The Pennington family appears here because of its connection to the Harris family which in turn connects to the Man family through the marriage of Edward Desborough Man to Louisa Mary Harris.  Louisa's aunt, Marry Anne Harris, married James Pennington on November 23 1811 at Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common.  James Pennington was born 23 February 1777 in Kendal, Westmorland, and died 23 March 1862 in Clapham.  Mary was born 11 November 1786 in St. Margaret, Westminster, and died on March 1865 in Clapham.

James was an economist of some renown and summaries of his life and work can be found here. Likewise his son Arthur Robert (pictured right) was a clergyman and historian who wrote a number of books on church history.  More about  these can be read here.

The children of James and Mary are:

1. AGNES MARY born 23 Feb 1813, Clapham, London; died Sep 1905, Clapham, London;
2. ARTHUR ROBERT born 21 Feb 1814, Clapham, London; died 19 Jul 1899, Utterby, Lincolnshire;
3. WILLIAM GEORGE, born 17 Aug 1815, Clapham, London;
4. FANNY, born 05 Jan 1817, Clapham, London; died Sep 1893, Clapham, London
. (She died unmarried);
5. LOUISA CHARLOTTE,  born 26 Jun 1818, Clapham, London; died 1891, Clapham, London;
6. EDWARD PENNINGTON,  born 25 Aug 1820, Clapham, London; died Dec 1899, Clapham, London.
(Edward, Fanny, and Agnes are found all living together on the 1891 census unmarried at No. 25 Clapham Common North Side); and
7. PHILLIP,  born 28 Sep 1824, Clapham, London. (He appears in the 1841 census unmarried).