William was born in July 1811 in Mendham and died before 1851-2 in London, he died before his son's birth was registered).. He married Hannah Colby on September 3 1840 in St Mary's Newington. She was born November 28, 1809 in Harleston and died 2 June 1852 six months after the birth of her son William. Colby web page)

Elizabeth Colby Denny born in Harleston about 1832, 8 years before William and Hannah married. She married John Riches on August 16 1848 in St Peter's Walworth, Newginton. He was born betweeen 1824-1827 in Harleston. In 1881 John and Elizabeth were living in Bishop Stortford.

Ann Mary Denny was born about 1840 in Newginton.

William Denny was born in Shoreditch on 27 December 1851. Hannah died on 2 June 1852 and her status on her death certificate was "widow". William's father died before he was registered and his mother died six months later. William was adopted by his uncle and aunt Joseph and Elizabeth Colby(nee Denny) in Thetford. He later worked in Dennys in Harleston. This information we have from William's son Herbert.