BRENNEN FAMILY CHRONICLES

© Christopher Earls Brennen

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Datafile 1D. Births in County Antrim

The first part of this appendix is a listing of some of the Brennan (or Brannon, Brenan, Brannion, etc.) entries for County Antrim in the index of registered births or in various church records as indicated. Also shown are the year with the volume and page number of the registration. An asterisk indicates a case in which the full record has been consulted; details of some of these are included in the second part of this appendix.

 

First Name(s)	Surname	Area	Year	Ref.	Ch.
All County Antrim until 1870:
Thomas	Brennan	Templepatrick	1803	LDS 8401331/59	*
Margaret	Brennan	Templepatrick	1804	LDS 8405331/24	*
Mary	McCauley	Ballysavage	1814	LDS	*
Mary	McAuley	Ballynure	1822	LDS	*
John	Brennan	Belfast	1824	LDS 7031014/90	*
Sarah Anne	Brennan	Belfast	1829	LDS 7028204/38	*
Richard	Brennan	Belfast	1831	LDS 7031014/90	*
James	Brenan	Belfast	1833	LDS 7035606/31	*
Henry	Brennan	Larne	1826	[c]	*
William	Brennan	Larne	1827	[c]	*
William Henry	Brennan	Carnamoney	1827	LDS 7708931/26	*
Nancy	Brennan	Islandmagee	1829	[b]	*
Robert	Brennan	Islandmagee	1829	[b]	*
Joseph	Brennan	Islandmagee	1832	[b]	*
Margaret	Brennan	Islandmagee	1832	[b]	*
Margaret	Brennan	Islandmagee	1834	[b]	*
Henry	Brennan	Islandmagee	1835	[b]	*
Abigail	Brennan	Islandmagee	1838	[b]	*
William Hill	Brennan	Islandmagee	1839	[b]	*
William	Brennan	Islandmagee	1851	[b]	*
William Kossuth	Brennan	Belfast	1852	LDS 7907901/41	*
Henry	Brennan	Islandmagee	1854	[b]	*
Samuel	Brennan	Islandmagee	1857	[b]	*
Esther	Brennan	Islandmagee	1857	[b]	*
John	Brennan	Islandmagee	1859	[b]	*
Sarah Nelson	Brennan	Islandmagee	1861	[b]	*
Eliza Jane	Brennan	Islandmagee	1861	[b]	*
John	Brennan	Islandmagee	1863	[b]	*
Agnes	Brennan	Larne	1864	6/631	*
Alexander	Brennan	Larne	1864	11/530	*
Jane	Brannion	Larne	1864	6/638	*
Mary	Branan	Castlereagh	1864
Mary	Brannen	Belfast	1864	6/409	*
Barbara	Brennan	Belfast	1865	16/264	*
Charles	Brennan	Belfast	1865	11/321	*
Effie	Brannian	Larne	1865	11/587	*
Eliza	Brennan	Larne	1865	6/687	*
Henry	Brennan	Larne	1865	11/582	*
James	Brennan	Larne	1865	6/685	*
James	Brennan	Belfast	1865	11/353	*
James	Brennan	Carrickfergus	1865	LDS C701267/5155	*
Margaret	Brennan	Belfast	1865	6/318	*
Mary	Brennan	Larne	1865	6/683	*
(female)	Brannon	Bushmills	1865	LDS C701234/6361	*
(female)	Brannon	Bushmills	1865	LDS C701267/4141	*
Eliza	Brennan	Belfast	1866	6/403	*
Ellen	Brennan	Larne	1866	16/579	*
Emily	Brennan	Larne	1866	1/630	*
James Henry	Brannon	Belfast	1866	16/239	*
John	Brennan	Belfast	1866	6/461	*
Mary	Brannan	Larne	1866	1/634	*
Robert	Brannan	Belfast	1866	16/338	*
Robert	Brennan	Larne	1866	16/581	*
Samuel	Brennan	Larne	1866	11/629	*
Sarah	Brennan	Belfast	1866	16/381	*
William Gilliland	Brennan	Belfast	1866	6/349	?
Agnes	Brannion	Larne	1867	11/619	*
Cathrine Jane	Brennan	Belfast	1867	1/314	*
David	Brannion	Larne	1867	16/615	*
James	Brennan	Belfast	1867	6/498	*
Jane	Brennan	Larne	1867	1/660	*
John	Brennan	Larne	1867	16/618	*
Margaret Jane	Brannion	Larne	1867	1/643	*
Robert John	Brannion	Larne	1867	1/647	*
