1833
Baptised
26 June 1833 at York
June 26th 1833 St. Mary Bishop Hill Junior, York— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
Harriet Penrose
1833 – 1892
✓ Validated against records · 2026-07-09
Harriet Penrose was the second wife of Frederick William Verity — and the mother of the line that runs on. Two daughters were born to the couple before they married at Holy Trinity, Stalybridge, in 1859: Elizabeth Penrose Verity in 1854 and Clara Penrose Verity in 1856, each given their mother's maiden name. Harriet was a gamekeeper's daughter — her father, Henry Penrose, is entered “Game Keeper” on the marriage register — and she made her mark where Frederick signed his name.
Behind her stands a family Mum had already traced back several generations: the Penroses, whose name her daughters carried for a mother who could not write it herself. That is a line of its own, for a later pass. Here Harriet is the join — bringing the Penroses into the Veritys and, through Clara, on into the Wilsons.
Composed from validated records · 2026-07-09
- Baptism
- June 26th 1833 St. Mary Bishop Hill Junior, York
- Marriage
- 1. August 20th 1859 to Frederick Verity in Holy Trinity, Castle hall, Stalybridge, Cheshire 2. February I6th 1875 to Thomas Morley in Ashton under Lyne 3. August 12th 1879 to Merrick Wild in Prestwich St Mary
- Death
- April 23rd 1892 in Oldham aged 58
- Parents:
- Henry Penrose and Elizabeth Ambler
- Siblings
- Harriet Penrose baptised June 26th 1833 St Mary Bishophill, Junior, York Mary AnnPenrose baptised August 25th 1835 St Mary Bishophill, Junior, York William Penrose baptised April 28th 1838 St Mary Bishophill, Junior, York Timothy Penrose baptised March 24th 1841 St Mary Bishophill, Junior, York Elizabeth Penrose baptised April 11th St Mary Bishophill, Junior, York John Penrose baptised May 26th 1844 St. Mary Castlegate, York Joseph Penrose baptised December 24th 1846 St. Mary Castlegate, York Johnstone Penrose baptised June 10th 1849 St. Mary Castlegate, York Henry Penrose baptised June 19th 1851 St. Mary Castlegate, York Ellen Penrose baptised May 14th 1855 St. Mary Castlegate, York
- Children
- Elizabeth Penrose Verity born 1854 Clara Penrose Verity born January 1856
- 1841c
- Living with parents in St Mary Bishophill Junior, Micklegate, York Henry Penrose born 1811, Yorkshire Elizabeth Penrose, born 1816, Yorkshire Harriet Penrose born 1833, Yorkshire Mary Ann Penrose born 1834, Yorkshire William Penrose, born 1838, Yorkshire Timothy Penrose, born 1841, Yorkshire Address: Fetter Lane Occupation of father; Stone Sawyer J.
- 1841-1851
- Moves to the West Riding of Yorkshire
- 1851c
- Living in Horton, Bradford as a lodger with the Bowling family Harriet Penrose age 17 unmarried, born Yorkshire Address: 9 Mary Gate, Horton, Bradford Occupation: Stay Maker
- 1854
- Birth of Elizabeth Penrose in Horton, Bradford
- 1854-56
- Moves across the Pennines to Cheshire
- 1856
- Baptism of Clara Verity at St. Michael's Church Ashton under Lyne
- 1859
- Marriage of Harriet Penrose and Frederick Verity in Stalybridge, Cheshire
- 1861c
- Living in the parish of Castle Hall, Dukinfield Frederic Verity, Head, aged 38 born1823, Baildon, Yorkshire Harriet Verity, Wife, aged 28, born 1833, Bishop Hill Junior, Yorkshire Elizabeth P. Verity aged 7 born 1854, Little Haughton (sic) Yorkshire Address: Forester Street, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Cheshire Occupation: Iron Moulder
- 1871c
- Living in the parish of Castle Hall, Dukinfield Frederic Verity, Head, aged 48, born Baldon (sic) Harriet Verity, Wife, aged 37, born Yorkshire Elizabeth P Verity Daughter, aged 17, born Bradford, Cotton Frame Tenter Clara Verity . Daughter ,aged 15, born Stalybridge, Cheshire, Cotton Weaver Henry P. Verity Nephew aged 12, born Spelton, Yorkshire Ellen P Verity Niece aged 15, born Friargate, York, Cotton Weaver Address: 88 Kenworthy Street Occupation of FredericK: Iron Moulder
- 1874
- Death on the 14th of November of Frederick William Verity in Oldham aged 54 years He died at 3 Cemetery Street, Oldham from Pneumonia
- 1875
- February 16th marries Thomas Morley in Ashton under Lyne, witnessed by William Martin and Mary Woolly. Thomas is an Inn Keeper at the Cemetery Inn on Cemetery Street, Oldham and a widower.
