John Pennock (1820 - bef. 1891)

Born 25 Jan 1820 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Burgess) Pennock — married 4 Jul 1866 in Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died before 1891 before age 70 in South Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born on 25 January 1820, in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas PENNOCK and Ann LYON.^[1]

He was baptised on 30 January 1820 in Wetwang.^[1]

In 1841, he was living in Wetwang with his parents.^[2]

He emigrated to Australia, possibly South Australia (SA), around 1854, the time his sister Rachel arrived. Although no record can be found.

He likely then went to the Victorian goldfields and stayed in Victoria for some time.^[3][4]

John married Sarah BURGESS on 4 July 1866 in Langhorne Creek SA (at the residence of Mrs Johnson).^[5]

In July 1868, his daughter Annie was born in Murdochs Hill (near Woodside) SA.^[6]

In 1869, he was cited in an electoral petition (with his brother-in-law Benjamin WRAY) as residing in the District of Onkaparinga.^[7]

John may have died before 1891, according to his daughter Annie’s marriage notice.^[8]

Research Notes

Ruled out for death:

• A John William PENNOCK died Bendigo Hospital 1902, aged 60 years, parents unknown (VIC BDM 12601/1902) - too young.
• A John Pennock JEFFERSON died 16 June 1890 in Port Augusta SA, SA death registration 186/374, Frome district, aged 67, no relative. Buried in Port Augusta General Cemetery, with a Sophia who died 1889.

Possible for further investigation:

• A John PENNOCK married Elizabeth CURTIS in Victoria in 1869.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Yorkshire bishop’s transcripts: baptisms, 1820/131, parents; Thomas and Ann..
2. ↑ 1841 UK census: Wetwang, aged 20 years, with Thomas (45), Ann (45), Ann (12), Thomas (8) and Lydia (5).
3. ↑ Newspaper messages (1854): The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide SA) 7 October 1854 p6 'Messages to the Diggings' (by his sister Rachael, noting that his brother is in hospital - this would be Thomas who died on 20 September 1854).
4. ↑ Newspaper messages (1863): The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide SA) 20 June 1863 p8 'Messages'

   [John] ... "last heard of at Mr David Flower's, Amherst, Victoria, ... is earnestly requested to send his address immediately to Mr Benjamin Wray, farmer, near Harrogate [SA] ... Jabez Johnston [sic] is dead."

5. ↑ SA Government marriage registration (as indexed in Genealogy SA online database, accessed 30 September 2023): Strathalbyn district, index entry 68/13 (1866), aged 46 years, status not recorded, father: Thomas PENNOCK.

   Groom Surname: PENNOCK

   Groom Given Names: John

   Bride Surname: BURGESS

   Bride Given Names: Sarah

   Marriage Date: 04-Jul-1866

   Marriage Place: Res of Mrs Johnson Langhorne Creek

   Groom Age: 46

   Groom Marital Status: N

   Groom Father: Thomas PENNOCK

   Bride Age: 32

   Bride Marital Status: N

   Bride Father: William BURGESS

   District: Strathalbyn

   Book/Page: 68/13

   Notes: Not Recorded

6. ↑ See Annie's birth registration.
7. ↑ Electoral petition: The Evening Journal (Adelaide SA) 23 February 1869 p4 'Electoral Notices' / 'To The Hon William Milne'; The South Australian Register (Adelaide SA) 23 February 1869 p1 'Electoral Notices' / 'To The Hon William Milne'; The Express & Telegraph (Adelaide SA) 24 February 1869 (late edition) p1 'To The Hon William Milne' & 26 February 1869 p4 'To The Hon William Milne'; The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide SA) 27 February 1869 p16 'To The Hon William Milne' and The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide SA) 27 February 1869 p8 'To The Hon William Milne'.
8. ↑ See Annie’s marriage notice.

   "... daughter of the late John Pennock ..."

9. ↑ Victorian Government marriage registration (as indexed in Victorian BDM online, accessed 30 September 2023).

   Registration number: 2149 / 1869

   Family name: CURTIS

   Given name(s): Elizabeth

   Spouse's family name: PENNOCK

   Spouse's given name(s): John

Background

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import, created by Kern Brogan through the import of Newlove and Ward.ged on Feb 23, 2015.