Charles Clarke Jennings [1830-1870] North Street, Newry, County Down

Charles Clarke Jennings was the third son of Andrew Jennings [1793-1869] North Street, Newry, County Down, and his wife Mary Anne Clarke daughter of Edward Clarke. He was baptised in Newry on August 23^rd, 1830.

August 23rd, 1830. Charles Clarke Jennings of Andrew and N. (?) Jennings. Sp. Charles Jennings and Catherine Jennings.[1]

Charles C. Jennings, Newry, was the secretary of Newry Institute Savings Bank in Sugar Island, Newry in 1852.[2]  He was also Secretary to the Forestbrook Linen Manufacturing Company.[3] The Company had warehouses on Merchants’ Quay, Newry as late as 1898.[4]

He died in Dublin, aged 40, at 2 St. Paul’s Terrace, Goldsmith Street in 1870. His death notice appeared in a number of newspapers, though his death was not registered until 1871.[5]

15 December 1870 - Newry Reporter

15 December 1870 - Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier

14 December 1870 - The Evening Freeman

24 December 1870 - Weekly Freeman's Journal

He was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.[6]

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[1] Newry Church Records, 05502/01 NAI.

[2] Ros Davies www.rosdavies.com

[3] Crossle Genealogical abstracts, NAI.

[4] 1898 Newry Directory

[5] Dublin North 1871 Returns Quarter 1, Vol. 2,  P. 405

[6] Glasnevin Cemetery, MB, 11, SOUTH.