Thomas
William
Jennings
Born in Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Amelia (Williams) Jennings
— married
Sep 1898 in Helston, Cornwall, England
Descendants 
Father of
Stanley Richard Jennings
Died
at about age 46
in Joggins, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2012
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Biography
Thomas William Jennings married Milly Williams in September 1898 at Helston, Cornwall, England.[1]
Thomas Jennings married Milly Williams in September 1898 at Helston Cornwall England. Together with their son, Stanley, they immigrated to Canada in 1903.
On June 1, 1915 at Joggins Mines NS, Thomas W. Jennings was killed by falling stones while working in the coal mine.[2][3]
Research Notes
Every record has a different age. The 1911 Canada Census records July 1858 as the birth date (53 years old). The 1901 UK Census records him as 24 years old. His death record (NS) has him at 45 years old in 1915 (born in Crowen town).
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M1-3L3 : 13 December 2014), Thomas William Jennings, 1898; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1898, quarter 3, vol. 5C, p. 300, Helston, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Cumberland, Deaths, Registration Year: 1915 - Book: 41 - Page: 197 - Number: 782, Thomas W. Jennings: https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=41-197&Event=death&ID=126302
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives, "Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992", Thomas Jennings (1915) and his son, Stanley Jennings (1917): https://novascotia.ca/archives/meninmines/resultsF.asp?Search=Jennings&fieldSelect=keyword
- "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHX-M22 : 8 April 2016), Tom Jennings, Breage, Cornwall, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Breage subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- Canada Census, 1911, Nova Scotia, Cumberland, Joggins Mines, Thos. W. Jennings: http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/jpg/e001968427.jpg
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