AYTON/EATON---Raphoe and environs

[Roncoach]

Hi---------researching any ancestors in Raphoe and surrounding parishes. Catholics-----emigrated to Scotland circa 1920. All info since then is available. I am looking for anything in 19th century (and before) in Co. Donegal. TIA.............Roncoach

[Pat Reid]

Roncoach:
I did a little "looking around" and found a few nuggets, some of which you may already have.

Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church Marriages 1843 - 1930
Transcribed by Faye Logue
18 Oct 1905
Joseph AYTON Full Widower Carpenter Whitecastle, father Thomas Ayton fisherman
Mary KILGORE Full Spinster _____ Killynaught , father Joseph Kilgore Labourer

And from the 1911 census Moville Lower Balleeghan
Ayton Joseph Head of family Presbyterian 54 Stonemason Married Donegal
Ayton Isabella Wife Presbyterian 55  Married 28 10 10 Donegal English 
Ayton Robert Son Presbyterian 17 Mason's Assistant Single    Donegal English 
Ayton Lillie A Daughter Presbyterian 14 Scholar Single    Donegal English 
Ayton Mildred A Daughter Presbyterian 12 Scholar Single    Donegal English 
Ayton Elizabeth Daughter Presbyterian 10 Scholar Single

http://www.benpalmer.co.uk/balleeghan%206.htm

Info on Moville is at:
http://www.benpalmer.co.uk/movillerecords.htm

Hope I have been of some help.
Good luck,

Pat

[Roncoach]

Thx Pat--------I REALLY appreciate your interest, but................the word Presbyterian makes these Aytons impossible: the staunch Catholic line goes far far back in family history stories on that side of the family ( I actually knew my own grandfather who was born in Raphoe in 1882 (James, same as his father born there 1832)-----I'm sure presbyterians would have been regarded as alien beings 
My thx for your kind interest...........Roncoach

[Anne Mc]

There are still Aytons in Raphoe who are Catholics

[Roncoach]

Hi there and thx Anne----------I'm sure there are......    Contact them all and ask if any have done Family History Research?   I will look into it........I don't know how------but I will  .  My thanks to you

[LostAncestor]

I have come across that Ayton family you mentioned and have quite a bit of material on them.

[Roncoach]

thx L.A.--------you're very kind to take an interest.It is MUCH appreciated. Before proceeding, just to make sure we are on the right lines together, could you please just confirm that it's the same family: the easiest way to do so would be if you could give me 3 facts relating to my Grandfather James Ayton, b Raphoe 1882---what date?): 1. Who did he marrry and when? (my grandmother). 2 Who were James's parents (my greats), when born and married?.  3.Any info on my grandmother's family please.  If you have the same details as me re those 3 items............then I would know I wasn't wasting your time by discussing further. I  find it is best to take this approach initially..........as I really do hate wasting kind folks' valuable time....just to find that I have led them into research on a different branch altogether. I very much look forward to hearing from you-----and TU again..............

[LostAncestor]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth, The info that I have is based on the 1821,1831,1841,1851 and 1861 census returns.

Theses were destroyed in 1922 when two irish terrorists groups were fighting each other.

I was lucky to find that the Protestant Bishop of Raphoe had copies made for the entire Raphoe parish for each census up until 1861 and its these census returns that I have copied.

[Roncoach]

So what's the problem to answering the questions above ( I already know the answers) if you have the entire lost history of Donegal since Brian Boru ??))