Pennington

Elle,

Here’s a link to William John Pennington’s marriage on 7.4.1874. He lived in Ballylough and his father was John Pennington:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Family in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Donacloney/Ballyl…

And 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Donacloney/Ballyl…

Probate abstract:

Probate of the Will of William J. Pennington late of Ballylough County Down Farmer who died 14 May 1917 granted at Belfast to James Pennington Linen Manufacturer William T. Pennington and Samuel M. Pennington Farmers.

William John’s father was named John (from his marriage certificate). William John’s birth is long before birth registration began in Ireland (1864). You would need to search church records to find his baptism and that of any siblings. The family was Presbyterian according to the 1901 census.

I have struggled to establish exactly where Ballylough is/was. There are several townlands of that name in the area. One is in Seapatrick parish. If so, I think the church that is most like to have been theirs is 1st Banbridge Non Subscribing Presbyterian. Their records start in 1756.
There are others in Tullylish parish. Newmills Presbyterian has records from 1838 and Tullylish from 1813 (with gaps). These records are not on-line but there is a copy in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. A personal visit is required to view them.

Some Penningtons in Co Down on Ros Davies site:

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/SURNAMES/P/Pe.htm

Let us know what other information you are looking for.

Hi there

As far as I know, Ballylough is part of Annaghanoon townland near Donaghcloney.  Ballylough Road is off the Banbridge to Lurgan Road, on the left just before you come to the turn off on the right down Moygannon Road to Donaghcloney. 

The Penningtons were a well known family who lived in Annaghanoon townland.  Samuel Pennington was the linen damask manufacturer. He is on the 1901 census aged 56, a widower living alone and belonging to the Church of Ireland. Same again for the 1911 census, where he is 65.  He died in 1919.

Samuel M Pennington and William T Pennington, both of Annaghanoon, signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912, at Waringstown Orange Hall.

The Penningtons were active in Donaghcloney Church of Ireland Parish from at least 1840 onwards, many of them being Churchwardens:

1840 William P, 1844 Thomas P, 1859 Thomas P, 1866 Samuel P, 1884 Samuel P.  This information comes from the book "An Ulster Parish: being a history of Donaghcloney, Waringstown" by Edward Dupre Atkinson, published in 1898.

There was an Elizabeth Pennington from Ballylough whose parents were John Pennington, a farmer, and his wife Jane, and she was baptised in Seapatrick Church of Ireland, Banbridge on 23 June 1833.  There is also an Eliza Pennington from Ballylough, father John, who marries a man called Lindsay Little from Manchester in Donaghcloney Presbyterian Church in 1859.  One of the witnesses is Thomas Pennington.  There are other Penningtons associated with Donaghcloney Presbyterian Church and there is at least one Pennington grave there with family members who passed away between 1945 and 1960.  I have a photo but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post that?

Hope this is helpful!

Joy,

Feel free to post your photo.

Thanks Elwyn!

Hello Elwyn and Joy !!

Wow!!!!!! You made our day. We have been working on this part of our tree for over 3 years and have found very little and a bit discouraged. we were so excited to see this photo of the headstone, and can't thank you enough for sending it. it confirmed that Samuel Mccaw Pennington was married to Gertrude.... and wow Joy......Jane really is William Johns mother.  ( we think Janes maiden name might be Woods  Because of the  William Woods Pennington who was born abt 1877 died 1886 to William John Pennington and Margaret Mcaw ) also we have found no record of John and Janes  birth marriage or death in any records so far. We have a bit of a idea that William Pennington and Catherine Sands born abt 1770 were John Pennington's parents as well as Thomas Pennington born 1809 from Waringstown  and William Pennington Ballynabragget born about 1806 Robert Pennington 1815 of Tullyraine, this is our best guess from the bits and pieces that we have found so far. Thank you so much again for that photo this is our first one from Ireland. if you ever come across any information regarding this family it would be greatly  appreciated.  Sincerely Elle 

Hi Elle

Just a wee update on where Ballylough is sitiated - have checked historical maps and found that Ballylough National School was on Ballylough Road. I then found that it amalgamated with Donaghcloney National School somehwere between 1916 and 1921.  The detail is in the Public Records Office in Belfast, but with the pandemic, I haven't been up there lately.  I found the school on an old map and it is further along the Ballylough Road, actually outside Donaghcloney Parish, in Ballylough townland of Tulylish Parish, as mentioned by Elwyn in his replly to you.  You can access the PRONI Historical Maps Viewer here:  https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-proni-historical-maps-viewer  and if you put Ballylough into the search box, click on the one in Tullylish in the list, it will show you where it is on a modern day map.  Then go to the Layers list and click on one of the old maps - the OSNI Historical 2nd Edition shows it well.  You will also see a National School at Ballynabraggett Presbyterian Church.  School records are also held at PRONI.

Good luck in your research!

Joy

Hello Joy, thank you so much for the update, let's hope this pandemic comes to an end soon, I am grateful that during this time we have the technology that we do communicate with everyone. I am also grateful that where I live in Canada we have not had A bad outbreak (yet) I was looking at the maps and comparing the griffiths evaluations, I'm not positive but it looks like a portion of William Pennington's land in Ballynabragget # 24 backs on to Jane Pennington's in Ballylough # 23, if it is connected do you know if that could that have been one large parcel of land, would it have been divided by townlands pre 1864?  
Sincerly Elle 

Hi Elle

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I have the death of Jane Pennington and also two more Pennington graves - pics are too big to attach - one is for Robert Pennington and family and the other for Samuel and Eliza Jane, James and Jennie.

Regards

Joy

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