Charles William Penrose^[1]

1832 - 1925

• Born	4 Feb 1832	Camberwell, London, Surrey, England
  Christened	31 May 1837	St John Waterloo,Lambeth London,Surrey,England
  Gender	Male
  Resided	1852	Maldon, Essex, England
  	Missionary for LDS Church
  Resided	1860	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
  	Lived with Lucetta and family while serving a mission for LDS Church
  Resided	1865	Penrose Log Cabin, Farmington, Utah
  Resided	1866	Liverpool, UK
  Died	16 May 1925	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Buried	20 May 1925	Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Notes	Please read the histories, biographies, and other items on this page. Link to his biography in this site: Charles W Penrose Biography Editor: Deseret News, Apostle Marriage solemnized at the Register Office, Maldon in the district of Maldon in the county of Essex. No 35. 21 Jan 1855 Charles William Penrose, 22 yrs, bachelor Lucetta Stratford 20 yrs, spinster Occupation: traveler Residence: Hockley, Essex Saint Mary, Maldon Father's name & Occupation: Richard Penrose, deceased, gentlemen George Stratford, Carpenter Wit: Edwin Stratford Ellen Gill
  Person ID	I1340	Complete
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Richard Penrose,   b. 16 Sep 1798, Redruth, Cornwall, England ,   d. Abt 1849, England
  Mother	Matilda Sims,   b. 22 Aug 1804, Stratton, Cornwall, England ,   d. 1 May 1887, London, Surrey, England
  Married	1 Jul 1822	St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
  Census Records » Slide Show		England Census St. George, Southwark, London 1841: Julie Penrose 5th person down right side. "Julie Penrose, age 15" living with family of William Sexton, Friars Place, St. George, Southwark. "F.S" means Female Servant. This appears to be Juliana Penrose.
  		England Census St. George, Southwark, London 1841: Richard Penrose and Matilda Sims Family Matilda 35, (Indept) Charles 9, Matilda 7, Emma 4. Family lives on St George Row/Road, St. George the Martyr, Southwark. The 1841 Census was taken 6 June 1841 and was the first to list individuals by name and occupation. (Ancestry.com Index: Look for "Pewrge" family.)
  		England Census St Marys, Kennington, London 1851: Richard Penrose and Matilda Sims Family St Marys, Kennington Entries at bottom of page Family lived at No 6 Camden St. (Now Morecambe St. to the east of Walworth Road) Matilda Penrose, Age 44, Needlewoman Emma, daughter, Age 14, Bookbinder Amelia, [Cecilia] daughter, Age 7, Scholar Matilda Penrose is listed as head of household, marital status is widow. Census date: 30 Mar 1851
  		England Census Lambeth 1861: Matilda Penrose and Elvira Penrose Middle of Page: Matilda Penrose, age 56, Fundholder Elvira C. Penrose, age 17, daughter 181 No 9 York Grove Census date: 7 April 1861
  		1841 Census Penrose family.jpg
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Lucetta Stratford,   b. 15 Sep 1834, Maldon, Essex, England ,   d. 19 Jan 1903, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Children	1. Charles Kimball Penrose,   b. 2 May 1856, Maldon, Essex, England ,   d. 20 Jul 1856, Maldon, Essex, England > 2. Ernest Stratford Penrose,   b. 10 Dec 1857, London, Surrey, England ,   d. 28 Sep 1932, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 3. Jessie Lucetta Penrose,   b. 10 Dec 1858, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 8 Jun 1944, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 4. Kate Penrose,   b. 1 Mar 1860, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 18 Apr 1931   5. Bertha Penrose,   b. 12 Sep 1861, Echo Canyon, Summit, Ut ,   d. 24 Sep 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 6. Alice Cecilia Penrose,   b. 21 Nov 1862, Farmington, Davis, Utah ,   d. 1 Jan 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah   7. Clara Matilda Penrose, (Twin),   b. 2 Feb 1864, Farmington, Davis, Utah ,   d. 16 Feb 1864, Farmington, Davis, Utah   8. Cora Eliza Penrose, (Twin),   b. 2 Feb 1864, Farmington, Davis, Utah ,   d. 2 Aug 1864, Farmington, Davis, Utah   9. Lucetta Penrose,   b. 31 Dec 1865, Logan, Cache, Utah ,   d. 14 Jan 1866, Logan, Cache, Utah   10. Emma Louise Penrose,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Logan, Cache, Utah ,   d. 7 Oct 1869, Logan, Cache, Utah   11. Lettie Penrose,   b. 30 Jun 1870, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 4 Jul 1870, Ogden, Weber, Utah > 12. George William Penrose,   b. 14 Oct 1871, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 18 Jun 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah   13. Ella Maude Penrose,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 11 Jan 1873, Ogden, Weber, Utah   14. Frederick Edgar Penrose,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 19 Nov 1873, Ogden, Weber, Utah   15. Lou Bell Penrose,   b. 1874, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 1874, Ogden, Weber, Utah > 16. Edwin Centennius Penrose,   b. 4 Jul 1876, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 9 Feb 1935, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah   17. Wallace Harold Penrose,   b. 19 Jul 1877, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 4 Aug 1877, Ogden, Weber, Utah > 18. Lucile Penrose,   b. 21 Jan 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. 17 Oct 1971, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2010
