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Rev. James PENNY ‎(I4758)‎

Given Names: James
Surname: PENNY
Prefix: Rev.

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 1 February 1792 London, England
Death: 17 February 1839 ‎(Age 47)‎ Serampore, Bengal, India

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Birth	1 February 1792 London, England
Marriage	Mary ‎(unknown)‎ - circa 1812 ‎(Age 19)‎
Marriage	Lucy CAREY - 7 June 1831 ‎(Age 39)‎ Saint Johns Church, Calcutta, Bengal, India
Biographical Notes	Source: Bengal Obituaries Publication: The Bengal Obituary by Holmes & Co., Calcutta, 1848 Note: James Penny arrived in India in 1817 from England with his wife Mary. Mary died in Bengal on Christmas eve in 1829 when she was only 42 years old. I do not know if they had children. Two years later James married Lucy Carey Brunsden. It was the second marriage for both. James and Lucy had three daughters: Mary, Margaret and Alice. James spent 21 years in India where he was in charge of the Benevolent Institution which educated 50 boys at first and many more later. They were boys of all religions and races who "poured in from every corner." He was also a deacon at the Circular Road Chapel and president of the Ladies' Society for Female Education. James died on the 17th of February 1839. He is buried in the Scotch and Dissenters' Burial Ground next to his first wife Mary. Lucy Penny spent the next thirty years in India with her daughters and their families. After Edwin Dakin's death in 1869, her daughter Margaret Dakin took Lucy back to England where they settled in Bedford. Lucy died there in February 1876.
Death	17 February 1839 ‎(Age 47)‎ Serampore, Bengal, India
Burial	18 February 1839 ‎(1 day after death)‎ Scotch and Dissenters Burial Ground, Calcutta, Bengal, India
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Parents Family (F1911)
Father	Joseph PENNY -
Mother	‎(unknown)‎ UNKNOWN -
	Rev. James PENNY 1792 - 1839

Immediate Family (F1647)
Wife	Lucy CAREY 1805 - 1876
Daughter	Mary PENNY 1832 - 1913
Daughter	Alice PENNY 1836 -
Daughter	Margaret PENNY 1837 - 1902

Immediate Family (F2233)
Wife	Mary ‎(unknown)‎ 1787 - 1829

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Biographical Notes

James Penny arrived in India in 1817 from England with his wife Mary. Mary died in Bengal on Christmas eve in 1829 when she was only 42 years old. I do not know if they had children.

Two years later James married Lucy Carey Brunsden. It was the second marriage for both. James and Lucy had three daughters: Mary, Margaret and Alice.

James spent 21 years in India where he was in charge of the Benevolent Institution which educated 50 boys at first and many more later. They were boys of all religions and races who "poured in from every corner." He was also a deacon at the Circular Road Chapel and president of the Ladies' Society for Female Education.

James died on the 17th of February 1839. He is buried in the Scotch and Dissenters' Burial Ground next to his first wife Mary.

Lucy Penny spent the next thirty years in India with her daughters and their families. After Edwin Dakin's death in 1869, her daughter Margaret Dakin took Lucy back to England where they settled in Bedford. Lucy died there in February 1876.

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Source	Government Records Citation Details: Biographical catalogue in Indian & Oriental Room, British Library, London
Biographical Notes	Bengal Obituaries Publication: The Bengal Obituary by Holmes & Co., Calcutta, 1848