ðɪ aɪdˈɛntɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv "dʒˈæk" wɪððə fˈɑːðɚ wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl nˈuːbɛɹi hɪstˈoːɹiən wˈɔltɚ mˈʌni ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ænd wˈaɪdli fˈɑːloʊd ˈæftɚwɚdz.
The identification of "Jack" with the father was popularised by influential Newbury historian Walter Money in 1887, and widely followed afterwards.