John was born on November 15th, 1879 in Birkenhead.1
Birth Notes
There is no Birth registration for any John Eddowes in 1881. It appeard he was born late 1879, so was aged 1 month at the start of 1881, not the 1st April. Maybe the 1 should be 6 months, and then he would be 81 when he died (as recorded).
1 mo in 1881 36 in 1911
EDDOWES, JOHN SHORTREID GRO Reference: 1879 D Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 497
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1879 EDDOWES John Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/119/42
John was left £100 in the Will of his mother Elizabeth Eddowes in 1911.
In Nov 1910, Agnes, Jessie, Esther, William and John were amongest the hundreds of mourners who attended their sister Lilian's funeral at Flaybrick Hill Cemetery.
In 1911, John (36 and single) was living with his brother William (also single). The John and Catherine (both 50, married in 1907) are another family.
In 1939, John was single, working in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, a Labourer at the Munition Works. DOB 15 Nov 1879 (the only possible match).