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Glasgow archive/Belfast and Donegal: separate documentary occurrences
Catalogue · 08 Sep 2026
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Belfast and Donegal: separate documentary occurrences

Belfast maritime, Raphoe deed and Killybegs account records establish separate surname occurrences.

Belfast, Raphoe and Killybegs · 1667-1728

The open question

Do any contemporary records connect the Belfast and Donegal people to one another or to Antrim?

No father-son or collateral relationship has been found; the settings remain separate research clusters.

People to investigate

Named anchors and candidates, not an automatic descendant list.

What connects this group?

Documentary occurrences in distinct places, not a reconstructed Irish founder family.

What would move it forward?

Inspect the Belfast will and maritime records, Raphoe deeds and Killybegs accounts for named associates or kin.

Read the evidence

Your research notebook.

Select 2 people to compare their evidence.