- 1878
- November 27th death of Thomas Morley, at the age of 60.
- 1879
- Harriet is named as executor of Thomas's will
- 1879
- August 12th marries Merrick Wild in Prestwich St. Mary at the parish church. Harriet's residence was Royston. Mary Woolly and Catherine Shaw witnessed the marriage.
- 1881c
- Living in Oldham Merrick Wild aged 47, publican, born Hayside, Royston Harriet Wild, aged 47, born Bishop Hill, York John Wild, son, aged 17, Cotton Piecer, born Greenacres, Oldham Jane Wild, daughter aged 13, born Greenacres, Oldham Elizabeth Sarah Penrose, niece, aged 12 Address: Cemetery Inn
- 1891c
- Living in Oldham Merrick Wild, Licensed Victualer Harriet Wild, wife John Wild, son aged 27, cotton spinner Jane Wild, Tenter Harriet Penrose, niece, Tenter Ellen Penrose, niece, Domestic Servant Mary Oates, widow, visitor, aged 54, living on own means, born York Address: Cemetery Inn Nearby, living on Greenacres Road were Thomas Wilson and Joseph H. Penrose aged 32 born Skelton
- 1892
- April 23rd dies aged 58 of softening of the brain, living at 2 Cemetery Street
- 1892
- Probate Date July 5th 1892 Manchester Left Joseph Henry Penrose, Moulder and Thomas Wilson , Engineer's Moulder £570 14s 7d resworn 23rd December 1892 to Henry Stephens, Labourer effects £3279 4s 7d
In your grandmother’s words · from her notebook
Family
Parents
The children of Henry & Elizabeth
Harriet Penrose b. 1833this page · · · · · · · ·
Marriages
Children
Life
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1841
Census · 1841
1841
Living with parents in St Mary Bishophill Junior, Micklegate, York Henry Penrose born 1811, Yorkshire Elizabeth Penrose, born 1816, Yorkshire Harriet Penrose born 1833, Yorkshire Mary Ann Penrose born 1834, Yorkshire William Penrose, born 1838, Yorkshire Timothy Penrose, born 1841, Yorkshire Address: Fetter Lane Occupation of father; Stone Sawyer J.
— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1841
In 1841
1841
Moves to the West Riding of Yorkshire— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1851
Census · 1851
1851
Living in Horton, Bradford as a lodger with the Bowling family Harriet Penrose age 17 unmarried, born Yorkshire Address: 9 Mary Gate, Horton, Bradford Occupation: Stay Maker— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1854
In 1854
1854
Birth of Elizabeth Penrose in Horton, Bradford— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1854
In 1854
1854
Moves across the Pennines to Cheshire— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1856
In 1856
1856
Baptism of Clara Verity at St. Michael's Church Ashton under Lyne— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1859
Married Frederick William Verity
20 August 1859 at Holy Trinity
No. 126 — 20th
August 1859 — Frederick Verity, full age, widower, Iron Moulder, of Staley Bridge; father Abraham Verity, Farmer. And Harriet Penrose, full age, spinster, of Staley Bridge; father Henry Penrose, Game Keeper. Married after banns by me, Thomas Floyd, minister. Solemnized between us: Frederick Verity [signed]; Harriet ✕ Penrose, her mark. In the presence of: Jonathan Castle; Amanda ✕ Hardman, her mark.
