Emily (Penton) Barnes (1850 - abt. 1936)

Born 11 May 1850 in Cape Colony, South Africa

Ancestors

Died about 1936 at about age 85 in South Africa [uncertain]

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Biography

Emily was born in Cape Colony South Africa on 11 May 1850. She is the daughter of Jesse Penton and Ann Slingo. Emily was christened on 9 June 1850 at Cathedral Church of St Mark, Georgetown.

When she was only 14 years old, on 18 April 1865 at St Jude's Church in Oudtshoorne South Africa, Emily married Frederick Barnes, a carpenter. According to baptism records, their daughter Eliza was born just 2 days later and was christened in the same church on 14 May 1865. We have yet to find evidence of other children coming from the marriage.

Emily passed away in 1936 (while this fact is stated in other research, it appears to be unsourced).

Sources

• "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS4-XCFD : 13 December 2020), Emily Penton, 09 Jun 1850; citing Baptism, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, p. 6, William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. (Image of this record shows birth date of 11 May 1850).

• "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D9PC-12W2 : 22 September 2022), Emily Penton in entry for Frederick Barnes, 1865.

• "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KYJ8-XSC : 23 February 2021), Emily Barnes in entry for Eliza Barnes, 14 May 1865; citing Baptism, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, p. 23, William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg. (Image of this record indicates Eliza's birth date to be 20 April 1865)