Thomas	Brennan	Belfast	1867	11/255	*
William	Brennan	Larne	1867	11/635	*
(female)	Brennan	Larne	1867	6/722	*
Adam	Brannien	Belfast	1868	6/436	*
Catherine	Brennan	Larne	1868	6/733	*
Edward	Brannion	Larne	1868	1/661	*
Ellen	Brannon	Belfast	1868	1/265	*
Ellen	Brennan	Larne	1868	1/658	*
George	Brannan	Belfast	1868	1/439	*
James	Branon	Antrim	1868	11/27	*
James Lockhart	Brennan	Larne	1868	1/654	*
Mary	Brannan	Belfast	1868	6/435	?
Sarah Jane	Brennan	Ballymoney	1868	6/209	*
Thomas	Brennan	Belfast	1868	11/342	*
William	Brennan	Belfast	1868	11/283	*
(male)	Brennan	Antrim	1868	6/3	*
Alice	Brennan	Belfast	1869	16/371	*
Ann	Brannen	Belfast	1869	6/292	*
Elizabeth	Brennan	Larne	1869	6/709	*
Henry	Brennan	Larne	1869	6/693	*
Henry George	Brennan	Larne	1869	16/611	*
James	Brennan	Larne	1869	16/635	*
Jeremiah	Brennan	Larne	1869	11/632	*
Mary Ann	Brannon	Belfast	1869	1/266	*
Matilda	Brennan	Larne	1869	16/635	*
Sarah Jane	Brannan	Ballycastle	1869	11/91	*
Thomas	Brennan	Belfast	1869	1/441	*
Thomas	Brennan	Belfast	1869	1/308	*
(female)	Brennan	Belfast	1869	1/372	*
Catherine	Brennan	Belfast	1870	11/416	*
Edward	Brennan	Belfast	1870	1/408	*
Elizabeth Jane	Brennan	Belfast	1870	1/290	*
Isabella	Brennan	Larne	1870	16/? [j]	*
James	Brennan	Larne	1870	1/713	*
John	Brannen	Ballymena	1870	6/131	*
John	Brennan	Belfast	1870	6/419	*
Mary Eliza	Brennan	Antrim	1870	11/1	*
Michael	Brannan	Ballymoney	1870	6/211	*
Patrick	Brennen	Belfast	1870	11/?
Sarah	Brennan	Belfast	1870	11/41?
Theresa	Brannen	Belfast	1870	6/397	*
(male)	Brennan	Belfast	1870	16/???
(male)	Brennan	Belfast	1870	6/???
Margaret	Brennan	Larne	1873	[j]	*
Richard	Brennan	Larne	1873	[j]	*
Robert	Brennan	Larne	1874	[j]	*
Mary Hill	Brennan	Larne	1874	[j]	*
Hugh	Brennan	Larne	1874	[j]	*
James	Brennan	Larne	1874	[j]	*
Selected registrations:
Mary Isabella	Brennan	Islandmagee	1873	[b]	*
Mary Hill	Brennan	Islandmagee	1874	[b]	*
Robert	Brennan	Islandmagee	1874	[b]	*
Alexander	Brennan	Beltoy	1879	LDS 8229334/48	*
Samuel	Brennan	Larne	1880(1)	1/642	*
Mary Anne	Brennan	Larne	1880(2)	1/632	*
Elizabeth	Brennan	Larne	1881(3)	1/584
Esther	Brannan	Larne	1882(1)	1/587
John	Brennan	Larne	1882(1)	1/573
Mary	Brennan	Larne	1882(2)	1/595
Mary Jane	Brennan	Larne	1882(3)	1/543
Samuel	Brennan	Larne	1882(3)	1/559
Thomas Bell	Littlington	Carncastle	1892	[a]	*
Maggie	Brennan	Belfast	1895	[d]	*
Mary	Hunter	Carncastle	1898	[a]	*
Robert	Hunter	Carncastle	1901	[a]	*
Mary	Brennan	Carncastle	1914	[a]	*
James	Brennan	Larne	1918		*
Thompson S.	Brennan	Larne	1918		*
James	Brennan	Larne	1919		*
Martha	Brennan	Larne	1919		*
Robert	Brennan	Carncastle	1919	[a]	*
Stanley John	Brennan	Carncastle	1919	[a]	*
David Lennon	Brennan	Larne	1920		*
Margaret Ann	Brennan	Carncastle	1950	[a]	*
Joan Ellanna	Brennan	Carncastle	1953	[a]	*
Robert Crawford	Brennan	Carncastle	1954	[a]	*
Robert James	Brennan	Carncastle	1963	[a]	*
[a] Records of Carncastle Presbyterian Church, County Antrim.
[b] Records of First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church, County Antrim.
[c] Records of St. Cedma's Parish Church, Larne, County Antrim.
[d] From Helen Atkinson, j12c75@shaw.ca
[j] From Emerald Ancestors website.