  Family ID	F8915	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Louise Elizabeth Lusty,   b. 20 Jun 1842, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 3 Oct 1925, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Married	31 Jan 1863	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Children	> 1. Amy Blanch Penrose,   b. 2 Nov 1863, Farmington, Davis, Utah ,   d. 6 Jan 1952, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 2. Herbert Lusty Penrose,   b. 14 Jul 1869, Logan, Cache, Utah ,   d. 24 Sep 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 3. Ettie May Penrose,   b. 18 Sep 1871, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 21 Feb 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 4. Nellie Penrose,   b. 9 Feb 1875, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 16 Feb 1963, Seattle, King, WA 98188 > 5. Frank William Penrose,   b. 25 Jan 1876, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 9 Jan 1949, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah   6. Flora Penrose,   b. 22 Jan 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. 20 Apr 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 7. Lulu Penrose,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. 10 May 1965, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah   8. Arthur James Penrose,   b. 16 Dec 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. 13 Oct 1882, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 9. Bertrand August Penrose,   b. 28 Aug 1883, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. 16 Aug 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah > 10. Leo Eugene Penrose,   b. 1 Aug 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ,   d. Nov 1974, of Anaheim,California,North America
  Photos » Slide Show		Charles Penrose and Louise Elizabeth on 50th wedding anniversary
  		Louise Elizabeth Lusty Penrose and children From left to right: Leo, Amy (Burnham), Ettie (Stringham), Herbert, Lizzie, Lulu (Wallace), Nell (Whitney), Frank, and Bertrand.
  		Fulfillment of Dream May 1892 Photograph taken on the top of the central tower of the Temple at Salt Lake City (212 feet high.) Charles W. Penrose stands in center, seated in front are Herbert Lusty Penrose, wife Marie Christine Jensen Penrose, and daughter Louise Penrose. Third from right is Romania Pratt Penrose. Fifth from right may be Kate Penrose Brown. Who else can be identified?
  Last Modified	11 May 2006
  Family ID	F5023	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Esther Romania Salina Bunnell, MD,   b. 08 Aug 1839, Washington, Wayne, Indiana ,   d. 09 Nov 1932, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Married	11 Mar 1886	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
  	Esther Romania Bunnell Pratt divorced Parley Parker Pratt, Jr. by temple annulment 7 Jun 1880 and also by Civil Divorce Mar 1881 then married Charles W Penrose 11 Mar 1866 in the Endowment House at SLC. Charles was on a mission to the States and in England returning undercover to SLC 10 Nov 1885.
  Photos		Charles Penrose and Romania Bunnell Pratt Penrose This was taken while Charles was serving as President of the European Mission, 1906-1910.
  		Fulfillment of Dream May 1892 Photograph taken on the top of the central tower of the Temple at Salt Lake City (212 feet high.) Charles W. Penrose stands in center, seated in front are Herbert Lusty Penrose, wife Marie Christine Jensen Penrose, and daughter Louise Penrose. Third from right is Romania Pratt Penrose. Fifth from right may be Kate Penrose Brown. Who else can be identified?
  Last Modified	2 May 2008
  Family ID	F5429	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Feb 1832 - Camberwell, London, Surrey, England Christened - 31 May 1837 - St John Waterloo,Lambeth London,Surrey,England Resided - Missionary for LDS Church - 1852 - Maldon, Essex, England Resided - Lived with Lucetta and family while serving a mission for LDS Church - 1860 - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Married - 31 Jan 1863 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Resided - 1865 - Penrose Log Cabin, Farmington, Utah Resided - 1866 - Liverpool, UK Married - 11 Mar 1886 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Died - 16 May 1925 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Buried - 20 May 1925 - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Charles Penrose, ca. 1854-59 This is probably a photo from his first British Mission 1851-1861.
  		Charles and Lucetta Penrose home in Farmington Utah from 1861 to 1864 - This is where Lucetta lived with a house full of children while Charles spent a lot of time in England on a mission.
