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Isle of Man / Re: John Quail Family
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How sure are you of his immediate manx roots ? - Manchester was reasonably rare for Manx at that period (Liverpool + Whitehaven much more common) - if they married in Manchester then unlikely any children born on the Island - Quayle is however a very Manx name and it is difficult to see where else he could derive from - an alternative spelling is Quale (Quail is one that is more typical of late 17th century when found in Manx records). Tailors were usually poorly paid artisans - draper generally implies posssession of some capital in order to set up shop. If he was a draper in Liverpool then should appear in a Gore's directory (we know he's not in 1790 or 1796) - others are on microfilm at Liverpool Central Library. (in Manchester Pigot's produced similar directories from early 19th C)