— Marriage — Harriet Penrose, Holy Trinity, Stalybridge (20 August 1859)
Harriet Penrose, full age, spinster, of Staley Bridge; father Henry Penrose, Game Keeper — married Frederick Verity, 20 August 1859, after banns. Solemnized between us: Frederick Verity [signed]; Harriet ✕ Penrose, her mark. Witnesses: Jonathan Castle; Amanda ✕ Hardman.— Marriage — Frederick Verity, Stalybridge (20 August 1859)
The record image is with the family — family sign-in
Read at the image record Evidence
Confirmed against the original record, read at the image:
- Marriage — Harriet Penrose, Holy Trinity, Stalybridge (20 August 1859) — Cheshire, Church of England Marriages & Banns — Stalybridge, Holy Trinity (Castle Hall), page 63, entry No. 126; Cheshire Archives P 217/2/1. Ancestry image, read at full resolution 9 July 2026. Two readings correct Mum's page: the witnesses she recorded (Margaret Hopkins, John Holroyd) belong to the entry above (No. 125); and the father's trade is entered “Farmer” — an unreliable field, since Abraham was a shoemaker in every record of his own. read at the image
- Marriage — Frederick Verity, Stalybridge (20 August 1859) — Cheshire, Church of England Marriages & Banns — Stalybridge, Holy Trinity (Castle Hall), page 63, entry No. 126; Cheshire Archives P 217/2/1. Ancestry image, read at full resolution 9 July 2026. The entry names Harriet's father Henry Penrose and his calling, gamekeeper. read at the image
1861
Census · 1861
1861
Living in the parish of Castle Hall, Dukinfield Frederic Verity, Head, aged 38 born1823, Baildon, Yorkshire Harriet Verity, Wife, aged 28, born 1833, Bishop Hill Junior, Yorkshire Elizabeth P. Verity aged 7 born 1854, Little Haughton (sic) Yorkshire Address: Forester Street, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Cheshire Occupation: Iron Moulder
— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1871
Census · 1871
1871
Living in the parish of Castle Hall, Dukinfield Frederic Verity, Head, aged 48, born Baldon (sic) Harriet Verity, Wife, aged 37, born Yorkshire Elizabeth P Verity Daughter, aged 17, born Bradford, Cotton Frame Tenter Clara Verity . Daughter ,aged 15, born Stalybridge, Cheshire, Cotton Weaver Henry P. Verity Nephew aged 12, born Spelton, Yorkshire Ellen P Verity Niece aged 15, born Friargate, York, Cotton Weaver Address: 88 Kenworthy Street Occupation of FredericK: Iron Moulder
— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1874
In 1874
1874
Death on the 14th of November of Frederick William Verity in Oldham aged 54 years He died at 3 Cemetery Street, Oldham from Pneumonia— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1875
In 1875
1875
February 16th marries Thomas Morley in Ashton under Lyne, witnessed by William Martin and Mary Woolly. Thomas is an Inn Keeper at the Cemetery Inn on Cemetery Street, Oldham and a widower.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1875
Married Thomas Morley
February 1875 at Ashton under Lyne
February I6th 1875 to Thomas Morley in Ashton under Lyne— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1878
In 1878
1878
November 27th death of Thomas Morley, at the age of 60.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1879
In 1879
1879
Harriet is named as executor of Thomas's will— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1879
In 1879
1879
August 12th marries Merrick Wild in Prestwich St. Mary at the parish church. Harriet's residence was Royston. Mary Woolly and Catherine Shaw witnessed the marriage.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1879
Married Merrick Wild
12 August 1879 at Prestwich St Mary
August 12th 1879 to Merrick Wild in Prestwich St Mary— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1881
Census · 1881
1881
Living in Oldham Merrick Wild aged 47, publican, born Hayside, Royston Harriet Wild, aged 47, born Bishop Hill, York John Wild, son, aged 17, Cotton Piecer, born Greenacres, Oldham Jane Wild, daughter aged 13, born Greenacres, Oldham Elizabeth Sarah Penrose, niece, aged 12 Address: Cemetery Inn— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1891
Census · 1891
1891
Living in Oldham Merrick Wild, Licensed Victualer Harriet Wild, wife John Wild, son aged 27, cotton spinner Jane Wild, Tenter Harriet Penrose, niece, Tenter Ellen Penrose, niece, Domestic Servant Mary Oates, widow, visitor, aged 54, living on own means, born York Address: Cemetery Inn Nearby, living on Greenacres Road were Thomas Wilson and Joseph H. Penrose aged 32 born Skelton
— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1892
In 1892
1892
April 23rd dies aged 58 of softening of the brain, living at 2 Cemetery Street— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1892
In 1892
1892
Probate Date July 5th 1892 Manchester Left Joseph Henry Penrose, Moulder and Thomas Wilson , Engineer's Moulder £570 14s 7d resworn 23rd December 1892 to Henry Stephens, Labourer effects £3279 4s 7d— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1892
Died
23 April 1892
April 23rd 1892 in Oldham aged 58— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
Records & papers
1 record image is with the family — family sign-in
Our research
The Penrose line
Research · a wife-line for a later pass
Harriet's marriage to Frederick Verity is read at the image this pass (Stalybridge, 1859), naming her father Henry Penrose, a gamekeeper. Behind him Mum traced the Penroses back several generations — a line of its own, to be validated and written up on a later pass, alongside the other married-in families of this branch. Its wall, and its evidence, wait there.