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This site shows several Townships, etc named Caltra that are in the Castleblakeny area:

http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/asp/parish.asp?id=26415

This site has info on Kilmainham, which was the Irish equivalent of the Royal Chelsea Hospital.

http://www.rhk.ie/history.aspx

Alan, where did you get Luke's Army info from?

This is what the National Archives have:

Reference:WO 121/216/164
Description:
LUKE JENNINGS.
Born CALTHA, Galway.
Served in 13th Foot Regiment; 1st Royal Veteran Battalion.
Discharged aged 39 after 20 years 05 months of service.
*******Residence or place where pension paid stated in document.
See film image 340.
Date: 1826

The images for this can be viewed on FMP - is that where you obtained the info?

There is another Luke Jennings who also served in the 13th Foot


Reference:WO 119/64/387
Description:
LUKE JENNINGS.
Born CASTLEBLAKENEY, Galway.
Served in 13th Foot Regiment.
Discharged aged 33.
Covering dates give year of enlistment to year of discharge.
Kilmainham Reference: B2999.
Date:
1807-1821
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Language: English

Or, are these two records for the same man? Discharged aged 33 in 1821 would be 38 in 1826, or could be 39 depending on DOB.

Potty, you comment that Caltha is a loch, i wonder if Caltha is a misread and it should be Caltra, a Irish person suggested this to me, it is a shame that there was not a more complete description of which Castletown it was as i have a gut feeling that this could be where he married his wife and where their children were born.

Jacqueline, thank you, you have confirmed that Daughter Jane was born in Ireland 1839 which is what i thought. You say that you would give more credence to Army Officials who were literate but i have shown they were incorrect when they say he joined on 2nd October 1809. he was fighting the French in the West Indies and was awarded a medal sometime during January / February 1809. No Jacqueline i am not fully au Fait with the workings of the Royal Chelsea hospital, please enlighten me.

Rootgather, thank you, very helpful with your list of Castletowns, that narrows it down a bit Hahaha.

I wonder if this is son William (same occupation as in 1861):


1881 England Census
William Jennings

Age:42
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1839
Relationship to Head:Head
Spouse:Ann Jennings
Gender:Male
Where born:Galway, Ireland
Civil Parish:Manchester
County/Island:Lancashire
Country:England
Street address:6 James Place
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Iron Dresser
Registration district:Manchester
Sub-registration district:Deansgate

William Jennings 42
Ann Jennings 40
Mary Ellen Jennings 16
William Thomas Jennings 14 * see below

Looks like he is Luke's son, but Luke's occupation on his marriage is given as Mason:


Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral)
about William Jennings

William Jennings
Age:26
Birth Year:abt 1840
Marriage Date:10 Dec 1866
Parish:Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name:Luke Jennings
Spouse's Name:Ann Procter
Spouse's Age:24
Spouse's Father's Name:John Procter
Archive Roll:734

There is a birth for a William T Jennings on Lancs bmd with MMN Proctor:
JENNINGS William T Deansgate Manchester PROCTOR DEA/67/71

Consider your wrist slapped Jacqueline! There, that gets that out the way. Now get back to helping Alan.

Oops, I've duplicated a census record

JC will be on my case again

He'd added some years by 1861

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
29, Royton Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Print transcription View image Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Luke Jennings Head Married Male 80 1781 Chelsea Pensioner Ireland Transcription
Jane Jennings Wife Married Female 70 1791 House Keeper Ireland Transcription
William Jennings Son Unmarried Male 28 1833 Iron Dresser Ireland

Frankly, I'd give more credence to the info from Army officials who were literate

The only Caltha I can find seems to be a Lough, also know as Loch Callow; there is more than one Castletown, one in each of the following counties: Cork, Laois, Limerick, Wexford and Tyrone.

Luke was born when?

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Royton Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Print transcription View image Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Luke Jennings Head Married Male 63 1788 Pensioner Of 13th Of Foot Ireland Transcription
Jane Jennings Wife Married Female 58 1793 - Scotland Transcription
James Jennings Son Unmarried Male 17 1834 Carrier Ireland Transcription
William Jennings Son Unmarried Male 14 1837 Piecer Cotton Ireland Transcription
Jane Jennings Daughter Unmarried Female 12 1839 - Ireland Transcription

We'll take your pick from these!

Republic of Ireland
Castletownroche, County Cork
Castletown, County Cork, a townland
Castletown, County Laois
Castletown, County Limerick, County Limerick
Castletown House, County Kildare
Castletownbere, County Cork
Castletown-Geoghegan, County Westmeath
Castletown, County Wexford

Isle of Man
Castletown, Isle of Man

United Kingdom
Castletown, Dorset
Castletown, Highland, Scotland
Castletown, Penrith, Cumbria
Castletown, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Castletown, Sunderland

Luke jnr was born in 1860

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1860
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
JENNINGS Luke Deansgate Manchester COONEY DEA/55/38

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
29, Royton Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Print transcription View image Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Jennings Head Married Male 33 1828 Shoemaker Ireland Transcription
Margt Jennings Wife Married Female 26 1835 Bootbinder Ireland Transcription
Catharine Jennings Daughter - Female 9 1852 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Transcription
Mary Y Jennings Daughter - Female 5 1856 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Transcription
Luke Jennings Son Unmarried Male 0 1861 - Manchester, Lancashire, England

He was with the Veterans from 1821 until his discharge

Are you fully au fait with the function of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea?

To find out where Castletown is....you could try googling

My post was the FMP transcription of the handwritten document on that site

Alviegal, you post is very interesting, you say his discharge papers say he had two children, does it name them ?i he was discharged in 1826, two years before his eldest Son Thomas was in 1828, Thomas was my Great Granddad and Thomas's son Luke Born in 1861 is my Granddad, you mention his future residence was going to be Castletown, is this in Ireland ? because it could be where the children were born. regards

Trying to respond to all of you, Many thanks, first of all it is amazing how many official documents are incorrect, Jacqueline your post says he was born 1787 but he was born 1780/1781, it says he was 39 when he was discharged but he was in fact 46. Astra your post says he enlisted 2nd Oct 1809, he actually enlisted in 1806, in 1809 he was already fighting in the West Indies, he took part in two succesful battles against the French at Martinique and Guadaloupe for which he was awarded the General Service Medal with two bars. Potty: yes my Gt Gt Granddad ended his days a Chelsea Pensioner, but my question is: Why was he admitted to the Royal Chelsea Hospital in 1821 whilst still a serving soldier ? something must have been wrong with him ! you are right Potty, Thomas was his son, he was my Gt Granddad and was born in 1828 after Luke left the army.

Looks as if Thomas was his son. There is a marriage for him to Margaret Cooney in Manchester Cathedral in 1849 - father Luke, pensioner. So, it looks as if the family were probably not Catholic.

His discharge papers only state he has a wife and 2 children and future residence was going to be Castletown.

Not find any marriages for a Luke Jennings on Scotlandspeople.

He may not have been injured - he is listed on the census as a Chelsea Pensioner.


1851 England Census
Luke Jennings
Age:63
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1788
Relation:Head
Spouse's Name:Jane Jennings
Gender:Male
Where born:Ireland
Civil Parish:Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish:St John
Town:Manchester

Luke Jennings 63
Jane Jennings 58
James Jennings 17
William Jennings 14
Jane Jennings 12

All except Jane born Ireland.

Have you noticed that in 1861, he is living in the same house as a Thomas Jennings,33, b Ireland. Was Thomas his son?