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Family History:

Biographical sketch for Andrew Ferguson of Farriter

Biographical sketch for David Ferguson of Farriter & Kedew

Family tree for Ferguson of Farriter

Biographical sketch for John Huggins (I) of Glenarb (d.1741)

Biographical sketch for John Huggins (II) of Glenarb (d.1756)

Updated biographical sketch for Robert Gordon Kilpatrick (1851–1929)

Updated biographical sketch for Mary McDonnell (1794–1859)

John Burke (1795–1839) of or born near Claremorris, county Mayo

James Burke (1820–1860) of Gillingham

Local History:

Kilrea & environs news transcripts 1735–1800: Subject index

Kilrea & environs news 1735–1800 : Surname index

Why study local history?

Ireland: Local history studies & research

Kilrea (town & parish), county Derry

Claremorris and the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), county Mayo

Archival records:

Memorials of Irish deeds —
• No. 57084: Lord Charlemont to John Huggans (I), 30th Aug. 1731
• No. 57085: Margaret Hamilton to John Huggins (I), 28th Oct. 1735
• No. 75752: John Huggins (I) to Andrew Ferguson & David Ferguson, 2nd Oct. 1736
• No. 73771: Will of John Huggins (I), bequest to son-in-law, David Ferguson, 7th April 1741
• No. 86876: Andrew Ferguson to his son, John Ferguson, 5th Oct. 1747
• No. 87797: John & Nathaniel McCall to John Huggins (II), 21st Jan. 1747
• No. 93968: John Huggins (II) & Lettice Kennedy, marriage settlement, 31st Aug. 1739
• No. 119002: Joseph Marshall to John Huggins & Cornelius Marshall marriage settlement, 30th & 31st May 1755
• No. 212795: John Ferguson (the elder) to the Rev. William Nixon of Dublin, 4th Mar. 1775
• No. 212796: John Ferguson (the younger) to the Rev. William Nixon, 2nd May 1775

The Armagh Guardian newspaper —
• Transcripts, 7th Jan. 1845
• Transcripts, 14th Jan. 1845

News transcripts for Huggins et al in Calcutta & Behar in Bengal, India

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Gunterstein. Plan of Gardens, showing Maze. (N. Visscher, 1719). In, Matthews, W.H. Mazes and Labyrinths. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1922. — To illustrate the relational complexity of information presented on Arborealis.

Our purpose:—is to combine the former version of Arborealis, launched in 2006 (under reconstruction), with new blog posts, transcripts, articles about family & local history, and transcripts & indexes of records and historical newspapers.

Updated 23rd March 2026.

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