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The second part of this appendix contains details of some of the Brennan births obtained at the General Registry Office, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the LDS Library, Santa Monica. Entries are divided by the areas used in the civil registration index.

Parents:	Place:	Date:		Child's Name:
McCauley	Ballysavage		c.1814	Mary
	(near Parkgate)
William McAuley +	Ballynure	Oct.7,	1822	Mary
Ann (McMullan)	(near Ballyclare)
LARNE AREA:
Henry Brennan +	Larne (bapt.)		1826	Henry
Elizabeth (Morrow) of Islandmagee	[Bapt. in St. Cedma's, Larne]
Samuel Brennan +	Larne (bapt.)		1827	William
Catherine (Kane) of Magheramore	[Bapt. in St. Cedma's, Larne]
Joseph + Margaret	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jul. 1,	1829	Nancy
Brennan of Castletown	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.May. 4,	1835	Henry
	[Bapt. in First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
Robert Brennan +	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Dec.25,	1829	Robert
Sarah (Auld) of Gransha	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Apr. 2,	1832	Joseph
	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jan.22,	1838	Abigail
	[Bapt. in First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
William Brennan +	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jun.17,	1832	Margaret
Margaret (Wilson)	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Oct. 2,	1834	Margaret
of Castletown	[Bapt. in First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
John Brennan +	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Apr. 3,	1839	William Hill
Esther (Hill) of Gransha	[Bapt. in First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
Henry Brennan (sailor)	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jul.13,	1851	William
+ Mary Ellen (Duff)	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jan.23,	1854	Henry
	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Nov.17,	1857	Samuel
	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Jul. 6,	1859	John
	Islandmagee (bapt.)		1861	Eliza Jane
	Islandmagee	Oct.15,	1866	Ellen
	Kilcoan, Islandmagee	Sep.15,	1869	Henry George
	Islandmagee (bapt.)		1873	Mary Isabella
	Islandmagee (bapt.)		1874	Robert
	[All bapt. First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
Robert Brennan (farmer)	Islandmagee (bapt.)	b.Nov.18,	1857	Esther
+ Jenny Napier (Kane)	Islandmagee (bapt.)		1861	Sarah Nelson
	Islandmagee (bapt.)		1863	John
	Ballykeel, Islandmagee	Sep. 6,	1865	Henry
	Ballykeel	Dec. 8,	1866	Robert
	Ballykeel	May 27,	1869	Henry
	Islandmagee		1874	Mary Hill
	[All bapt. First Islandmagee Presbyterian Church]
Timothy Brennan +	Antrim St., Carrickfergus	Mar.22,	1864	Agnes
Elizabeth (Gallacher or Gallickar)	Court House, Carrickfergus	Jan.31,	1866	Emily
	[Tim is Sergeant, Royal Antrim Artillery Militia]
	Court House, Carrickfergus	Apr.12,	1867	(female)
	Court House, Carrickfergus	Jun.13,	1869	Elizabeth
William Brannion (lab.)	Middle Div., Carrickfergus	Apr.13,	1864	Jane
+ Margt. Jane (Haggan)	Ellis St., Carrickfergus	Jan.15,	1867	Margaret
	[William now a bleacher]			Jane
	[birth at Clipperstown, Carrickfergus. Sarah Haggan present]
William Brannion (lab.)	Clipperstown, Carrickfergus	Mar. 6,	1867	Robert John
+ Sarah (Haggan)
John Brannon (lab.)	Carrickfergus	Oct.14,	1865	James
+ Isabella (Hagin)	Knockagh, Carrickfergus	Feb.10,	1868	Ellen
