Isaac Jennings

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Jennings was born on 5 November 1792, in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, his father, William Jennings, was 49 and his mother, Ann Wollidge, was 38. He married Jane Thornton on 22 January 1814, in Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 21 December 1874, in Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Jennings
1792–1874
Jane Thornton
1788–1878
Marriage: 22 January 1814
Samuel Jennings
1814–1873
Isaac Jennings
1816–1885
Jane Jennings
1817–1848
Thomas Jennings
1819–1885
John Jennings
1820–1910
Mary Jennings
1822–1845
William B.W. Jennings
1823–1886
Ann Jennings
1825–1886
Joseph Jennings
1826–
Elizabeth Jennings
1828–1919
Hannah Jennings
1829–1920

Sources (55)

  • Isaac Jennings in household of Hannah Jennings, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Isaac Jennings, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Mr Isac Jennings in entry for Samuel Whittle, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Jenning , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

German: patronymic from a pet form (see Jenning ) of the personal name Johannes (see John ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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