The Penfold Family of Angmering
The Penfold family lived in Angmering from about the mid- to late- 16th Century and BMDs have been extracted from the Angmering Parish Registers by Neil Rogers-Davis as shown further below.
The Registers contain some 240 Baptism, Marriage and Burial entries and it has been possible to carry out the contruction of a family tree including a high proportion of these entries. However, errors are likely to exist and readers are invited to submit corrections to entries contained in these pages to Angmering Village Life or contribute other information. As always, the information provided cannot be guaranteed to be completely accurate and readers should therefore verify the data by checking original sources.
The first known Penfold living in Angmering appears to have been Richard Penfold, a butcher, born approx 1545 (possibly in Goring). There is no record of them in the 1524 Subsidy Rolls or earlier taxation records.
It is known that many of them farmed in the Ecclesden area and also at Avenals. Others held or occupied land in the village itself. Many therefore acquired the status of yeoman farmers and married into other farming families in the same social strata. Thus we see marriages with the Olliver, Duke, Henty, Blunden, Hopkins, and Bushby families who lived in Angmering or in nearby parishes. Of course, as time went on and the family multiplied, it was not possible for farming to sustain them all and we therefore find the social status of some of them declining towards mercers, victuallers, carpenters and agricultural labourers, although some Penfolds in these trades quite clearly possessed money or land.
References to Penfolds can be found in a number of pages on this website including 1785 Land Tax, Marriage Licences, Probate Inventories, Wills, Poor Law Records, 1679 Manor Tenants, and the1641 Protestation Return. However, there are many more references to them in Angmering Deeds and in the Parham Records (WSRO Acc 8503 and Acc 9163).
As their status required, Penfolds also contributed to the administraction of the village and at some time held office as Churchwarden, village Constable, and probate inventory appraisers.
By the mid-19th Century, there were few Penfolds remaining in Angmering.
You can view and print an Adobe PDF decendent tree of Richard Penfold (c 1545-1608) by clicking here - it does however amount to 15 pages of A4. An Adobe PDF list of names in the tree can be viewed and printed by clicking here. A GEDCOM file of potentially connected Penfolds can also be obtained from Angmering Village Life.
N A Rogers-Davis
September 2003
Penfolds extracted from Angmering Parish Registers
Angmering Baptisms
Date |
Child's Name |
Father's Name (Penfold) |
Mother's Name |
Comments |
1577 Oct 27 |
Elizabeth |
Richard |
- |
|
1579/80 Jan 30 |
Susanna |
Richard |
- |
|
1584 Aug 30 |
Hugh |
Richard |
- |
the butcher |
1601 Nov 22 |
Susan |
Richard |
- |
|
1603 Oct 23 |
Mary |
Richard |
- |
|
1605 July 6 |
Elizabeth |
Richard |
- |
|
1606 Oct 12 |
Richard |
Richard |
- |
the younger |
1609 Jun 4 |
Elizabeth |
Richard |
- |
|
1612 May 28 |
Margarett |
Richard |
- |
|
1614 May 29 |
Joane |
Hugh |
- |
|
1615 Sep 19 |
Sarah |
Richard |
- |
|
1616 Jul 28 |
Elizabeth |
Hugh |
- |
|
1618 Nov 15 |
Hugh |
Hugh |
- |
|
1619 Jun 17 |
