Serjeant 1623 John Pennington

BMD details:
Marriage: 5 Aug 1911 St Catharine, Wigan, Lancashire, England John Pennington - 23, Collier, Bachelor, 13 Wells St. Ann Leatherbarrow - 24, Spinner, Spinster, 9 Wells St. Groom's Father: Thomas Pennington, Collier Bride's Father: James Leatherbarrow, (deceased), Collier Witness: James Leatherbarrow; Ellen Meadows Married by Banns by: Edward Downham Register: Marriages 1910 - 1916, Page 43, Entry 85 Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Family details:
Husband of Mrs. A. Pennington, of 9, Well St., Birkett Bank, Wigan. Son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Pennington, of 22, Station Rd., Haydock, Lancs

Census details:
1891 - 3 years old John is living at 16 Lock Street, Lamberhead Green, Orrell with parents Thomas (27), Jane (25) and brother Edward (4 mths). 1901 - 13 years old 'Coal Worker - below' John is living at 24 Moss Street, Pemberton with parents Thomas (37), Jane (35) and six siblings: William (16), Edward (10), [cas=928]Thomas Pennington[/cas] (10), Elizabeth (5), George (3), James (10 Months). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Miner, Drawer, Trammer' John living at 13 Well Street, Wigan with parents Thomas (48), Jane (46) and seven siblings: William (27), Edward (21), [cas=928]Thomas Pennington[/cas] (20), Elizabeth (16), George (14), James (12), Richard (9).

Notes:
[note=176]Two Pennington Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JPennington_RoyalMunsters.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant John Pennington at Pond Farm Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]