Elizabeth Jane Varden 1849 - 1928

1849. Elizabeth Jane Varden was born to Richard Varden & Elizabeth S Medwin- Claines , Worcestershire, Droitwich Mar 1849

1851C. Elizabeth Jane Varden, 2, is living with an uncle, aunt and her younger sister at. Her parents are visitors in St Pancras Mddx.

VARDEN, John	Head	Married	M	46	1805	Civil Engineer	Southwark, Surrey
VARDEN, Elizabeth	Wife	Married	F	43	1808	Civil Engineers Wife	London, Middlesex
VARDEN, Elizabeth Jane	Niece	Unmarried	F	2	1849	At Home	Claines, Worcestershire
VARDEN, Ellen Charlotte	Niece	Unmarried	F	0 (11 MOS)	1851	At Home	Claines, Worcestershire
SMITH, Thomas G	Nephew	Unmarried	M	17	1834	Merchants Clerk	Islington, Middlesex
GARLAND, Sarah	Servant	Unmarried	F	21	1830	House Servant	Worcestershire
GEORGE, Maria	Servant	Unmarried	F	28	1823	House Servant	Alfrick, Worcestershire
MARTIN, Robert	Servant	Unmarried	M	30	1821	Gardiner	Leominster, Herefordshi

1861C. Elizabeth J Vanston, 12, - name mistranscribed on FMP, correct on Ancestry - is living at 2 the Grange, Peopleton with her- absent- parents Richard & Elizabeth, and 4 younger siblings

VANSTON, Richard	Head	Married	M	45	1816	Fruit Gardens 24 Acres Employing 41 Men 5 Boys	Absent Visiting Friends
VANSTON, Elizabeth S	Wife	Married	F	40	1821		Absent Visiting Friends
VANSTON, Elizabeth J	Daughter	Unmarried	F	12	1849	Scholar	Worcester
VANSTON, Ellen C	Daughter		F	10	1851	Scholar	Worcester
VANSTON, Catherine C	Daughter	Unmarried	F	9	1852	Scholar	Worcester
VANSTON, Richard A	Son	Unmarried	M	7	1854	Scholar	Peopleton, Worcestershire
VANSTON, Frederick M	Son	Unmarried	M	5	1856	Scholar	Peopleton, Worcestershire
GEORGE, Maria	Servant	Unmarried	F	37	1824	Nurse Domestic Servant	Alfrick, Worcestershire
ALLEN, Elizabeth	Servant	Unmarried	F	29	1832	Parlourmaid Domestic Servant	Stowbridge, Worcestershire

1871C. Elizabeth J Varden, 22, is living at Seaford Grange, Peopleton with her parents and 1 sister

VARDEN, Richard	Head		M	59	1812		Surrey
VARDEN, Elizabeth S	Wife		F	54	1817		Worcestershire
VARDEN, Elizabeth J	Daughter		F	22	1849		Worcestershire
VARDEN, Catharine H	Daughter		F	19	1852		Worcestershire
WALKER, Eliza	Servant		F	23	1848		Worcestershire
HAINES, Margaret	Servant		F	19	1852		Worcestershire

1877. Elizabeth J Varden , 26, marries widower John F Penrose , 48, Redruth Jun 1877 . I wonder how they met?. Had she just travelled to Cornwall from Worcestershire on holiday?

Elizabeth & John Penrose have 2 daughters: Mabel Penrose 1881 & Evelyn Maude Penrose 1882- she NOT the wife of Alfred Dore Slatter

1881C. Elizabeth J Penrose, 32, is living with her husband and 1st daughter at Parkhenvor, Redruth

PENROSE, John T	Head	Married	M	51	1830	Assay Master	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Elizabeth J	Wife	Married	F	32	1849		Worcester, Worcestershire
PENROSE, Mabel	Daughter	Single	F	0	1881		Redruth, Cornwall
ROBINS, Mary	Servant	Single	F	28	1853	Parlourmaid Domestic Serv	Cubert, Cornwall
UREN, Annie	Servant	Single	F	18	1863	Housemaid Domestic Serv	Hayle, Cornwall
JONES, Annie	Servant	Single	F	16	1865	Cook Domestic Serv	Redruth, Cornwall
GRIBBIN, Louisa	Servant	Single	F	22	1859	Nurse Domestic Serv	St Agnes, Cornwall

1891C, Elizth J Penrose, 42, is living with her husband and 2 daughters, plus a stepson at Parkhenvor, Redruth