Hugh |
Richard |
- |
|
1620 Dec 10 |
Olyver |
Hugh |
- |
|
1622 Dec 29 |
Marye |
Hugh |
- |
|
1625 July 3 |
George |
Hugh |
- |
|
1625 July 3 |
Anne |
Hugh |
- |
|
1627 Dec 2 |
Charles |
Hugh |
- |
|
1630 Jun 27 |
Richard |
Hugh |
- |
|
1632 Mar 25 |
Richard |
Richard |
- |
|
1633 Sep 1 |
Susan |
Hugh |
- |
|
1635 Oct 25 |
Nicholas |
William |
Mary |
|
1637 May 5 |
Joane |
William |
Mary |
|
1638 Dec 28 |
Edward |
William |
Mary |
|
1642 Jun 12 |
Elizabeth |
William |
Mary |
|
1648 Apr 4 |
Hugh |
Oliver |
Joane |
|
1649/50 Jan 13 |
Oliver |
Oliver |
Joane |
|
1650/1 Mar 15 |
Joane |
Oliver |
Joane |
|
1651/2 Mar 7 |
Elizabeth |
Oliver |
Joane |
|
1652/3 Mar 23 |
John |
Oliver |
Joane |
|
1655 Jun 26 |
Olliver |
Olliver |
Joane |
|
1659 July 18 |
Peter |
Olliver |
Joane |
|
1659 July 18 |
Alice |
Olliver |
Joane |
|
1662 Nov 9 |
Richard |
Olliver |
Joane |
|
1678 July 28 |
John |
Hugh |
Mary |
|
1680 May 14 |
Hugh |
Hugh |
Mary |
|
1683 July 11 |
James |
Robert |
Martha |
|
1686 Jun 20 |
Elizabeth |
Robert |
Martha |
|
1688 Jul 17 |
Oliver |
Oliver |
Catherine |
|
1689 Oct 6 |
Alice |
Peter |
Elizabeth |
|
1690 Sep 26 |
James |
Robert |
Martha |
|
1690 Oct 26 |
Peter |
Oliver |
Catherine |
|
1692 Jan 29 |
Richard |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1692 Dec 8 |
George |
Oliver |
Catherine |
|
1694 Apr 4 |
Elizabeth |
Peter |
Elizabeth |
|
1694 Oct 12 |
John |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1695 Nov 12 |
John |
Peter |
Elizabeth |
|
1696 Oct 8 |
Mary |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1697 Dec 28 |
Peter |
Peter |
Elizabeth |
|
1699 Jul 2 |
Catherine |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1700 Jun 6 |
William |
Peter |
Elizabeth |
|
1702 Apr 9 |
Henry |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1704/5 Mar 24 |
Hugh |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1708/9 Jan 24 |
Robert |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1716 May 20 |
Mary |
John |
Mary |
|
1718 Dec 18 |
John |
John |
Mary |
|
1719 July 27 |
Hannah |
- |
Elizabeth |
i.e. Elizabeth Penfold |
1726 Aug 22 |
Mary |
John |
- |
From Egglesden |
1728/9 Jan 12 |
Ann |
Richard |
- |
|
1731 Apr 17 |
Richard |
John |
- |
|
1732 Apr 24 |
Mary |
John |
- |
|
1732 Jul 25 |
John |
Richard |
- |
|
1735/6 Jan 29 |
Mary |
Richard |
- |
|
1735 Oct 13 |
Betty |
John |
Elizabeth |
|
1737/8 Jan 4 |
James |
Hugh |
Deborah |
|
1737 Jul 13 |
Jinny |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1738 May 8 |
Richard |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1738/9 Jan 16 |
Peter |
Hugh |
Deborah |
|
1739 May 30 |
Francis |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1739 Aug 31 |
Thomas |
- |
Elizabeth |
|
1741 Sep 15 |
William |
Richard |
Mary |
|
1742/3 Feb 24 |
Mary |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1744 Jun - |
Catherine |
Hugh |
Deborah |
|
1746/7Jan 19 |
Philadelphia |
Robert |
Jane |
|
1747/8 Jan 8 |
Oliver |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1750/1 Feb 18 |
Peter |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1751/2 Mar 8 |
Anne |
Hugh |
Deborah |
|
1751 May 28 |
John |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1755 Apr 14 |
Kitty |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1755 Apr 14 |
Sarah |
Henry |
Sarah |
