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Independent Islands => Isle of Man => Topic started by: Blue-Sten on Sunday 30 November 08 00:38 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I've a relative called Isabella Corlett, nee Morrison who died on 13 July 1902 in Conchan. Can anyone point me in the right direction of where she may be buried??
Thanks
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You could look on line at www.iomfhs.im
Go to RESEARCH top right hand corner of home page & then Brian Lawson's Indexes
of BURIALS [ not deaths ] & note that no cremation was available in IOM until much later.
Where did you receive information of her death?
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I have her death certificate. It does not say where she is buried, nor does Lawson's site :(
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Can you give details from the death cert. ? I live in Douglas near Onchan & will try follow
trail for you. There could of course be an omission in Brian's index, for much later dates people
forget his list is burials not deaths.
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That would be fantastic! Thank you!
She dies on 13 July 1902 at Greenfield Cottages, The Village, Conchan. She was called Isabella Corlett, female, 55 years when she died. She was the widow of John Corlett, farm labourer. Her death was witnessed by Katie Corlett (her daughter) who also lived at that address.
Thiat is all it says.
It was in the district of Douglas.
Thanks for any help you can give! ;D
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Do you have her baptism at Maughold & their marriage also Maughold ??? Both extracted entries
from Parish register on www.familysearch.org
I wonder if this means burial back in home parish in a family grave at that yard.
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I have a copy of her wedding certificate in Maughold and know she was born there. Not much else!
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Will now post any further info. on Manx BB to avoid duplication as you have a group of people
helping you there.
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It's been a few years since I was last searching for my Isabella Corlett in Onchan (kids have kept me busy!!) Now I have some free time I was hoping to finally try to locate her burial place.
Voirrey M - you said that ther was a Manx BB website where people had offered to help but I can't now find this website - can you help at all?
Thanks
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No mention on www.imuseum.im?
Nor on Lawson's
(http://www.iomfhs.im/lawsons/LawsonBMD/Main_Site_index.html?Submit=Lawson+BMD+Home)
Her death is recorded on ManxBMD, however.
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the previous discussion in on http://www.isle-of-man.com/genealogy/messageboard/manx_archive_2.pl/md/read/id/533235
which is the most detailed + useful response was from Paul Wade -
having spoken to Jane Cretney the Parish Clerk, she unfortunately informs me that they do not know the location of Isabella Corlett (nee Morrison) who died on the 13th and buried at Kirk Onchan on the 16th July 1902 aged 55 years, as there is no marker, plot number or indication as to where Isabella was buried.
The graves had no format at that time and some graves were sold in advance thereby they weren't in any particular order. The buying of plots there has stopped now as Mrs Cretney informs me that they have burial plots which are vacant and extremelly old and the likliehood is that the owners of these old plots have moved further afield, but cannot be used as they have to remain vacant for any legal owner to acquire them.
If you have Google Earth, you can view the church from above at these coordinates
54 10'26.60"N 4 27'07.00"W
The right of the church and towards the two red vehicles parked on the road is the extremelly large area where Isabella would likely be burried. I realise that it doesn't help much, but I'm therefore unable to assist any further Fiona and apart from doing a DNA sample on all the graves there, this one will have to remain unsolved unless there's a chance message in a letter or record somewhere.
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I am surprised that the burial appears to be missing from BL's list
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Thanks, I lost track after I was on maternity leave with my first child! I will make a note, although it's a pity there's no markers.
My direct relative, who was Isabella's daughter, died very young. Hence we know very little about our Isle of Man side. It doesn't make it easy when so many people have the same surname!
Thanks for all your help though!
Much appreciated!
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Isabella was most likely daughter of Thomas Morrison + Jane Corkill (marr Mau 18230105) - in 1841 + 51 they were farming Ballasaig (a small 10ac holding) - Jane was probably daughter of Peter Corkill (from a line of Peter Corkill's )+ Elinor Clague, Thomas s/o Mathias Morrison + Isabel Kennish(or Kinnish) who married Braddan 17960109
Matthias was probably baptised as Mylvorrey(son of servant of Mary which anglicised as Morrison) Maughold 17630213 s/o Tho Mylvorrey + Elizth Calow who married Maughold 17510824
see many will summaries on www.manxnotebook.com - if you post on the other message board (which Voirrey mentioned and where you posted some time ago) there is another active researcher who can held with Maughold lines