John Jones Jennings (1859 - 1941)

Born Apr 1859 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Edith (Parkinson) Jennings — married 1881 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

John Jones was born in 1859. John Jones Jennings's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1859 in the Ulverston Union district.^[1] He is the son of Joshua Jennings and Mary Jones, whose marriage was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1852 in the Holywell district.^[2]

John Jones Jennings's marriage to Mary Edith Parkinson was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1881 in the Ulverston district.^[3]

Their children included:

1. John Thomas Jennings, son of John Jennings, collier of Birkett Bank, and his Mary Edith Jennings, was born on 20 May 1891 and baptised on 26 June 1891 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.^[4]
2. Elizabeth Jane Jennings's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1895 in the Tynemouth district.^[5]
3. Joshua Jennings's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1897 in the Tynemouth district.^[6]
4. Sarah Annie Jennings, child of John Jennings & Mary Edith Jennings, was born on 8 August 1899 and baptised on 24 August 1899 in Northumberland, England.^[7]

Census

In the 1871 census John J Jennings (age 12), Scholar, was the son of Joshua Jennings in Dalton, Lancashire, England.^[8]

Joshua Jennings Head Widowed M 58 Iron Ore Miner Gwennap, Cornwall

Joshua Jennings Son M 31 Iron Ore Miner St Neot, Cornwall

David M Jennings Son M 16 Iron Ore Miner Holywell, Wales

John J Jennings Son M 12 Scholar Dalton, Lancashire

Thos R Jennings Son M 10 Scholar Bagilt, Flintshire

Leah Hughes Visitor Married F 33 Holywell, Flintshire

In the 1881 census John Jennings (age 22), Iron Miner, was the married visitor of Robert Parkinson in West Broughton, Lancashire, England.^[9]

Robert Parkinson Head Married M 74 Labourer On The Highway York

Tamar Parkinson Wife Married F 73 Lancashire

John Jennings Visitor Married M 22 Iron Miner Dalton, Lancashire

Mary E Jennings Visitors wife Married F 18 Lancashire

In the 1901 census John Jennings (age 44), Coal Mine Stoneman, was the married head of household in Weetslade, Northumberland, England.^[10]

John Jennings Head Married M 44 Coal Mine Stoneman Dalton, Lancashire

Mary E Jennings Wife Married F 42 Broughton On Furnace, Lancashire

John T Jennings Son Single M 10 Dalton, Lancashire

Elizabeth J Jennings Daughter Single F 5 Dudley, Northumberland

Joshua Jennings Son Single M 3 Dudley, Northumberland

Sarah A Jennings Daughter Single F 1 Dudley, Northumberland

In the 1911 census Jno Jennings (age 52), Stone Man In Coal Mine, was the widowed head of household in Weetslade, Northumberland, England.^[11]

Jno Jennings Head Widowed M 52 Stone Man In Coal Mine Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England

Jno T Jennings Son Single M 19 Coal Miner Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jennings Daughter Single F 15 Killingworth, Northlands

Joshua Jennings Son M 13 Pony Driver Killingworth, Northlands

Annie Jennings Daughter F 12 School Killingworth, Northlands

Isabella Jennings Daughter F 6 Killingworth, Northlands

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 December 2023)
   Jennings, John Jones (Mother's maiden name: Jones).
   GRO Reference: 1859 Apr-May-Jun in Ulverston Union Volume 08E Page 629.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 7 December 2023)
   Jennings, Joshua.
   GRO Reference: 1852 Apr-May-Jun in Holywell Volume 11b Page 558.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   citing 1881, quarter 1, vol. 8E, p. 967, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
   FamilySearch Record: 2DR1-MSN (accessed 7 December 2023)
   John Jones Jennings marriage registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1881 in Ulverston.
4. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004028971; FHL microfilm: 1885688; Record number: 121; Packet letter: F
   FamilySearch Record: JQ42-RQ9 (accessed 7 December 2023)
   John Thomas Jennings baptism on 26 Jun 1891 (born 20 May 1891), son of John Jennings & Mary Edith Jennings, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 December 2023)
   Jennings, Elizabeth Jane (Mother's maiden name: Parkinson).
   GRO Reference: 1895 Jul-Aug-Sep in Tynemouth Volume 10B Page 241.
6. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 December 2023)
   Jennings, Joshua (Mother's maiden name: Parkinson).
   GRO Reference: 1897 Apr-May-Jun in Tynemouth Volume 10B Page 259.
7. ↑ Baptism: "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004628926_010_M9SH-KJH; Image number: 94
   FamilySearch Record: Z7QL-ZRPZ (accessed 7 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-YKHN-B
   Sarah Annie Jennings baptism on 24 Aug 1899 (born 8 Aug 1899), child of John Jennings & Mary Edith Jennings, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
8. ↑ 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871"
   citing The National Archives of the UK
   FamilySearch Record: KD6D-2MN (accessed 7 December 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   John J Jennings (12) son, Scholar, in household of Joshua Jennings (58) in Dalton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Dalton, Lancashire.
9. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   citing p. 28, Piece/Folio 4283/31, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,204
   FamilySearch Record: Q27R-Q4JT (accessed 7 December 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   John Jennings (22), married visitor, Iron Miner, in household of Robert Parkinson (74) in West Broughton in Ulverston registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Dalton, Lancashire, England.
10. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    citing Longbenton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
    FamilySearch Record: XS9W-YQG (accessed 7 December 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John Jennings (44), married, Coal Mine Stoneman, head of household in Weetslade in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Dalton, Lancashire.
11. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 02; Registration District Number: 559; Piece: 30773
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #36689443 (accessed 7 December 2023)
    Jno Jennings (52), widowed, Stone Man In Coal Mine, head of household in Weetslade, Northumberland, England. Born in Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DR1-NRZ : 13 December 2014), Mary Edith Parkinson, 1881; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1881, quarter 1, vol. 8E, p. 967, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.