Sapper 6423 Edward Jennings
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - 1st Siege Coy. Royal Anglesey
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 17th of December 1914
(Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 1.
Family details:
Son of Mary Jennings, of 63, Bold St., St. Helens, Lancs, and the late Edward Jennings.
Census details:
1881 - Not found.
1891 - 14 years old schoolboy Edward is living at 69 Bold Street, St Helens with grandmother Mary (70), widowed mother Mary (30) and two siblings: James (16), [cas=2391]Thomas Jennings[/cas] (12).
Boarding at the address is Mary Borrows (70).
1901 - 24 years old 'Glass Worker' Edward is living at 69 Bold Street, St Helens with mother Mary (44) and two siblings: James (26), [cas=2391]Thomas Jennings[/cas] (22)
Also at the address are Mary's widowed brother James Callighan (46) with children Joseph Callighan (24) and Patrick Callighan (12).
1911 - Sees 35 years old 'Sheet Glass Works Labourer' Edward living at 69 Bold Street, St Helens with mother Mary (55) and brothers [cas=2391]Thomas Jennings[/cas] (30), James (37).
Mary's brother James Callaghan (59) is still at the family home.
Notes:
[note=107]Two Jennings Brothers who died in The Great War[/note]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JenningsE_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Sapper Edward Jennings on the Le Touret Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 2390