John Pennington was born about 1896 in Sutton (in St Helens), Lancashire, England. His parents were Peter and Jane Pennington, both born in England.[1][2][3]
In the 1901 and 1911 England census, John was living with his parents and siblings in St Helens.[1][2]
John Pennington, age 19 years 7 months (born 1896), living at 22 Prospect Road, St Helens, registered for War service on 22 Jan 1915. He was unmarried and working as a collier.[3]
A possible death record is for John Pennington, age 62 (born about 1897) who died about Dec 1959, death registered in St Helens, Lancashire, England.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-5ZC : accessed 1 March 2016), John Pennington in household of Peter Pennington, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 2.02.1 "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-F9H : accessed 2 March 2016), Peter Pennington, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 3.03.1 John Pennington, Service registration, 11th Service Battalion Sth Lancashire Regiment, Regimental number 21306. UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record 1114 #783669
↑ John Pennington, 1959, St Helens. Inferred County: Lancashire; Volume: 10f; Page: 408. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007.
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