Petitions of Insolvent Debtors, Insolvent Debtors' Court, Lifford, Co. Donegal, February 1838
Extracted from Perry’s Bankrupt Gazette, February 28, 1838
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 at 9.00 a.m. on Monday February 28, 1838
[Bankrupts were detained in the County Gaol until outstanding debts had been cleared to the satisfaction of creditors]
Many names and former places of residence are spelt phonetically, so a reasonable degree of creativity is required to locate a possible forebear.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS
|
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
FORMER RESIDENCE |
COUNTY |
CALLING |
|
BRADLEY |
Henry |
Glennuly [Gleneely?] |
Donegal |
shoemaker & publican |
|
BUCHANAN |
James |
Powderly |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
CANNON |
James |
Ramelton |
Donegal |
baker & publican |
|
COLLINS |
Henry |
Ballylin |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
COLLINS |
Neal |
Ballylin |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
CONNEYLAND |
Robert |
Dressnagh |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
DOHERTY |
Francis |
Drumboe |
Donegal |
weaver |
|
FREEL |
Patrick |
Falaneese |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
HAMILTON |
Hugh |
Magheryshanwelley [Magherashanvally] |
Donegal |
gent. |
|
KING |
John |
Millford |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
MAGUIRE |
Hugh |
Ballyshannon |
Donegal |
pensioner |
|
MARTIN |
George |
Carrygart |
Donegal |
publican |
|
RODGERS |
James |
Mundoeey |
Donegal |
farmer |
|
TUNNY |
James |
Ballyshannon |
Donegal |
publican |
|
WASON |
John |
Drumcross |
Donegal |
farmer |