	[now Brennan and Haggan]
Alexander Brennan (schoolmaster)	Waterfoot, Glenarm	Jul. 3,	1864	Alexander
+ Mary (McGaghey?)	Waterfoot		1868	Catherine
John Brennan (baker)	Ballygally		1865	James
+ Eliza (Fleck)
John Brennan (blacksmith)	Ballytober, Carncastle		1865	Eliza
+ Mary (Workman)	Ballytober	Jul.25,	1867	William
	Ballytober	Jan.17,	1870	James
	Carnfunnock, Carncastle	Jan. 6,	1880	Samuel
Ellen Brannion	Woodburn, Carrickfergus	Jul. 7,	1865	Effie
	[Martha Gardner present]
	Bridewell, Carrickfergus	Mar.17,	1868	Edward
	[Euphemia Brannion present]
Samuel Brennan (ploughman)	Demesne, Kilwaughter	Mar.29,	1865	Mary
+ Margaret (Knox)	Demesne, Kilwaughter	Jul. 5,	1866	Samuel
	Demesne, Kilwaughter	Nov.21,	1869	Matilda
William Brannan (lab.)	Woodburn, Carrickfergus	Mar.13,	1866	Mary
+ Jane (Stewart)
William Brennan (lab.)	Woodburn, Carrickfergus	Dec.29,	1868	James Lockhart
+ Margaret (Lockhart)	[Ellen Anderson present]
Margaret Brennan (servant)	Mill Lane, Larne	Feb. 8,	1867	Jane
	[father: William Gilmore, Smithfield, Belfast]
Robert Brannion (lab.)	Duncrue, Carrickfergus	Jun.22,	1867	Agnes
+ Margaret (Townsley)	[birth at Woodburn, Carrickfergus, Martha Garner present]
	Beltoy, Glynn	Dec.10,	1869	James
	[now Brennan]
	Beltoy, Glynn	Feb.28,	1879	Alexander
	[now Margaret (Townsend)]
Robert Brennan (lab.)	Daveys St., Carrickfergus	May 22,	1880	Mary Anne
+ Margaret (Gowdey?)
John Brannion (shoemaker)	Woodburn, Carrickfergus	Sep.12,	1867	David
+ Anne (Havern?)	[Euphemia Brannion present]
Thomas Brennan (lab.)	Bryanterry, Carrickfergus	Oct.17,	1867	John
+ Anne (Gallagher)
Thomas Brennan (lab.)	Waterworks, Carrickfergus	Jun.13,	1869	Jeremiah
+ Anne (McTear)
Ellen Brennan	Demesne, Kilwaughter	Jun.23,	1878	Robert James
	[Margaret Brennan present]			Wright
William Brannan (lab.)	Sheriff's land, Kilwaughter	Jan.16,	1882	Esther
+ Mary (Whiteford)	Rory's Glen, Kilwaughter	Apr.28,	1884	Margaret
	Drumahoe, Kilwaughter	Jan. 1,	1887	John
	Rory's Glen	Nov. 5,	1889	Jane
	Rory's Glen	Feb.28,	1892	Lizzie
John Brennan (lab.)	Drumahoe, Kilwaughter	Jun. 7,	1887	Robert
+ Lizzie (Andrews)	Ballykeel, Kilwaughter	Sep.14,	1888	David
	Drumahoe	Dec.18,	1889	Samuel
	Drumahoe	Nov.19,	1891	Andrew
	Drumahoe	Apr.30,	1893	George
	[John listed as yarn-dryer]
	Drumahoe	Nov.19,	1894	Sarah
	[John listed as yarn worker]
	Drumahoe	Jan.31,	1896	Agnes
Samuel Littlington	Carncastle (bapt.)	Nov.25,	1892	Thomas Bell
+ Agnes (Brennan)
Joseph Hunter +	Carncastle (bapt.)	Sep.18,	1898	Mary
Agnes (Brennan)	Carncastle (bapt.)	Apr.23,	1901	Robert
Robert Brennan (farmer)	Carncastle (bapt.)	Oct. 2,	1914	Mary
+ Annie (Maxwell)	Carnfunnock	Feb.25,	1919	Robert
John Brennan (lab.)	Millbray, Larne	Aug. 7,	1918	James
+ Mary (Reid)
William James Brennan	Victoria Rd., Larne	Dec. 3,	1918	Thompson
+ Jeanette (Sittlington)				Sittlington
Hugh Brennan (lab.)	Queen Street, Larne	May 10,	1919	Martha
+ Mary Ann (Davidson)
James Brennan	St. John's Place, Larne	Jun.21,	1919	James
(lab.) + Jane (Lennox)
Samuel Brennan	Ballyboley, Larne	Dec.10,	1919	Stanley John
(farmer) + Anna (Sheriff)
Samuel Brennan +	Hope Street, Larne	Apr.13,	1920	David Lennon
Isabella (Lennon)
Robert Brennan +	Carncastle (bapt.)	Sep.20,	1950	Margaret Ann
Jane Harkness (Craig)	Carncastle (bapt.)	Sep.17,	1963	Robert James
Stanley J. Brennan +	Carncastle (bapt.)	May 13,	1953	Joan Ellanna
Mary Annie (Crawford)	Carncastle (bapt.)	Dec.27,	1954	Robert Crawford

