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Independent Islands => Isle of Man => Topic started by: SAM100 on Wednesday 17 February 10 22:54 GMT (UK)
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Good Morning,
I am planning on visiting the Isle of Man in early May.
I would like to locate the graves of my gggrandparents (if they have headstones) at St Mary's Church in Castletown and also look at parish records , if they are available to view.
Can anyone advise me as to how I should go about this.
Thank you :)
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St Mary's church in Castletown did not have a graveyard. It was a town centre/ military church for
the nearby barracks for Castle Rushen. People were buried at Malew in the parish church graveyard.
[The building still stands but is now an office building.] Can you give names & approximate dates ??
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Thank you for your prompt reply :)
John Thompson (born 1820, Co Fermanagh, Ireland) came to the Isle of Man around 1854 with the 41st Regiment of Foot.
In the 1861 census he is listed in the Civil Parish or Township of Conchan with his wife Bridget and 5 children (2 of whom were born in Ireland)
Bridget Thomson (note that the p has been dropped) died in 1869 and was buried 22 September 1869, address The Green Castletown.
John Thompson was buried on 6 April 1898, address, Castletown.
My great grandfather, John Thompson was christened at St Mary's Church, Castletown 24 July 1861.
Are the parish records available for viewing?
I am very excited about my forth coming trip and looking forward to visiting all of the places where my ancestors lived. :) :)
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Burials at Malew as you stated. I did not seem to be able to find any headstones & MI's in the
index in Manx Museum Library in Douglas. You will be able to find details of the Regiments posted to IOM.
Films are available of Parish record copies in the library also available to order /rent from LDS / Mormon
Family History Centres.
I could not find the baptism / will have another try on next visit.
Re Douglas census [in parish of Onchan ] 1861 Duke Lane was a cul de sac now demolished near Duke St.
then the main shopping street in Town near Market & Quayside,which still exists. Douglas became the Capital in
1869 until then it was Castletown where there are many buildings from that era whether preserved as
museums or houses & the church building already mentioned.
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Thank you :)
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St Mary's ,Castletown ,IOM Baptisms film entry 124 [Manx Museum Library]
John Thompson Born 11 Jul 1861/ Baptised 24 Jul 1861 John Thompson -Pensioner / Bridget / Abode - - Castletown
[no other info.]
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The parish registers were officially copied in 1911 (civil reg started only in 1877) the films of this copy can be borrowed at any Mormon FHC - or consulted at Manx Museum library (opening hours 10am-5pm Mon thru Sat) - the original registers are not generally available however they are currently being filmed (by the mormons I think) - a new Ancestry centre (an offshoot of Museum) opens very late in 2010 (?november ? early 2011) and it is planned that the digital images of these films can be seen there.
I have info re Regiments stationed on IoM at http://www.manxnotebook.com/history/military/regts.htm
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Thank you both so much for the information which will give me several very good starting points when I visit.
I am most grateful :)
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I was very interested to hear that digital images of IoM parish registers may be available soon. I am searching for information regarding a g g grandparent, Robert Hilliard Smith, who was baptised at St Mary's Castletown on 16 February 1834 and buried at Malew on 3 February 1903. Any information regarding the baptismal entry or the existence of a headstone/MI would be very much appreciated. He spent a period in the army (13th Light Infantry) and then lived in Ireland before returning to Castletown. His address in the 1901 census was 36, Derbyhaven Road. At the time of his death on 31 January 1903 he was living at The College Green.
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The official copy of the register available on Mormon microfilm is excellent - will give all info you want.
To check for an MI post query at http://www.isle-of-man.com/cgi-bin/interests/genealogy/bulletin/index.pl?noframes; as a regular poster there has complete collection of IoMFHSoc MI books
College green and Derbyhaven road might be same address - the road runs past the back entrance to King Williams college to debryhaven - see http://www.manxnotebook.com for derbyhaven + castletown
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Very many thanks indeed for your advice.