When Jane Probis was christened on 16 July 1715, in Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Provis, was 28 and her mother, Barbara Collins, was 27. She married Arthar Penrose on 26 November 1751, in Stithians, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
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German: variant of Probst .
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