|
1764 Feb 10 |
Richard |
John |
Jenny |
|
1765 Jan 30 |
John |
John |
Jenny |
|
1768 July 27 |
Hugh |
John |
Elizabeth |
|
1768 Oct 14 |
James |
James |
Ann |
|
1769 Mar 17 |
Anne |
Oliver |
Mary |
|
1770 Mar 21 |
Hugh |
James |
Ann |
|
1771 Dec 3 |
Derender |
James |
Ann |
|
1771 Dec 17 |
Leticia |
John |
Sarah |
|
1773 Jul 15 |
Charles |
John |
Sarah |
|
1773 Nov 2 |
Fanny |
James |
Ann |
|
1775 Oct 11 |
Kitty |
James |
Ann |
|
1777 Feb 20 |
William |
Oliver |
Mary |
|
1777 Mar 3 |
Peter |
James |
Ann |
|
1779 Mar 5 |
John |
James |
Ann |
|
1780 Apr 19 |
Jemima Courtness |
William |
Mary |
|
1782 Jan 30 |
Charles Somerset |
William |
Mary |
|
1783 Aug 17 |
Louisa Ann |
James |
Ann |
|
1785 Mar 4 |
James |
William |
Mary |
|
1786 Sep 2 |
Barton |
James |
Ann |
|
1788 Jan 6 |
Richard |
John |
Mary |
|
1789 Jan 12 |
Elizabeth |
John |
Mary |
|
1790 Oct 3 |
Mary |
John |
Mary |
|
1796 Jun 6 |
Rebecca |
John |
Mary |
|
1802 May 16 |
Ann |
John |
Frances |
|
1804 Mar 5 |
Hugh |
John |
Frances |
|
1804 May 24 |
John |
John |
Mary |
|
1806 Feb 23 |
John |
John |
Frances |
|
1808 Feb 28 |
Eliza |
John |
Frances |
|
1817 Oct 22 |
Brevis Ann |
Peter |
Sarah |
Farmer |
1829 Dec 8 |
Alfred |
Oliver |
Jane |
Farmer |
1831 Jun 19 |
George |
Oliver |
Jane |
Farmer |
1834 Feb 2 |
Ellen |
Oliver |
Jane |
Farmer |
1844 Mar 22 |
Hugh |
James |
Jane |
Farmer |
1845 Nov 19 |
Alice |
Olliver |
Jane |
Late a Farmer |
1847 Nov 23 |
Julia |
Olliver |
Jane |
Late a Farmer |
Angmering Marriages
Date |
Groom |
Bride |
Comments |
1598 Aug 14 |
William Greenfeild |
Elizabeth Penfould |
|
1600 Apr 28 |
William Cutfould |
Susan Penfould |
|
1615/6 Jan 26 |
John Parrham |
Elnor Penfold |
|
1641 Jun 22 |
James South |
Elizabeth Penfold |
|
1641 Aug 1 |
Edward Penfold |
Elizabeth Bunne |
|
1644 July 1 |
Richard Freeman |
Mary Penfold (wid) |
|
1647 Oct 5 |
William Simonds (gent) |
Mary Penfold |
|
1655 Oct 23 |
Richard Penfold |
Mary Raply |
|
1660 Nov 29 |
George Goble |
Susan Penfold |
|
1670/1 Feb 28 |
Hugh Penfold |
Sara Hills |
|
1683 Oct 14 |
Robert Penfold |
Martha Cootar |
|
1688 Aug 7 |
Peter Penfold |
Elizabeth ?? [Duke] |
|
1714 Jun 16 |
Thomas Clements |
Mary Penfold |
|
1730 May 28 |
John Penfold |
Elizabeth Blunden |
|
1736 Aug 8 |
Henry Penfold |
Sarah Howel (wid) |
|
1739 Sep 29 |
William Trevot |
Elizabeth Penfold (wid) |
|
1746 Jan 7 |
Robert Penfold |
Jane Turner |
|
1754 Feb 11 |
John French |
Anne Penfold |
|
1762 Dec 29 |
John Penfold |
Jenny Blunden |
B |
1763 Oct 6 |
William Johnson |
Mary Penfold |
|
1766 Dec 9 |
Oliver Penfold |
Mary Newlan (of Poling) |
B |
1767 Nov 25 |
John Penfold (widr) |
Betty Beagent |
B ML |
1768 May 22 |
James Penfold |
Ann Kewel |
B ML |
1769 Oct 8 |
George Markwit |
Kitty Penfold |
B (Catharine) |
1771 Jan 22 |
John Penfold (widr) |
Sarah Edwards (wid) |
B |
1774 Aug 14 |
John Scutt (of Rustington) |
Mary Penfold |
B |
1776 Apr 30 |
Richard Baker |
Ann Penfold (21) |
B ML |
1777 Nov 4 |
John Penfold |
Elizabeth Painter |
B ML |
1779 Sep 2 |
Richard Ragless |
Mary Penfold |
B |
1780 Feb 27 |
William Penfold (widr 58) |
Mary West (29) |
B ML |
1786 Jul 17 |
John Wyatt |
Sarah Penfold |
B |
1787 Jul 10 |
William Page |
Mary Penfold |
B |
1790 May 11 |
George Masey |
Ann Penfold |
B |
1801 Apr 17 |
John Penfold |
Frances Wolfe (of Soberton, Hants) |
