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Penstone Family History

Penstone Surname Meaning

From Penstone in Colebrooke (Devon) which is recorded as Paynistone in 130.

The place-name appears to derive from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Payn(e) + Middle English toun ‘village, town, settlement’ (Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’).

Possibly in some cases a variant of Penston or a reduced form of Penistone.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Penstone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Penstone family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Penstone families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 30 Penstone families living in London. This was about 63% of all the recorded Penstone's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Penstone families in 1891.
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What did your Penstone ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Penstone. 88% of Penstone women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Insurance Clerk
    13%

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Passenger Lists

There are 220 immigration records available for the last name Penstone. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 69 military records available for the last name Penstone. For the veterans among your Penstone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2000, in the United States, Penstone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Penstone in 1963 was 85, and 90 in 2000.

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