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Name: PENNY, Edward Jesse
Nee: bro of Jeremiah Penny
Birth Date: 1866 Lufton, Somerset
Death Date: 28 May 1943 Sea Point, Cape District, S. Africa
First Date: 1919
Profession: Agent of BEA Corp.; bank manager, Standard Bank of S. Africa
Area: Kisumu
Married: No
Book Reference: Hut, Curtis
General Information:
Curtis - p. 133 - 'Ten Years Later' - 1912 - ' ..... We reached Port Florence at 7 0'clock, and Mr Penny, the local agent of the BEA Corporation, came on the train to see us. After some delay the train goes right down to the quay and alongside the Clement Hill. She is a nicely fitted up boat of about 1000 tons, and we had a nice cabin. Captain Gray was in command of the ship and Mr Whish, a cousin of Capt. Whish, was 1st Officer.