B Witness: Kate P. |
1803 Aug 4 |
Edward Richard Chandler (of Chiltington) |
Kitty Penfold |
B Witness: Derender P. |
1824 Jun 1 |
Henry Bone |
Dorinda Mary Penfold |
|
1861 Apr 1 |
George Mills |
Harriet Penfold (30) |
Father Richard - Lab |
B = Banns ML = Marriage Licence
Angmering Burials
Date |
Name (Penfold) |
Comments |
1605 Jul 17 |
Elizabeth |
An infant |
1607/8 Jan 21 |
Mary |
d. of Richard Penfold the younger |
1608 Jul 13 |
Elizabeth |
w. of Richard Penfold the elder |
1608 Dec 25 |
Richard Penfolde |
the elder, householder |
1613 Nov 15 |
Margaret |
d. of Richard Penfold |
1614/5 Feb 8 |
George |
|
1620/1 Jan 12 |
Susan |
w. of Richard Penfolde |
1628/9 Mar 9 |
Richard |
householder |
1635 Nov 6 |
Nicholas |
s. of William Penfold |
1637 Dec 17 |
Joane |
d. of William Penfold |
1639 Dec 6 |
Charles |
s. of Hugh Penfold |
1639/40 Feb 6 |
Edward |
s. of William Penfold |
1643 May 8 |
Elizabeth |
d. of William Penfold |
1645 Apr 15 |
Hugh |
s. of Hugh Penfold |
1650 Apr 21 |
Oliver |
s. of Oliver Penfold |
1651/2 Mar 8 |
Elizabeth |
d. of Oliver Penfold |
1654/5 Mar 5 |
Mary |
|
1657/8 Jan 20 |
John |
s. of Olliver Penfold |
1658/9 Feb 16 |
Hugh |
householder |
1659 Nov 29 |
Alice |
d. of Olliver Penfold |
1660 Jul 23 |
Alice |
widow |
1669 May 10 |
Oliver |
householder |
1671/2 Feb 5 |
Sara |
w. of Hugh Penfold |
1689 May 23 |
Joan |
|
1689 Sep 20 |
Martha |
|
1694 Apr 19 |
Elizabeth |
|
1705 Apr 7 |
Oliver |
|
1705/6Jan 25 |
John |
|
1707 Mar 27 |
Elizabeth |
|
1708 July 2 |
Robert |
|
1713 July 3 |
??? |
|
1715 May 2 |
Mary |
From Heen (Worthing) |
1723 Aug 12 |
Oliver |
s. of Oliver from East Preston |
1724 Oct 24 |
Richard |
|
1725 May 18 |
Mary |
d. of John |
1726/7 Feb 15 |
Richard |
s. of Peter from Heen (Worthing) |
1728/9 Jan 21 |
Oliver |
s. of Oliver from East Preston |
1729 Apr 11 |
Martha |
Widow |
1730/1 Feb 2 |
Mary |
w. of George from East Preston |
1731 Aug 6 |
Catherine |
d. of Oliver |
1731 Aug 21 |
Mary |
w. of Richard |
1732 Apr 28 |
Mary |
w. of John |
1734 Aug 21 |
Peter |
|
1736 Sep 7 |
John |
|
1740/1 Jan 1 |
Richard |
s. of Richard |
1743 Nov 23 |
Peter |
s. of Hugh |
1745 Mar 27 |
Hugh |
s. of Richard (jnr) |
1750 Sep 15 |
Richard |
|
1751 Feb 2 |
Mary |
|
1754 Mar 15 |
Hugh |
|
1755 Jan 26 |
Oliver |
|
1763 Mar 17 |
Deborah |
|
1764 Feb 14 |
Richard |
|
1766 Oct 17 |
Jane |
|
1769 Jan 5 |
Mary |
|
1769 Feb 4 |
Betty |
|
1769 Oct 14 |
Oliver |
|
1770 May 2 |
Robert |
|
1771 Apr 9 |
Richard |
|
1772 Jun 12 |
Leticia |
|
1773 July 22 |
Charles |
|
1774 Apr 26 |
Sarah |
|
1776 Jun 8 |
Elizabeth |
|
1776 Oct 1 |
Hugh |
|
1777 Feb 24 |
William |
|
1780 Jun 10 |
Jemima |
|
1781 Dec 21 |
Jane |
|
1782 July 3 |
Mary |
|
1784 Aug 24 |
Oliver |
Pauper |
1784 Dec 26 |
Henry |
|
1785 Feb 23 |
Mary |
|
1785 Apr 6 |
James |
|
1785 Jun 22 |
John |
|
1785 Oct 3 |
William |
|
1786 Dec 14 |
Sarah |
|
1787 Apr 23 |
Barton |
|
1788 Mar 1 |
Richard |
|
1798 May 4 |
Ann |
|
1799 Aug 16 |
James |
|
1811 May 13 |
William |
|
1839 July 17 |
Olliver ? |
Age 28 |
1845 Jan 4 |
Hugh |
11 months |
Angmering Churchwardens
1604 |
Richard Penfould senior |
1616 |
Hugh Penfold |
1623 |
Richard Penfold |
1632 |
Richard Penfold |
1637 |
Hugh Penfold |
1654 |
Oliver Penfold |
1663 |
Oliver Penfold |
Page Last Updated: 28 September 2003