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Pennington Family Tree

The Pennington family joined Edward Pennington’s Kent family of origin with Eleanor Whitmore’s Surrey family. Edward and Eleanor later moved from England to Baltimore with their son, James.

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Pennington Family Tree

The Pennington-Whitmore family centered on Edward and Eleanor Pennington and their son James.

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    richard["Richard Pennington"]
    margaret["Margaret Pennington"]
    edward["Edward Thomas Pennington<br/>b. 1969-01-11<br/>Theoretical physicist"]
    eleanor["Eleanor Jane Pennington (née Whitmore)<br/>b. 1977-05-08<br/>Child and adolescent psychologist"]
    virginia["Virginia &#x27;Ginny&#x27; Whitmore<br/>Solicitor"]
    lucinda["Lucinda &#x27;Lucy&#x27; Whitmore<br/>Primary-school teacher"]
    james["James Michael Pennington<br/>b. 2007-12-04<br/>Actor"]
    richard --> edward
    margaret --> edward
    edward --> james
    eleanor --> james
    richard -.spouse.-> margaret
    edward -.spouse.-> eleanor
Text equivalent of the family tree (structured nested list)
  • Richard Pennington
  • Virginia ‘Ginny’ Whitmore
    • Eleanor’s older sister.
  • Lucinda ‘Lucy’ Whitmore
    • Eleanor’s younger sister.

Family Structure

Edward was the only child of Margaret and Richard Pennington. His estrangement from them contrasted with Eleanor’s continued closeness to her parents and sisters. Eleanor was the middle Whitmore daughter, between Virginia and Lucinda.

Edward and Eleanor had one child, James Michael Pennington. James grew up in England until age seven and then moved with his parents to Baltimore.

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