Brief Life History of John
When John Penrose of Methleigh was born about 1350, his father, Barnard Penros, was 42 and his mother, Joan Trevarthian, was 27. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Johanna Carnver. He died about 1418, at the age of 70.
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- Biography of John Penrose of Methleigh, MP
- Wikitree profile of John Penrose
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Name Meaning
Cornish and Welsh: habitational name from any of the places called Penrose or Penrhos: twelve in Cornwall, one in Devon, several in Wales, and one in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. The Cornwall and Devon placenames derive from Middle Cornish pen ros ‘hill's end’ (pen ‘head, top, end; promontory’, ros ‘promontory, hill spur’). The Herefordshire and Wales placenames have the same meaning, derived from the Welsh elements which correspond to Middle Cornish pen + ros.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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