Lily BARBER

1881 - 1958  (76 years)

• Name	Lily BARBER  [1]
  Birth	16 Oct 1881	Portsmouth, Hants   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Fratton, Hants   [4]
  	Age: 9y
  	Address: 80 Church Road
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Fratton, Hants   [1]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: 102 Church Road
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Fratton, Hants   [1]
  	Assists in Shop
  	If Working at Home: At Home
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Portsmouth, Hants   [5]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: 42 Cranleigh Road, Buckland
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Portsmouth, Hants   [5]
  	Stitcher
  	Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Corset Factory Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Chepstow, Gwent   [6]
  	Age: 39y 8m
  	Address: 29 Green Street
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	Chepstow, Gwent   [6]
  	Home Duties
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Plymouth, Devon   [7]
  	Address: 8 Russell Place
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Plymouth, Devon   [7]
  	UDD
  Death	Between Oct 1958 and Dec 1958	Plymouth, Devon   [8]
  Person ID	I366794087	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	James William BARBER,   b. Between Oct 1855 and Dec 1855, Portsmouth, Hants d. Between Jan 1930 and Mar 1930, Portsmouth, Hants (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann WHITING,   b. Cal 1857, Bishop's Waltham, Hants d. Between Jul 1911 and Sep 1911, Portsmouth, Hants (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1879 and Jun 1879	Portsmouth, Hants   [9]
  Family ID	F15819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William George PENROSE,   b. 22 May 1881, Devonport, Devon d. Between Oct 1959 and Dec 1959, Plymouth, Devon (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903	Portsmouth, Hants   [10]
  Children	1. William George Edgar PENROSE,   b. 21 Mar 1905, Portsmouth, Hants d. Between Oct 1996 and Dec 1996, Plymouth, Devon (Age 91 years)   2. Victor Archibald PENROSE,   b. 24 Feb 1907, Portsmouth, Hants d. 7 Jan 1997, Plymouth, Devon (Age 89 years)   3. Dorothy PENROSE,   b. Cal 1909, Portsmouth, Hants   4. Madge Irene PENROSE,   b. 7 Feb 1913, Portsmouth, Hants d. 22 Feb 2011, Plymouth, Devon (Age 98 years)   5. Leonard Percival PENROSE,   b. 5 Jan 1918, Devonport, Devon d. Between Jul 1992 and Sep 1992, East Elloe, Lincs (Age 74 years)   6. Living   7. Ivy Joyce PENROSE,   b. 10 Dec 1922, Chepstow, Gwent d. Between Oct 1989 and Dec 1989, Plymouth, Devon (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F15823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Oct 1881 - Portsmouth, Hants Census - Age: 9y,Address: 80 Church Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Fratton, Hants Census - Age: 19y,Address: 102 Church Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Fratton, Hants Occupation - Assists in Shop - 31 Mar 1901 - Fratton, Hants Marriage - Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903 - Portsmouth, Hants Census - Age: 29y,Address: 42 Cranleigh Road, Buckland - 2 Apr 1911 - Portsmouth, Hants Occupation - Stitcher - 2 Apr 1911 - Portsmouth, Hants Census - Age: 39y 8m,Address: 29 Green Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Chepstow, Gwent Occupation - Home Duties - 19 Jun 1921 - Chepstow, Gwent Census - Address: 8 Russell Place - 29 Sep 1939 - Plymouth, Devon Occupation - UDD - 29 Sep 1939 - Plymouth, Devon Death - Between Oct 1958 and Dec 1958 - Plymouth, Devon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN997 F124 P29 SN188. Census England 1901 Address: 102 Church Road Place: Fratton, Hants Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Infirmity James William Barber • Head • M • M • 45 • General Dealer • Own account • At Home • Portsmouth, Hants • Mary Ann Barber • Wife • M • F • 43 • • • • Bishop's Waltham, Hants • James W Barber • Son • S • M • 21 • Able Seaman, RN • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Lily Barber • Daughter • S • F • 19 • Assists in Shop • • At Home • Portsmouth, Hants • May Barber • Daughter • S • F • 15 • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Edith Barber • Daughter • S • F • 12 • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Daisy Barber • Daughter • S • F • 10 • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Arthur F Barber • Son • S • M • 8 • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Ernest L Barber • Son • S • M • 5m • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 2b P 460. [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG12 PN866 F75 P1 SN6. Census England 1891 Address: 80 Church Road Place: Fratton, Hants Name • Relation • Condition • Sex • Age • Occupation • Employ Status • Where Born • Infirmity James William Barber • Head • M • M • 34 • Greengrocer • Employer • Portsmouth, Hants • Mary Ann Barber • Wife • M • F • 32 • • • Bishop's Waltham, Hants • James William Barber • Son • S • M • 11 • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Lily Barber • Daughter • S • F • 9 • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Florence R Barber • Daughter • S • F • 6 • • • Portsmouth, Hants • May Barber • Daughter • S • F • 5 • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Edith Barber • Daughter • S • F • 2 • • • Portsmouth, Hants • Daisy Barber • Daughter • S • F • 6m • • • Portsmouth, Hants • [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN5488 RD90 SD1 ED10 SN241. Census England 1911 Address: 42 Cranleigh Road, Buckland Place: Portsmouth, Hants Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity William George Penrose • Head • M • 29 • M • • • • • Dock Labourer • HM Dockyard • Worker • • Devonport, Devon • • Lily Penrose • Wife • F • 29 • M • 7 • 3 • 3 • 0 • Stitcher • Corset Factory • Worker • • Portsmouth, Hants • • William George Edgar Penrose • Son • M • 6 • S • • • • • • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • • Victor Archibald Penrose • Son • M • 4 • S • • • • • • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • • Dorothy Penrose • Daughter • F • 1 • S • • • • • • • • • Portsmouth, Hants • • [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN26021 SN91 RD582 RS1 ED22. Census England 1921 Address: 29 Green Street Place: Chepstow, Gwent Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages William George Penrose • Head • 40y 1m • M • Married • Devonport, Devon • • • Driller, Shipyard • Monmouth Shipbuilding Co (Out of Work) • • 5 • <1,3,8,11,14 Lily Penrose • Wife • 39y 8m • F • Married • Portsmouth, Hants • • • Home Duties • • • • William George Edgar Penrose • Son • 16y 3m • M • Single • Portsmouth, Hants • • • Dairyman's Assistant • V Venn. Dairyman • 2 Nelson Street, Chepstow • • Victor Archibald Penrose • Son • 14y 4m • M • Both Alive • Portsmouth, Hants • • • Errand Boy • V Venn. Dairyman • 2 Nelson Street, Chepstow • • Dorothy Penrose • Daughter • 11y 7m • F • Both Alive • Portsmouth, Hants • • Whole Time • • • • • Madge Penrose • Daughter • 8y 4m • F • Both Alive • Portsmouth, Hants • • Whole Time • • • • • Leonard Penrose • Son • 3y 5m • M • Both Alive • Devonport, Devon • • • • • • • Violet Penrose • Daughter • 8m • F • Both Alive • Chepstow, Gwent • • • • • • • [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939), RG101 PN6797J I007 L19. Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 8 Russell Place Place: Plymouth, Devon Name of person • Status • Gender • Birthdate • Condition • Occupation • Comments Penrose, William George • • M • 22 May 1881 • M • Driller, HM Dockyard • Penrose, Lily • • F • 16 Oct 1881 • M • UDD • Penrose, Violet Iris • • F • 21 Sep 1920 • S • Waitress in Café • Penrose, Ivy • • F • 10 Dec 1922 • S • Shop Assistant, Drapery • [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 7a P 660. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 2b P752. [S417] England & Wales Marriages 1837 - 2005, Vol 2b P 1083.