John Thomas Harrington was born on Friday 17 May 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

John married Lily Mould on Sunday 28 September 1902 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Lily Mould:

- Doris Lily Harrington	born on 2 December 1903 at Smethwick, Staffordshire.
- Janet Adelaide Harrington	born around 1907 at Smethwick, Staffordshire.

Details of John's occupation are not known.

John died when he was 82 years old, in 1960 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.