Other Larne area births:

On 25 Oct 1870 Isabella Brennan was born to John Brennan and his wife Isabella formerly HAGAN in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Carrickfergus , County Antrim

On 5 May 1873 Margaret Brennan was born to Ellen Brennan in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Carrickfergus , County Antrim

On 1 Jul 1873 Richard Brennan was born to James Brennan and his wife Eliza formerly HADDEN in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Carrickfergus , County Antrim

On 18 Apr 1874 Robert Brennan was born to Henry Brennan and his wife Mary Ellen formerly DUFF in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Ballycarry , County Antrim

On 5 Apr 1874 Mary Hill Brennan was born to Robert Brennan and his wife Jenney Napier formerly KANE in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Ballycarry , County Antrim

On 15 Aug 1874 Hugh Brennan was born to Robert Brennan and his wife Margaret formerly TOWNSLEY in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Ballynure , County Antrim

On 4 Jul 1874 James Brennan was born to John Brennan and his wife Ann formerly HAVERON in the civil district of Larne , sub district of Ballynure , County Antrim

 

Parents:	Place:	Date:		Child's Name:
BELFAST AREA:
John Brennan +	Belfast (bapt.)	Oct.29,	1824	John
Mary (Scott)	Belfast (bapt.)	Mar.25,	1829	Sarah Anne
	[now James Brennan]
	Belfast (bapt.)	Mar.23,	1831	Richard
	[now John Brennan]
	Belfast (bapt.)	Apr. 8,	1833	James
	[now James Brenan]
Robert + Anne Brennan	Carnamoney (bapt.)	Aug.19,	1827	William Henry
William Nassau Brennan	Belfast	Mar. 2,	1852	William Kossuth
James Brennan (dealer)	Young's town(?),	Apr.14,	1864	Mary
+ Sarah (Mennter?)	Ballymacarrett
James Brennan (rag gatherer)	Youngstown,	Nov.15,	1866	James Henry
+ Sarah (Quinn)	Ballymacarrett
	12 Schoolhouse Place,	Jul.16,	1870	Sarah
	Castlereagh, Belfast [James a ragman]
Joseph Brennan (grocer of	Belfast Hospital	Nov. 2,	1865	Barbara
46 Alexander St.) +	Belfast Hospital	Jun.28,	1868	William
Jane (Miskinnon)	Belfast Hospital	Jan. 5,	1870	Elizabeth Jane
	[perhaps 16 Alexander St.]
Thomas Brennan	Friends(?) Entry,	Mar.25,	1865	Margaret
+ Jane (Gibbs)	Belfast 6.
Bessie Brennan	Belfast Workhouse	Sep.23,	1865	Charles
	Belfast Workhouse	Feb.20,	1869	(female)
Ann Brennan +	18 Lagan Court	Jul.29,	1865	James
William Stevenson (tobacco spinner)
