Major
John
Tennant
Born in St George Hanover Square, London, England
Ancestors 
Son of Harold John Tennant
and Margaret Edith Abraham
Husband of
Antonia Mary Roby Benson
— married
12 Feb 1929 (to 1939) in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 68
in Wittersham, Kent, England
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2015
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Biography
Major John Tennant (1899-1967) was the son of Rt. Hon. Harold John Tennant and Margaret Edith Abraham. John, child of Harold John Tennant and Margaret Edith Tennant, was born on 30 May 1899 and baptised on 29 June 1899 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.[1]
He married, firstly, Hon. Antonia Mary Roby Benson, daughter of Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood and Dorothea Mary Roby Thorpe, on 12 February 1929. Their marriage was registered in St George Hanover Square, London in the first quarter of 1929[2]. He and Hon. Antonia Mary Roby Benson were divorced in 1939.
He married, secondly, Rosemary Irene Hennessy, daughter of Sir Alfred Theodore Hennessy and Margaret Isabella Moodie, on 4 May 1948.
John died on 11 June 1967 in Kent and their estate passed probate on 11 October 1967 in London.[3]
He gained the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.
He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded and became a POW at Tobruk.
He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Westminster, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919"
City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/2/10
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61866 #838167 (accessed 24 March 2024)
John Tennant baptism on 29 Jun 1899 (born 30 May 1899), child of Harold John Tennant & Margaret Edith Tennant, in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England. - ↑ FreeBMD: Marriages Mar 1929, Surname: Tennant, Given Name: John, Spouse: Benson, District: St.Geo.H.Sq., Volume: 1a, Page: 773.
- ↑
Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Birmingham Archives; Birmingham, England; England and Wales Probate Calendar; Reference: 1967TUV
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #73606681 (accessed 24 March 2024)
John Tennant probate on 11 Oct 1967 in London. Died 11 Jun 1967 in Kent.
See also:
- Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947. Page 223
- ThePeerage.com: Major John Tennant
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