I have just come across a newspaper report, pasted below. I have only just found the report so have not investigated in great detail but from some comments it appears that it was the Thomas who married Amy Fritter & who is on John's site. I think it might be the daughter Eleanor who was murdered. Gerald Transcribed from the 1 April 1845 edition of The Armagh Guardian newspaper, by permission of The British Library: Execution at Reading.--The wretched man, Thomas Jennings, suffered the extreme penalty of the law on Saturday, in front of the new gaol, Reading. The criminal was tried before Mr. Baron Platt, at the Berkshire assizes, held at the above place, on the 3d ultimo, for the wilful murder of his daughter, at the village of Thatcham. At an early hour the Rev. Chaplain visited the wretched man, and remained with him until the last moments of his earthly career. Precisely at four minutes past twelve o'clock the prison bell commenced to toll. At that time the whole of the vacant ground from the gaol to the front of the railway, nearly two hundred years [sic], was literally studded with human beings, many of whom had been waiting many hours to witness the awful scene. Mr. Mitchell, superintendent of the Reading station, with Mr. Collard, chief inspector, and several of the Company's officers, were required to keep the crowd from getting upon the line. Owing to the admirable preparations made by Mr. Willats, the Mayor, who had a number of barriers erected in the Forbury, we did not hear that a single accident occurred, although the pressure was very great. About five minutes past twelve o'clock the mournful procession reached the top of the gallows, led by the chaplain, who read in a most impressive manner the burial service, the wretched man, Jennings, followed, with his eyes turned heavenwards, but we were unable to hear whether or not he responded to the prayers

On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 20:05:29 EDT Gbsoper49@aol.com wrote: > > I have just come across a newspaper report, pasted below. I have only > just found the report so have not investigated in great detail but > from some comments it appears that it was the Thomas who married Amy > Fritter & who is on John's site. I think it might be the daughter > Eleanor who was murdered. The above prompted me to have a look at this family so I can add IGI Batch M157793: THOMAS JENNINGS & AMEY FLITTER, 08 MAR 1835, Thatcham, Berks Births Jun 1841: JENNINGS Eleaza, Newbury 6 212 Deaths Mar 1845: JENNINGS Eleazar, Newbury 6 164 1841 Census, Crookham Common: Thomas Jennings, 30, ag lab, Y Anny Jennings, 30, , Y James Jennings, 4, , Y Sarah Jennings, 2 , Y Eleazer Jennings, 1 Mo, , Y Jones Seymore, 10, lodger, Y 1851 Census, Cold Ash, Thatcham: Amy Johnson, head, W, 43, pauper widow of ag lab, Thatcham Thomas Fritter, brother, U, 47, farm lab pauper, -do- William Fritter, nephew, U, 29, farm lab, -do- Sarah Jennings, dau, 10, , -do- Charlotte, dau, 5, , -do- Births Jun 1845: JENNINGS Charlotte, Newbury 6 2[06][356] Deaths Mar 1845: JENNINGS Thomas, Reading 6 172 It looks like Amy re-married:- Marriages Sep 1861: Bryant Charles & Jennings Amy Ann, Newbury 2c 375 1861 Census, Highclere: Charles Bryant, head, 49, ag lab, Newtown Amey A -do-, wife, 52, , Cold Ash Berks Charles is almost certainly the Charles BRIANT, son of James & Amy, who was baptised at Newtown on 11 May 1827 James BRYANT born ca1788, Kingsclere married Amey GRIFFIN at Wickham Chapel on 7 Dec 1812 and had a couple of children in Ecchinswell then several more children in Newtown. -- John Lewis Debian & the GeneWeb genealogical data server