Catalogue description IAIN MACI. LIVINGSTON & CO., SOLICITORS, ULVERSTON

Boxes 1 - 3 Pennington/Burns family.

The collection consists mainly of title deeds relating to the Pennington family estates at Bandrakehead in the parish of Colton and of papers relating to James Pennington's work as a solicitor in Broughton-in-Furness, c.1800-c.1865.

The papers relating to the Burns family deal mainly with the inheritance and a dispute which arose. There are also a number of papers relating to mining and Long Garth and Frith Hall in the late nineteenth century.

The third group of papers are those relating to James Pennington's solicitor's practice in Broughton-in-Furness from c.1800 to his death in 1865. The majority of items are letters to James concerning his various cases and clients, as well as accounts for work done by him or his agent, Thomas Wriglesworth of Grays Inn, London. His clients included the Sawrey family of Broughton Tower, Jean de Boubec de Brougens also of Broughton-Tower and Martin Gilpin of Broughton. He obviously made use of local tradesmen as his printing work was done by John Soulby of Ulverston, as there is a letter requesting payment for work done.

Other items relating to the Pennington family can be found in the Furness Collection and BPR/17 Holy Trinity, Colton deposit.

Iain Maci Livingston and Co, Ulverston, solicitors

Records deposited on 4 December 1986.

• Pennington, James, fl 1778-1865, of Colton, solicitor
• Pennington family of Bandrakehead, Colton
• Burns family
• Colton, Lancashire

The earliest deeds date from the reign of Elizabeth I and continue up to the late nineteenth century. The family was one of the major families in the area, related by marriage to many of the other local families, including the Scotsons, Rawlinsons, Chamneys and Parks. Various members of the family were churchwardens, overseers of the poor and constables for Holy Trinity, Colton. The family were not just landowners. Occupations given in the deeds and wills include weaver, tanner and mariner. The land acquired by the family included fields called Between Becks, Saylesbank, Birdridding, Swinestyhall and Why Ing Parrock all at Bandrakehead and, in the early nineteenth century, the estates of Long Garth and Frith Hall, Ulpha as well as land in Broughton-in-Furness and Torver had been added to the family's extensive holdings in Colton.

James Pennington (1778/9-1865) left the family estates to the three descendants of his aunt, namely Margaret Jane, Hannah Maria and James Pennington Burns. His son, James, had died in 1861, aged 32 years, and he had no other children. Margaret married Thomas William Molyneux soon after James' death but she died c.1873 leaving her share to her brother and sister.

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