PENROSE, John F	Head	Married	M	61	1830	County Magistrate Assay Master	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Elizth J	Wife	Married	F	42	1849		St George, Worcestershire
PENROSE, Henry C	Son	Single	M	26	1865	Clerk Assayers	Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Mabel	Daughter		F	10	1881		Redruth, Cornwall
PENROSE, Evelyn M	Daughter		F	8	1883		Redruth, Cornwall
ROBINS, Mary	Servant	Single	F	36	1855	Domestic Servant ?	Cubert, Cornwall
GENY, Annie M	Servant	Single	F	27	1864	Cook	St Agnes, Cornwall
?, Elzth S	Servant	Single	F	20	1871	Nurse	Redruth, Cornwall
WILLS, Mary J	Servant	Single	F	17	1874	Housemaid	St Agnes, Cornwal

1896. Her husband dies, aged 66, Parkhenver Redruth on 20/7/1896. Probate £5178, Elizabeth Jane Penrose, widow, one of the 3 administrators

1901C. Elizth Penrose, 52, widow, is living with her sister, Ellen, at Ferndale Paignton. Both born Worcester, both living on their own means

VARDEN, Ellen	Head	Single	F	50	1851	Living On Own Means	Worcester, Worcestershire
MEDWIN, Arthur	Uncle	Widower	M	89	1812	Living On Own Means	Greenford, Middlesex
PENROSE, Elizth	Sister	Widow	F	52	1849	Living On Own Means	Worcester, Worcestershire
NASH, Harriet	Servant	Single	F	57	1844	Cook (Domestic)	Churchill, Worcestershire
SOLEY, Annie	Servant	Single	F	25	1876	Housemaid (Domestic)	Worcester, Worcestershire

Have not found her still unmarried children - they were either overlooked, pages are missing, or were abroad.

1911C. Elizabeth Jane Penrose, widow, 62, 2 children, both still alive, is living in 12 rooms at 36 Hauteville St Peter Port Guernsey

PENROSE, Elizabeth Jane	Head	Widow	F	62	1849	Private Means	Resident Worcester
PENROSE, Mabel	Daughter	Single	F	30	1881		Resident Redruth Cornwall
PENROSE, Evelyn Maude	Daughter	Single	F	28	1883		Resident Redruth Cornwall
WELMAN, Mary Monica	Visitor	Single	F	42	1869		Taunton Visitor
BREWER, Ada		Single	F	30	1881	Servant	Resident Bristol
SAMBEST, Martha		Single	F	23	1888	Servant	Resident Stoke St Michael

By 1918 she must have sold 36 Hauteville as William & Ellen Stranger were living there when their son was killed

http://www.greatwarci.net/honour/guernsey/database/stranger-g-ploegsteert.htm

1928. Elizabeth Jane Penrose, widow, of Havelet Cottage, Guernsey, died 7/7/1928. Probate £566, administration to Mabel Blake , wife of George Shearsby Blake . Mabel likely her elder daughter- but have not found her marriage to George Shearsby Blake!

 

 

An email receved 11-6-2019: I came across your genealogical history involving Elizabeth Jane Penrose and family in a roundabout way.  

I was actually looking for information on a Farren le Breton who wrote a number of light novels  in the 1910s and then in the 1930s. I became certain that the name was a pseudonym as there was no trace of it on Ancestry etc, but could not find any more information to identify the writer. Until I came across a letter in a 1918 bee-keeping magazine written by a Farren Le Breton of 36 Hautville, Guernsey – the address, I am sure you aware of, of Elizabeth Jane Penrose on the 1911 Channel Islands census. 

But Elizabeth Jane Penrose died in 1928 which would say she did not write the 1930s novels. My thoughts then turned to the daughters who are listed at the same address on the census. I notice that you say they could not have been there as they were already married.  But I must disagree with you. I believe the Evelyn Maud (not Maude) who married Alfred Slatter died in Liverpool in 1953, apparently born c1885 and is the Eveline Maud Penrose born Devon in 1886. He is Correct

I have been unable to find the marriage of Mabel Penrose to George Blake, but I do not think she is any of those 1900s marriages. Definitely not the 1902 marriage to John Williams as that Mabel was born c1876 according to the marriage registration. Nor a death, but possibly she died in Greece?

 

I believe that Farren Le Breton is one of the Penrose family, the most likely candidate being Evelyn, who died in Australia in 1962, who does have two books published under her own name – “Dowsing” (1932) and “Adventure Unlimited: a diviner travels the world” (1958) though would she have written the earlier light fiction?

 

I would appreciate your comments on this, especially if you have any more information on Elizabeth and her daughters.

 

Regards

John Herrington

 

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