William Patrick Grennan - Ballinahown Kings County Ireland
I'm looking to flush out more information on My Great Great Grandfather William Patrick Grennan on my mother's side. My mother was born in 1929 (Hartford CT) after my Grandfather had died in 1925 so my info about him initially was limited. He was said to be born in 1869 in Kings County Ireland to a John Grennan and a Bridget Connell. It turns out that a good chunk of this information may have been wrong. I was searching and searching but due to wrong year and a mother's name not matching exactly (The first name is the mismatch) I wasn't finding his birth. I finally found a baptism record that made sense to me and when I presented the below record information The Family Heritage Center agrees with me that the below information is likely my Great Great Grandfather William Patrick Grennan.
| Name | Gulielmum Grenan |
|---|---|
| Baptism Age | 0 |
| Event Type | Baptism |
| Birth Date | 1861 |
| Baptism Date | 11 Jan 1861 |
| Baptism Place | Ballinahown, Westmeath and Offaly, Ireland |
| Parish Variants | Balinahown, Ballinahowen, Ballynahowen, Balnahown, Balnahown and Lemanaghan, Boher, Boher and Pollough, Lemanachan, Lemanachan and Ballynahowen, Lemanaghan, Pollough |
| Diocese | Ardagh |
| Father | Joannis Grenan |
| Mother | Marie Connell |
I was hoping to find out more about where exactly William Patrick Grennan lived in the Ballinahown area and when exactly. He was Baptized in this Ballinahown Parish but I'm not sure how long he and his parents and siblings lived here. Other siblings were baptized in other locations. My Mothers Father (My Grandfather) was Patrick Joseph Williams born in 1888 in the Ballinahown area as well in Laughil (I've also seen this spelled Loughill). While My Grandfather was born in Laughil his mother died a few days after his birth and he went to live with her father Michael Galvin (His grandfather) in Clonnydonnin Castledaly Westmeath...(From the 1901 census). not far from the Ballinahown area. Also interesting was a cousin named Annie Grennan listed on the Michael Galvin household census in 1901 and there was also a Margaret Grennan family of 4 at this same farm...so there appears to be a connection with Grennan's and Williams's but there are alot of Grennans and Williams in Offaly/Westmeath back in those days...I'm trying to zero in on the connections if anyone can help. My Grandfather Patrick Joseph Williams (Born in Ballinahown Kings County Ireland) married Bridget Grennan (Born in Bristol Connecticut) daughter of William Patrick Grennan in Hartford Connecticut in 1926. I'm thinking there was a family connection from Ireland.
Thanks in advance for any help...I'm kind of stuck. I will be Visiting Ireland in May and have a couple days in Athlone (May 8 & 9) so I could be close to Laughil/Clonnydonnin and was hoping to bus to where I could walk to see the Laughil farm. I would also try to check out Clonnydonnin as well. Also looking at renting a bike for this.
