| ![Show Contents]() Penketh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Penketh familyThe surname Penketh was first found in Lancashire at Penketh, a township, in the chapelry of Great Sankey, parish of Prescot, union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby. "The Penketh family were connected with this township from a very early period. Thomas Penketh (died 1487), who was bred an Augustinian in Warrington, and a doctor of divinity in Oxford, was, says Fuller, 'a great Scotist, and of prodigious memory; he was called to be a professor at Padua, and, returning to England, became provincial of his order. By his last act, in bastardizing the issue of King Edward IV., he stained his former life, and disgraced his order, which afterwards daily decayed, and finally dissolved in England.' The family held the lordship until Margaret, heiress of Richard Penketh, married Richard Ashton, whose posterity made it their seat." 1 The aforementioned Thomas Penketh is mentioned in Shakespeare as Friar Penker when he is called to meet Richard at Bernards Castle. Early History of the Penketh familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Penketh research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1487, 1525, 1533, 1570 and 1638 are included under the topic Early Penketh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Penketh Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Penketh, Penkethman, Penkeyman, Pengeth, Pengethman and many more. Early Notables of the Penketh family- Thomas Penketh (died 1487), an English friar of the Augustinian house at Warrington, near the township of Penketh. Devoting himself to the study of theology and philosophy, Penketh attained to high di...
- John Penkethman (fl. 1638) was an English "accountant, professed, in addition to his ordinary business, 'to translate old manuscripts or bookes in any kind of Latin (according to the qualitie of the s...
Migration of the Penketh familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Penketh (post 1700) | + |
- Michael Penketh, American producer, known for Station Heads (2025), Bob's Burgers (2011) and The 9 O'Clock Horsemen
- Adrian Penketh, British actor, known for Masterpiece Theatre (1971) and Doctors (2000)
- Alfred "Alf" Peter Penketh (1865-1932), Manx rugby union player who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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