Jack Leeming was the first tenant of 5 Coronation Street in 1902. As far as the neighbours were concerned, 21-year-old mill sorter Jack and Maggie Leeming were married but in fact they had only pretended to be wed so that they could get a house in Coronation Street. In his spare time, Jack enjoyed boxing and was a lightweight champion. Jack first appeared in Daran Little and Bill Hill's "Weatherfield Life", published in 1992. Other information is derived from Little's follow-up book, "Around the Coronation Street Houses".