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Hello (again).

I am still looking for my Larkin ancestors.  Bernard Larkin was my great great great grandfather.  He was also the grandfather of James Larkin (Big Jim Larkin).  

Bernard moved to Liverpool with his daughter, Anne and sons, Hugh and James.  Other children remained in Armagh.  He lived with Anne in Liverpool until his death.

Anne's husband, Laurence McAteer, left Liverpool to emigrate to USA and left his wife, son and the Larkin relations in Liverpool.  The ship he was sailing on was lost at sea with all hands when it collided with a whaling boat off the Dingle Peninsular in March 1866.

My query is this.  I have found an entry in the Dublin Evening Mail dated June 14th 1865.  Under the heading 'Bankrupts and Insolvents Insolvency'    Bernard Larkin late of Aghayalloge, in the county of Armagh, farmer and labourer.

On Anne's marriage to Laurence McAteer she states her father's name as Bernard, a farmer and her address as Aghayalloge.

The time frame matches.  The date of the bankruptcy notice and the emigration of my great great grandfather less than 12 months later.

Would there have been some kind of hearing where details of the bankruptcy would have been reported?  If so where would I look for it?

Thank you for reading this.

Frances (nee McAteer)

 

 

Fran

Monday 6th Sep 2021, 03:41PM

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  • Fran,

    Griffiths Valuation for 1864 lists about 90 homes in Aghayalloge. There were only 2 Larkin households and that was Bernard Larkin senior & junior (so likely father & son) so there’s a pretty strong chance it’s your family. Bernard senior was on plots 73 & 74 which together came to about 13 acres. Bernard junior was close by on plot 80 which was just over 7 acres.

    http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameS…

    The Valuation Revision records show Bernard senior deleted in 1866 and Bernard junior deleted in 1871. No Larkins in the townland in the 1901 census. So the name being deleted in 1866 (which is the year the event was reported to Griffiths and not necessarily exactly the year he left, fits pretty well with the chronology you have).

    There may have been a bankruptcy hearing (or the matter may have been settled before it came to court). Any court papers will likely have been lost in the 1922 fire. Newspaper reports are probably all you will find on the matter.

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Friday 10th Sep 2021, 01:34PM

  • Thank you for your reply Elwyn.

    It was interesting to see that there were only 2 Larkin families living in the area, so, as you pointed out, it narrows the odds on them both being part of our family.  I wonder if there is anyone out there who is also connected to them.

    I think I need to go back to the Newspaper Archives to see if there is anything else.

    Best Regards and again thank you.

    Fran

    Sunday 12th Sep 2021, 10:51AM

  • Fran,

    If it helps get a sense of the size of the area, Aghayalloge townland is 571 acres. In the 1901 census there were just 68 homes and a total population of 255 people. So not very big.

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Killeavy/Aghayalloge/

    So if you know that your Larkins came from that townland, they really have to be connected to one or both the 2 Larkins in Griffiths.

    1 Bernard listed as farming in Aghayalloge in the tithe applotment records of 1835:

    http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/armagh/tithe-applotments/killevy-parish.php

    That was the only Larkin farm in the townland at that time.

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 12th Sep 2021, 01:23PM

  • Hello Fran

     

    An earlier suggestion of newspaper reports is a good one for details of bankruptcy.

     

    Its also worth checking the Armagh Crown & Peace records at PRONI as referenced here.

    https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/records-held-proni

    Armagh Crown and Peace - ARM

    Armagh District Probate Registry - TARM

    Plus the Bankruptcy records as referenced on the same webpage:

    Bankruptcy Records, Supreme Court of Judicature -BANK

     

    Whilst this guide is linked to the UK National Archives, it might give you some tips on the sort of records to be looking for at PRONI.

    https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-gu…

     

    Thanks

    Bernadette

    IrelandXO Volunteer Partner NI

    Tower Museum Derry

     

     

     

    Bernadette Walsh, IrelandXO Partner

    Monday 13th Sep 2021, 12:54PM

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