Birth Name: Jennifer Carole Ledger
Place of Birth: Coventry, West Midlands, England
Date of Birth: 8 December 1989
Ethnicity: English, 1/4 German
Jen Ledger is an English musician. She is best known as the drummer and co-vocalist for the American Christian rock band Skillet.
She is the daughter of Carole (Wingrove) and Michael G. Ledger.
Jen’s paternal grandparents are Gerald “Gerry” Ledger (the son of James Thomas Ledger and Frances Dawson) and Gerda F. H. A. L. Ammerschubert. Gerald was a World War II veteran. Gerda is a German hairdresser, from Hanover. James was the son of Christopher Ledger. Frances was the daughter of George Henry Dawson and Eleanor Vickers.
Jen’s maternal grandparents are Eric Raymond Wingrove (the son of Joseph Wingrove and Nellie Green) and Lenora A. Tighe (the daughter of Francis Tighe and Eliza J. Webb). Joseph was the son of Frederick Wingrove and Ann.
Sources: Jen’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4L-P62B
Marriage record of Jen’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVXD-1B5X
Birth record of Jen’s father – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7K-MWX5
Birth record of Jen’s mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7V-PWYB
Marriage record of Jen’s paternal grandparents, Gerald “Gerry” Ledger and Gerda F. H. A. L. Ammerschubert – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDC-31BH
Birth record of Jen’s paternal grandfather, Gerald Ledger – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3F-BGVB
News article about Jen’s paternal grandparents, Gerald “Gerry” Ledger and Gerda F. H. A. L. Ammerschubert – http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/
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Marriage record of Jen’s maternal grandparents, Eric Raymond Wingrove and Lenora A. Tighe – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDS-WV9D
Birth record of Jen’s maternal grandfather, Eric Raymond Wingrove – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3D-NVT2
Birth record of Jen’s maternal grandmother, Lenora A. Tighe – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3N-JQLN
Marriage record of Jen’s paternal great-grandparents, James Thomas Ledger and Frances Dawson – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26VN-VKC
Jen’s paternal great-grandmother, Frances Dawson, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSSC-M8X
Marriage record of Jen’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Wingrove and Nellie Green – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26FK-K81
Jen’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Wingrove, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZZ-PXF
Marriage record of Jen’s maternal great-grandparents, Francis Tighe and Eliza J. Webb – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ2-PJ4M