William Brannen (linen lapper)	6 Boyds Place	Oct.19,	1866	Robert
+ Agnes (McCappin)	6 Boyds Place	Apr.18,	1868	Adam
	[now Brannien]
Thomas Brennan	42 Cullintree Rd.	Jun.20,	1866	Eliza
+ Eliza (Johnston)
James Brennan (power-loom tenter)	Whiteabbey	Mar.24,	1866	John
+ Catherine (Lynch)
(see also Lisburn area)
Henry Brennan (shopman)	Greencastle	Nov. 8,	1866	Sarah
+ Margaret (McGeogh)
Thomas Brennan (grocer)	114 Great Georges St.	Dec.28,	1867	Cathrine Jane
+ Catherine (McMillin)	114 Great Georges St.	Mar.16,	1869	Thomas
James Brennan	Jordanstown	Mar. 4,	1867	James
(farmer) +	Jordanstown	Dec.26,	1868	Thomas
Ellen (McCalmont)	[James: labourer]
Benjamin Brennan (carpenter)	25 Cullingtree St.	Jul. 3,	1868	Thomas
+ Ellen (Megraw)
John Brannon (soldier)	Cooper's Row,	Mar. 5,	1868	Ellen
+ Isabella (McQuillan)	Ballymacarrett
Ellen Brannon	Castlereagh St., Ballymacarrett	Dec.18,	1868	Mary Ann
	[Margaret Brannon present]
William Brannan (flax dresser)	34 Weaver St.,	Jan. 8,	1868	George
+ Jane (McMaster)	Steigoneill
John Brennan (lab. of Scotland)		Nov.23,	1869	Alice
+ Eliza (?)
Thomas Brennan (lab.)	9 Barrack St.	Oct.23,	1870	Edward
+ Bridget (Tate)
John Brannen (painter)	50 Lettuce Hill	Apr.30,	1870	Theresa
+ Theresa (Conville)
James Brennan (lab.)	119 Utility St, Belfast	Dec.17,	1895	Maggie
+ Maggie (Little)	[Maggie married John Henry Atkinson]
	[They were parents of Helen Atkinson's husband]
	119 Utility St, Belfast	?	?	John
ANTRIM AREA:
Robert Brennan	Templepatrick Pres. Church	b.Apr.10,	1803	Thomas
	Templepatrick Pres. Church	b.Apr. 8,	1804	Margaret
William Brennan (housepainter)	Main St., Antrim	Apr.25,	1868	(male)
+ Mary (Lennon)	Main St.	Jun.15,	1870	Mary Eliza
William Branon (lab.)	Donegan, T'ck	Jul.12,	1868	James
+ Sarah Jane (Kinnon)
BALLYMENA AREA:
John Brennan (lab.)	Broughshane	Mar. 7,	1864	Samuel
+ Elizabeth (Woodside)	Broughshane	Jun.30,	1866	John
William Brannen (hackler)	Castle St., Ballymena	Apr.29,	1870	John
+ Jane (McMaster)
BALLYMONEY AREA:
Neill Brennan (farmer)	Culmore, Dirran or	Jan.15,	1868	Sarah Jane
+ Bridget (Kelly)	Derraw(?), Ballymoney	May 28,	1870	Michael
	[now Neal Brannen]
BALLYCASTLE AREA:
James Brannon +	Bushmills	Nov. -,	1865	(female)
Elizabeth (McCandless)
James Brannan (lab.)	Moycraig(?),	Sep. 8,	1869	Sarah Jane
+ Matilda (McNaul?)	Drumtullogh

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Christopher E. Brennen