  		Charles Penrose - younger photo This may be the portrait he had taken during his 1885 English mission.
  		Charles W Penrose, Editor, and his Editorial Staff of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City.
  		Charles W Penrose - standing on far right is with other prominent Salt Lake City residents in Washington DC lobbying for Utah Statehood. The government would not allow statehood while polygamy was allowed. Starting in the back - left to right - George F. Gibbs - L. John Nuttall - Charles W Penrose - John T Caine - Margaret Nightingale Caine - Joseph F. Smith - Emily S. Tanner - Franklin S. Richards
  		Charles W Penrose was the author of this basic missionary tool - the tract - that was used throughout the world, "Rays of Living Light"
  		Charles W Penrose - Lean and Mean
  		Charles W Penrose in a LDS church history note
  		Charles W Penrose mid-life nice photo
  		Charles W. Penrose Face
  		Charles W Penrose - a more portly version
  		Charles Penrose in Newspaper Office
  		Fulfillment of Dream May 1892 Photograph taken on the top of the central tower of the Temple at Salt Lake City (212 feet high.) Charles W. Penrose stands in center, seated in front are Herbert Lusty Penrose, wife Marie Christine Jensen Penrose, and daughter Louise Penrose. Third from right is Romania Pratt Penrose. Fifth from right may be Kate Penrose Brown. Who else can be identified?
  		Charles W Penrose in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was first counselor. Seated at the head of the table is Heber J. Grant, president of the Church. The fellow across from Charles is Anthon H. Lund, second counselor.
  		Charles Penrose in 1924 photo with Alexander Schreiner and others
  		Charles Penrose in cap and gown. Brigham Young University awarded an honorary "Degree of Doctor of Law" to the 89-year old CWP on May 27, 1921. This photo was taken at an earlier date, place and occasion unknown.
  		Penrose Family Reunion Early 1970s. Penrose family members identified so far: Second and third from left are Dorothy Penrose Woodland (Edwin C. Penrose) standing just in front of her husband, Phil Woodland. Counting from left to right, #8, tall man with dark hair is Dale Edwards Anderson, husband of Renee Edwards, who is standing to his right (with glasses.) Renee was a daughter of Gladys Lucile Jones Edwards. The children near them are most likely those of Renee and Dale. Standing just below left bandstand is Gladys Jones Edwards (Jessie Penrose Jones). To her right is her sister-in-law, Sereta Taylor Jones. (Shirley Penrose Jones, Sr., Jessie Penrose Jones.) Just below the far right bandstand, white-haired lady appears to be Marjorie Penrose Johnson (Frank Penrose.) To the right of Marjorie: Wildra Lietz Welch (light top, 2-strand necklace) (Lizzie Louise Penrose Lietz, Herbert Lusty Penrose.)
  		Camberwell A short trip to Camberwell.
  		Penrose Street Penrose Street in the borough of Southwark is in the general area where Charles Penrose was born and raised. Before the 1880s the street appeared on maps as West Street or Hartford Place.
  		Looking along Penrose Street Penrose is a Cornish name. Some historians claim that all Penroses came from the same original Penrose family in Cornwall. Prominent 19th Century Penroses included Charles Vinicombe Penrose, a naval hero during the Napoleonic Wars. He died in 1830. One of his nephews was the English poet Matthew Arnold, whose mother was Elizabeth Penrose Arnold. So far there is no direct link between the family of Charles W. Penrose and the naval hero and the poet.
  		Camberwell Street In the early 1800s this area was a suburb of London known for its gardens and horticulture.
  		Camberwell today Today this area is a mix of older residences, green parks and modern buildings.
  		Kennington Station Underground station opened in 1890.
  		Drill Hall, Kennington Matilda Sims Penrose and the Parker family lived near here.
  		296-98 Kennington Road today. Matilda Sims Penrose, Charles Parker and Matilda Penrose Parker lived here for several years. Charles had a tailor shop on the first floor and the family lived above. Currently the store front is called Oddbins, Wine Merchant Extraordinaire.
  		42 Islington, Liverpool LDS Mission Headquarters.
  		42 Islington, Liverpool in 2008 Now a parking lot, this was the site of the original headquarters of the European Mission.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Short article about Charles Penrose as Editor, date unknown.
  		Plaque in honor of Charles Penrose, Church News 1966
  		Deseret News Masthead 1885 Masthead for Deseret News Weekly
  		Program for eighty-second birthday
  		Eighty-second Birthday Program of Events
  		Ninetieth Birthday Program Page One
  		Ninetieth Birthday Program Page Two
  		Letter from Charles W. Penrose to Lucile Penrose Brown A brief letter written to his daughter Lucile in August 1909. Penrose was president of the European mission and wrote he "had just been on the trip of my life." He mentions Frank, Lucile's husband, and "the Dr." his wife Romania.

