Penny, William, 1809-1892
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Name (Latin)
Penny, William, 1809-1892
Other forms of name
Penney, William, 1809-1892
Date of birth
1809-07-12
Date of death
1892-02-01
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Ross, W.G. This distant and unsurveyed country, c1997:p. xxvii (William Penny; b. July 12, 1808 or 1809; d. Feb. 1, 1892)
- AMICUS, Oct. 28, 1998(hdg.: Penny, William, 1809-1892)
- An Arctic voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, in search of friends with Sir John Franklin, 1996:p. vi (William Penney; master of the "Advice")
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William Penny 
Stephen Pearce, Public domain
File:The grave of Cpt William Penny churchyard of the Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen.jpg
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File:William Penny by Stephen Pearce.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Captain William Penny (1809–1892) was a Scottish shipmaster, whaler and Arctic explorer. He undertook the first maritime search for the ships of Sir John Franklin. In 1840, Penny established the first whaling station in the Cumberland Sound area on Kekerten Island.
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