Hi Emily, There is a tree on Family search shows, Mary Ann Jennings baptism on 24 February 1825 in Co Down. Father Thomas Mother Deborah Ritchey. Could be Hanna?
If you look at the Grafton baptisms on this site you’ll see that two of the godparents were Thomas and Margaret Jennings. The 1871 census has this couple at 18 Ball St North in Brightside. Thomas Jennings was born ca. 1827 and was from county Roscommon. I presume he was Mary’s brother. (The marriage for Thomas and Margaret is also on this site and it says his father was called Thomas.) If you look for the baptisms of their children you’ll find that the godfather for one of them was John Jennings, possibly another brother.
Thank you, Heather! This information was incredibly helpful. I wasn't aware that so much crucial information is available on Sheffield Indexers. Do you have a link to that marriage record between Thomas and Margaret? I can't find it for some reason. :sweat_smile: I also noticed an Anna Gordon as a godparent on two of the Grafton baptism records, so I am now curious as to who that is. Might be a clue. :smile:
Hi Barry. Thank you so much for looking into this for me. :smile: It did look very promising at first because of the matching siblings and I thought that might be them, but I found a gravestone for one of Mary Ann's sisters and it said she died in 1913, while my Mary died in 1864. I appreciate the suggestion.