Genealogy Chat

I have an ancestor born Penn Somerset, but cannot find it on my map or on multimap has anyone any ideas where it is or whether it is short for anything else? KIM

There is an area of Yeovil called Pen Mill. Don't know if it's relevant. You can find it at http://www.old-maps.*co.uk/ (remove *)

Kim, What is the name on? A census or birth certificate? Could it be Kenn? Crista

Could be East or West Pennard not far from Shepton Mallet. Malcolm

The only Penn I know is in Buckinghamshire

Greeting's Kim. . . . . There's a Penn and Penn Cross North of the A35 between Axeminister and Charmouth. near to Monkton Wyld Both are on the old maps site. But it's close on the border of Dorset and Devon and Somerset. So there could be a conflict as to which country it's in. Hopes this helps you. Geoff. . .the locals call that area " Mudford " my daughter lived next to the Pen Mill. MIKE.

Gosh, thankyou for all your replies. The man was a fisher man living in Brighton called George Welch b 1821 according to 1881 census, it just says Penn, Somerset, can't find him on 1891 or 1871 suppose he was out fishing or in Jersey, where his wife came from. Not sure which town would be correct they have his wife down as from Gronville Derby on the 1881 when it should be Grouville Jersey , must have been difficult handwriting to read !!! Thankyou for all your suggestions just have to see if I can find any more Welchs! Kim

..... and there is a hamlet called Penn Elm or Pen Elm near Norton Fitzwarren just to the West of Taunton. John

Hi

I appreciate this is an old post but I have just come across this. I have a similar issue with an ancestor and have concluded it probably refers to Pennsylvania in North Somerset.

Would be interested if this means anything to you.

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Debbie you should remove your email address as its against T&C ,s of the site to post personal info

Looking at the original image of that census record; it is difficult to read the hand-writing. I think it could be a transcription error; but I'm unsure what it is supposed to say.

I've lived in Somerset all my life and have never heard of Penn.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/12308767

On the original image of that census record it looks as if George's surname was Welsh. There was a George Welsh born in Stoke Abbas in 1822.

From Ancestry:

Name: George Welsh
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 4 Aug 1822
Baptism Place: Stoke-Abbas, Dorset, England
Father: John Welsh
Mother: Ann
FHL Film Number: 1239246

Stoke Abbas is now called Stoke Abbott. Near there is a wood called Penn Coppice. I wonder if there might be a connection... :-S

interesting discussion ....................




but the original poster will never see it, as she is shown as having 0 posts ................... ie, she has left GR

I just had a brainwave! I bet it's suppossed to say Kenn (a village near Clevedon). :-)