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Thank you very much

For what it may be worth - this is the only illegitimate birth of a child named Henry, born 1889-92 in Bangor RD , which includes Beaumaris - but also many other places.

(though of course any or all of that info may be inaccurate, and therefore this birth totally irrelevant) -

WILLIAMS, HENRY -
GRO Reference: 1892 D Quarter in BANGOR Volume 11B Page 422 Occasional Copy: A

And in any case, there's no way of knowing if he became Henry Pennington.

And there were no Williamses in Beaumaris in 1891, (apart from Jane , Peter, and John Williams, on board the ship "Temple", who are all still together, plus more children, in 1911)
- so you can probably ignore this post!

His DoB as per 1939 may be not be accurate..........he is accorded an age of 12 in 1901, which may, in itself, be only a guess.

No male child with the couple in 1891

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
69, Lime Grove, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

Charles Pennington Head Married Male 49 1842 Gardener Woolton, Lancashire, England
Margaret Pennington Wife Married Female 47 1844 - Wavertree, Lancashire, England
Gladys Lee Boarder Single Female 4 1887 - Tue Brook, Lancashire, England
Daniel Kelly Boarder Single Male 36 1855 Gardener Aigburth, Lancashire, England
Timothy Brien Boarder Single Male 24 1867 Barman Ireland

Thank you

Depending on what age he was when he was adopted, I wondered if he WAS actually a Henry born in Beaumaris in 1890.?.....(Bangor Registration District)
There can't be too many to follow through and search in subsequent census.

I had wondered if he might have been a son of one of Margaret's sisters - but it doesn't seem so.

Margaret Ienyons
in the 1851 England Census
Name Margaret Ienyons [Jenyons]
Age 8
Estimated Birth Year abt 1843
Relation Daughter
Father's Name William Ienyons
Mother's Name Ann Ienyons
Gender Female
Where born Childwall, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Wavertree
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration District West Derby
Sub-registration district West Derby
ED, institution, or vessel 2b
Neighbors
Household schedule number 94
Piece 2192
Folio 1056
Page number 24
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Ienyons 43 Head - Tailor
Ann Ienyons 40 Wife
James Ienyons 9 Son
Margaret Ienyons 8 Daughter
Ann Jane Ienyons 7 Daughter
Mary Ienyons 4 Daughter
Alice Ienyons 2 Daughter


Alice married Thomas Ashcroft in 1874, and had children.
Mary married James Rotherham in 1896, and had no children.
Ann Jane married John Blackmore in 1871 and had several children.

I suppose Henry could be an illegitimate child of brother James - but if so, there's no way of knowing the mother's surname.

It is interesting that in 1901, the 'son' Henry is shown with a definite named birthplace, which might indicate that his natural parents were known to the family perhaps.
Do you have any extended distant family in Anglesey at the time of his birth?

If you could locate records for his school in the 1901 census area, it might show when he joined and just possibly any further information about him.

I realise this is just an outside chance, but you have to explore such possibilities, when clutching straws :-)

Oh OK thank you both...just a thought

It looks to me something like Marius (Marian ?) Santoria.

Possibly the signature of the person adding "adopted" ??
But I can't find anyone of a similar name living in Liverpool in 1911 - or at any time.

Almost certainly just a comment relating to the fact that the word ‘adopted’ had been added by someone other than the householder

Just looking at the 1911 census with Charles, Margaret and Henry I would be fascinated to know if anyone can hazard a guess at what it reads under the crossing out. Could it be a name of the adopted Henry??

Missed that AG - too late, should have been in bed and didn't enlarge the page enough to see that!

Thank you so very much everyone x

On the image of 1911 census for Charles, Margaret and Henry in Toxteth Park - posted earlier by Greyghost -

the word "adopted" is added to "son" for Henry.

So if that's the right man, there's no way to know his birth name.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Castle Street, Much Woolton, Prescot, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Ann Pinnington Head - Female 75 1796 Midwife Much Woolton, Lancashire, England
Alice Hudleston Daughter - Female 46 1825 Laundress Halewood, Lancashire, England
Charles Pinnington Son - Male 34 1837 Gardener Garston, Lancashire, England
Margaret Pinnington Daughter-in-law - Female 28 1843 - Wavertree, Lancashire, England
Samuel Pinnington Grandson - Male 9 1862 Scholar Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ancestry has this for Charles and Margaret (OPR ). One of witnesses possibly Anne Jane Jenions. Several trees have the surname as Seniors

Charles Pinnington married Margaret 1870
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1870 (>99%)
Jenions Margaret Prescot 8b 938
PINNINGTON Charles Prescot 8b 938

and from LancsOPC - surname with I for banns and E for Marriage and one or two N's in her surname

Banns: St Peter, Woolton, Lancashire
Charles Pinnington - Bachelor, this Parish
Margaret Jennions - Spinster, this Parish
First Reading: 4 Dec 1870; Read By: Fred. B. Watkins
Second Reading: 11 Dec 1870; Read By: Fred. B. Watkins
Third Reading: 18 Dec 1870; Read By: Fred. B. Watkins
Register: Banns 1839 - 1890, Page 46, Entry 91
Source: LDS Film 2147930

Marriage: 26 Dec 1870 St Peter, Woolton, Lancashire
Charles Pennington - Full, Gardener, Bachelor, Woolton
Margaret Jenions - Full, Spinster, Woolton
Groom's Father: Robert Pennington, Shoemaker
Bride's Father: William Jenions, Tailor
Witnesses: John Blackmore; Ann Jane Jenions
Married by Banns by Robert Leicester
Register: Marriages 1837 - 1904, Page 58, Entry 115
Source: LDS Film 2147929

The tree also has a Baptism for Charles - 5.11.1837 - s/o Robert and Anne and the surname looks like Pinnington

From LancsOPC
Baptism: 5 Nov 1837 St Michael, Garston, Lancashire
Charles Pinnington - Son of Robert Pinnington & Anne
Abode: Garston
Occupation: Shoe Maker
Baptised By: John Gibson
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1847 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 25, Entry 777
Source: Original Register

? Death of Charles - year of birth 1838-1842 on above census - so pre the 1920 marriage of Charles Henry

First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Sep 1915 (>99%)
Pennington Charles 75 Toxteth P. 8b 256

Very interesting.......thank you :-)

Form completed with married 44 years NO children born alive. Looks like the enumerator has queried this at some point and has written across the form ? no children yet 1 named.
No place of birth for Henry

1911 Census For England & Wales
20 Graham St Liverpool, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Pennington Head Married Male 73 1838 Jobbing gardner Lancashire Woolton
Margaret Pennington Wife Married Female 69 1842 - Lancashire Wavertree
Henry Pennington Son Single Male 20 1891 Milk business -