William
Griffin
Jennings
Born in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Jane Sally also known as Ann (Moulds) Jennings
— married
20 Aug 1862 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia
Husband of
Annie (Moulds) Jennings
— married
26 Dec 1867 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Harry Cornelious Jennings and Thomas Lavis Jennings
Died
at age 52
in Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2015
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Biography
William Griffin Jennings emigrated to South Australia with his parents and siblings on the Samuel Boddington, arriving at Port Adelaide on 8 September 1851. [1]
He married Sarah Jane Moulds, daughter of Christopher Moulds, on 20 August 1862 at St Matthew Church, Kensington, South Australia. [2]
Sarah Jane passed away age 21 on 13 March 1866 at Fourth Creek, South Australia. [3]
William married Sarah Jane's sister, Annie Moulds on 26 December 1867 at Trinity Church, Adelaide. Witnesses were William Moulds and Maria Moulds. [4] [5]
He passed away age 53 on 11 March 1894 at Norwood, South Australia, his residence was in Norton Summit [6] and was buried in Norton Summit Cemetery. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Reconstructed passenger list for the Samuel Boddington 1851 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 29 Apr 2024)
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 29 Apr 2024) database entry for William Griffin JENNINGS (Age 20, Marital status N, Father Charles JENNINGS) and Sarah Jane MOULDS (Age 18, Marital status N, Father Christopher MOULDS) 20 Aug 1862 at St Matthew Church Kensington. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 51/289
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 29 Apr 2024) database entry for Sarah Jane JENNINGS (Death date 13 Mar 1866, Age 21, Marital status M, Place of death Fourth Creek, Residence Fourth Creek, Relative William Griffin JENNINGS (H) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 18/282
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 29 Apr 2024) database entry for William Griffin JENNINGS (Age 26, Marital status N, Father Charles JENNINGS) and Annie MOULDS (Age 18, Marital status N, Father Christopher MOULDS) 26 Dec 1867 at Trinity Church. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/page 73/50
- ↑ Parish registers, 1835-1969, Church of England in Australia. Holy Trinity Church (Adelaide) at FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKS-M92Q-W?i=518&cat=345079)
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 29 Apr 2024) database entry for William Griffin JENNINGS (Death date 11 Mar 1894, Age 53, Marital status N, Place of death Norwood, Residence Norton Summit) Reference: District Norwood, Book/Page 217/298
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed April 29, 2024), memorial page for William Griffin Jennings (22 Dec 1841–11 Mar 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #201269988, citing Norton Summit Cemetery, Norton Summit, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Faithe Jones (contributor 50048377).
See also:
- Biographical Index of South Australians. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 29 Apr 2024) database entry for William Griffin Jennings (Parents: Chas. & Anna Maria. Birth c1842. Death 11.3.1894. Arr SA 1851 SAMUEL BODDINGTON. Religion C/E. Occupation: Gardener. Residence: Ashton, Fourth Ck. Spouses: Sarah Jane MOULDS (20.8.1862 Kensington SA). Ann (26.12.1867 SA) Children: With Sarah Jane MOULDS: , Wm. Chas. Griffin (1866-). With Ann: Walter Griffin (1875-1876), Lettie Emily (1878-1891).
- "Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:79L7-CT2M : Fri Mar 08 05:45:38 UTC 2024), Entry for William Griffin Jennings, 26 April 1894.
Acknowledgements
Jennings-4124 was created by Wally Miller through the import of 20151016a Miller Family Tree.ged on Oct 15, 2015.
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Jennings-4125 and Jennings-4124 appear to represent the same person because: Seems to be an upload error/duplicate.
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