Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome

1854 - 1921  (67 years)

• Name	Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome
  Nickname	Jennie
  Born	9 Jan 1854	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  Gender	Female
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Hall Direct Descendant
  	A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
  Group	Halls of Middletown - DNA Family 006
  	Descendants of John Hall and Esther Willicke of Middletown, Connecticut
  Group	Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032
  	Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.
  Group	Mayflower - Dr. Samuel Fuller
  	Descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower
  FamilySearch ID	LVVN-GK4
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVVN-GK4
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	20134
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20134
  1871 England Census	1871	Croydon, Surrey, England
  	District 43, Upper Norwood, p. 24 Queens Hotel ... Clara J Jerome    Head  Mar   41              New York Clara      "            Dau   Unm  19                   " Jenny     "            Dau   Unm  17                   "
  Died	29 Jun 1921	Paddington, Middlesex, England
  Buried	Aft 29 Jun 1921	Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England
  Death Registration	Between 1 Jul 1921 and 30 Sep 1921	Paddington Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Vol. 1a, p. 74
  	Jennie Randolph Churchill, age 67, died.
  Person ID	I11524	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Leonard Walter Jerome,   b. 3 Nov 1817, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York ,   d. 3 Mar 1891, Brighton, Sussex, England  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Clarissa "Clara" Hall,   b. 16 Jul 1825, Palmyra, Wayne County, New York ,   d. 2 Apr 1895, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England  (Age 69 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1849	Palmyra, Wayne County, New York
  Family ID	F5246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill,   b. 13 Feb 1849, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1895, Westminster, Middlesex, England  (Age 45 years)
  Marriage Registration	Between 1 Apr 1874 and 30 Jun 1874	Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Vol. 1a, p. 740
  	Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill/Randolph Henry S Churchill and Jennie Jerome/Jennie Spencer-Churchill/Jennie Spencer Churchill were married.
  Married	15 Apr 1874	Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
  Children	1. Prime Minister Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill,   b. 30 Nov 1874, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1965, Kensington, Middlesex, England  (Age 90 years)   2. Major John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill,   b. 4 Feb 1880, Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 27 Feb 1947, London, Middlesex, England  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	10 May 2019
  Family ID	F5248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West,   b. 14 Nov 1874,   d. 1 Apr 1951  (Age 76 years)
  Marriage Registration	Between 1 Jul 1900 and 30 Sep 1900	Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Vol. 1a, p. 977
  	Jennie Randolph Spencer-Churchill/Jennie R S Churchill and George Frederick M Cornwallis-West/George F M C West were married.
  Married	28 Jul 1900	Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England
  Divorced	1913
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Last Modified	12 May 2019
  Family ID	F6112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Montague Phippen Porch,   b. 1877,   d. 9 Nov 1964  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1918
  Last Modified	12 May 2019
  Family ID	F6803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Jan 1854 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 1871 England Census - 1871 - Croydon, Surrey, England Marriage Registration - Vol. 1a, p. 740 - Between 1 Apr 1874 and 30 Jun 1874 - Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England Married - 15 Apr 1874 - Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Marriage Registration - Vol. 1a, p. 977 - Between 1 Jul 1900 and 30 Sep 1900 - Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England Married - 28 Jul 1900 - Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England Died - 29 Jun 1921 - Paddington, Middlesex, England Buried - Aft 29 Jun 1921 - Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England Death Registration - Vol. 1a, p. 74 - Between 1 Jul 1921 and 30 Sep 1921 - Paddington Registration District, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges » Slide Show		Mayflower Descendant
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant
  		Halls of Wallingford, Connecticut - DNA Family 032
  		Halls of Middletown, Connecticut - DNA Family 006

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave: Author, British Social Figure. She was born Jeanette Jerome, the eldest of three daughters in a mansion on Henry Street, Brooklyn New York, to prosperous financier Leonard Jerome and Clara Hall, a socially inclined mother. Leonard Jerome was known by the nickname 'The King of Wall Street' and was a patron of the arts who founded the American Academy of Music and then as an avid sportsman the American Jockey Club. Jeanette (Jennie) attended the best New York finishing schools. On a trip to Paris with her mother, her beauty and elegant manner caught the attention of Lord Randolph Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough. They were married at the British Embassy (age 20) in Paris while acquiring the title 'Lady Randolph Churchill'. He was active in British politics but Jennie rarely became involved but was an outspoken opponent of women's right to vote. Consequently, she and her son Winston were often heckled by enraged suffragettes. The marriage produced two sons and the elder, Winston, became prime minister of Great Britain. She was the social success of London but became a widow at a young age. After Lord Churchill died in 1895, she occupied herself by editing a short-lived literary magazine and writing several books and plays. After her book entitled 'Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill' was published, she penned a play 'Her Borrowed Plumes' which starred Mrs Patrick Campbell and then a second 'The Bill.' Her collection of articles 'Short Talks on Big Subjects' were published in Pearson's Magazine and some of her quotes remain famous today, such as 'There is no such thing as a moral dress-it's the people who are moral or immoral' and 'Treat your friends as you do your pictures and place them in their best light.' She was influential in the uppermost British social and political circles which greatly helped Winston Churchill in the early stages of his career. Jennie was very patriotic and during the Boer War she organized the purchase and commissioning of an American constructed 200 bed hospital ship name 'The Maine,' and then headed to South Aftica to inspect the vessel prior to it being placed in service. She was tabloid material after the death of her husband. She had numerous lovers and admirers including Kind Edward VII and King Milan of Serbia. She married twice more, her second to a captain in the Scots Guards ended in divorce. A third husband was a British civil servant and they lived in Nigeria with the marriage lasting until her death. Although she was not entitled to her royal title, she continued to be known as 'Lady Randolph Churchill.' Poor health plagued her and after surgery in London to remove a gangrenous leg she passed away at age sixty-seven. Although out of the Churchill loop, Jennie was buried in the Churchill plot at St. Martin's Churchyard. Postscript: The Jennie Jerome Playground in Brooklyn is named for the mother of Sir Winston Churchill and is located next to Jerome Avenue which is named for her father. She has been remembered recently in many ways: Lady Randolph Churchill was portrayed in the television series, 'Jennie' by Lee Remick and then by Anne Bancroft in the film 'Young Winston' and biographies have been published; 'Lady Randolph Churchill' by Anita Leslie in 1969 - 'Jennie' a 2 volume publication by Ralph G. Martin in 1969 - 'Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill: A Portrait with Letters' by Peregrine Churchill and Julian Mitchell in 1974. Bio by: Donald Greyfield