Bankruptcy - Petitions of Insolvent Debtors Court, Lifford, Co. Donegal, December 1821
Extracted from the Dublin Weekly Register November 24 1821
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
A list of bankrupts who presented their petitions for relief from insolvency at Lifford, Co. Donegal, Court House Monday, 3rd December, 1821
[Bankrupts were detained in the County Gaol until outstanding debts had been cleared to the satisfaction of creditors]
Many names and former residences are spelt phonetically, so a reasonable degree of creativity is required to locate a possible forebear. I have attempted to identify several locations.
***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME | LATE RESIDENCE | COUNTY |
| ACHESON | Alexander | Ballinacart | Donegal |
| BEST | Mary | Broonknee [Brownknowe] | Donegal |
| BLACK | William | Leagnahoony [Legnahoory], | Donegal |
| BLAIR | Ann widow | Strabane | Tyrone |
| DIVIN | James | Drimgarvan | Donegal |
| DIVIN | James | Rosgin [Rossgier?] | Donegal |
| HUTCHISON | Thomas | Drumbern | Donegal |
| JACK | Archibald | Haw | Donegal |
| KERR | John | Curcullan [Curcullian] | |
| LATIMER | James Cranston | Donegal | Donegal |
| LOGAN | John | Ballymagowan | Donegal |
| McCAFFERTY | James | Glenmaquin | Donegal |
| McGINTY | James | Tullycorker | Tyrone |
| ROBINSON | Alexander | Letterkenny | Donegal |
| STRAIN | Neal | Carrygault [Carrigart?] | Donegal |
| SWEENY | Charles | Inhiney [Innishinney] | Donegal |
| TAYLOR | Robert | Castlefin | Donegal |
| VIRTUE | James | Langressagh [Longsessagh?] | Donegal |