sons, Elisha Marmeduke took a branch of the family to Lakenheath, Suffolk while others remained in Lincolnshire.

Jemima Penson, shown on the left, is one of his 14 known grandchildren; she married Charles Townsend.

Families that are related to the Penson family are:

CODD, CRAWFORD-(Lincs.), CROW-(Lakenheath),
HOLLIDAY, LOWE, PAYNE-(Suffolk), PELL,
PRIESTLEY, PROUDLEY, RODWELL-(Herts.),
SALMON, SCARBOROUGH-(Lincs.),
SHINN-(Suffolk), SPENCE-(Glasgow), TOWNSEND