  
  

  Headstones		Charles W. Penrose Monument at Penrose Plot on Map Susan, Steven and Jonathan Howard Salt Lake City Cemetery August 1974
  		Charles W. Penrose Salt Lake City Cemetery P-2-7-3-E

  
  

  Histories		Up, Awake, Ye Defenders of Zion By Charles W. Penrose This note is added byGideon Burton: MormonLit@byu.edu This is a hymn that is wonderfully dated, springing as it does from the 1857 Utah War, in which the Mormons saw themselves audaciously at war with the United States; and, when it was over, felt that they had, with God's will, been granted some kind of victory. The hymn is sung to the tune of "The Red, White, and Blue."
  		A Letter from Jessie Penrose Jones to her Father, Charles Penrose In June 1914 Jessie was in Washington, DC with her daughter Gladys, helping to care for her daughter Vida Jone Bradford. Vida was recovering from the birth of her daughter Lucile Bradford. Jessie explains some of her frustrations with genealogical research. She also complains about the heat. This letter was transcribed and printed in the Penrose Publication.

  
  

  Biography » Slide Show		Charles W. Penrose Biography - Click on Next Line. Click here for Charles W Penrose Biography on this site First Counselor in LDS Church Presidency, Editor of the Deseret News, Leader of the LDS Church for Europe and Africa, Lobbyist for Utah Statehood, Polygamist, Poet, Author of Many LDS Church Pamphlets, public speaker.
  		Charles W. Penrose - A Tribute By his Son, Frank W. Penrose
  		Charles W Penrose - Significant Historical and Personal Events This is a record of LDS Church ordinations and callings and is supplemental to the Chronological History.
  		Charles W. Penrose - Chronology of His Life A timeline of significant events in his life compiled by his great-granddaughter, Susan W. Howard

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Hall of Fame. In February 1983 former Deseret News editor Charles Penrose was added to the list of illustrious journalists in the Utah Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame. Click on the S7147 to see the induction papers.