Penelope J. (Penny) Hillard was born in 1961 (date suppressed) in Yeovil.

Penny married Philip R. Martin on Saturday 5 July 1980 in Yeovil, Dorset.

She had the following children from her marriage to Philip R. Martin:

- Emily Jayne Martin	born in 1982 (date suppressed) at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
- Rebecca Louise Martin	born in 1984 (date suppressed) at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
- Lucy Elizabeth Martin	born in 1987 (date suppressed) at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
- Jessica Katherine Martin	born in 1991 (date suppressed) at Hatfield, Hertfordshire.