Researching Penn Symons
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4116 people with the Symons surname? In that year Symons was ranked number 1040 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Penn means "enclosure" and is of English origin.
Records of Penn Symons on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Penn Symons and the Symons Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3758 people with the Symons surname in the UK? Symons is now ranked number 1518 for popularity in the UK. |
Symons Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Penn Symons
Penn Symons
Major-General Sir William Penn Symons KCB (17 July 1843 – 23 October 1899) was a British Army officer who was mortally wounded as he commanded his forces at the Battle of Talana Hill during the Second Boer War. While his forces won the battle, they had to abandon their position and fall back to Ladysmith. Symons and the more severely wounded were left to the Boers; he died three days later as a prisoner of war. A monument to his valour was raised in Victoria Park, Saltash, Cornwall, UK.
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Other names that sound a bit like Symons
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