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John Kerr Tennant

John Kerr Tennant

Male 1878 - 1965  (86 years)

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  • Name John Kerr Tennant 
    Born 9 Oct 1878  Billsland, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  47 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 28 Nov 1901  57 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 28 Mar 1902  [3
    mine oversman 
    Residence 28 Mar 1902  Easton Houses, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  55 High Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 11 Jan 1935  [4
    colliery under manager 
    Occupation 26 Oct 1938  [4
    colliery underground manager 
    Occupation 22 Mar 1948  [4
    colliery oversman 
    Occupation 4 Mar 1953  [5
    Colliery Under Manager 
    Buried 1965  Boghead Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 5 Feb 1965 
    Underground Manager- Coal Mine 
    Residence 5 Feb 1965  61 Muir Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 Feb 1965  St Michael Hospital, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: Arteriosclerosis 
    Occupation 24 Sep 1972  [6
    colliery oversman, deceased 
    Occupation 4 Feb 1999  [7
    colliery under manager, deceased 
    _UID 296BE29D79E54EAC9A89449AEEFE34DA66E2 
    Person ID I16820  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2024 

    Father Alexander Tennant,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Janet Kerr,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Jan 1866  [8
    Family ID F6399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Kilpatrick Walker,   b. 13 Mar 1880, Newhaven, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1953, 61 Muir Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1901  8 Cochrane Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding were Thomas Stenhouse and Nellie Walker.
    Children 
     1. Alexander Tennant,   b. 28 Mar 1902, Easton Houses, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1972, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Helen Aitken Tennant,   b. 18 Jun 1904, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1974, 20 Wallace Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. James Moffat Tennant,   b. 1906, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1999, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Robert Tennant,   b. 31 Mar 1910, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1999, Colonshiel Home, North Street, Armadale, West Lothian, Scotalnd Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F5891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Informant on the death of John Tennant was his daughter, Helen

      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 24 Mar 2017.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Birth Cert, GROS Lookup (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S13] Birth Cert, GROS lookup (Reliability: 3).