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Title: My family on the IOM
Post by: Cumbrian Caz on Wednesday 26 September 07 19:51 BST (UK)
Hi all,

My GGG Grandad Robert Redhead came from Abory to Cumbria, then Cumberland in about 1850.I have found Redheads on the IOM back to 1790s on the Isle on IGI.


Prior to that there are none. Did people come to the Isle for work at that time from somewhere else?

Thanks, Caz x
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Cumbrian Caz on Wednesday 26 September 07 20:08 BST (UK)
aLSO WHY DID LOTS OF mANX PEOPLE COME TO wORKINGTON AND wHITEHAVEN IN 1850S?

cAZ X
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Frances_mnb on Friday 28 September 07 17:17 BST (UK)
jOBS !
re redheads try posting a query on http://www.isle-of-man.com/cgi-bin/interests/genealogy/bulletin/index.pl?noframes as one of the regulars claims to have 'done' all the Redheads which Manx family would appear to have originated with a robert Redhead & his children (Robt + Isaac (issac is presumeably the one who joined Major Taubman's company in 1794 described as 5ft 4in fair of complexion + hair , grey eyes and a labourer from Middlesex))
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Cumbrian Caz on Friday 28 September 07 18:14 BST (UK)
Thanks Frances,
Is that info army records?How fascinating,
I noticed there were no Redheads on the Isle prior to 1790s. Is it Peter Redhead you mean? If so I have written to him.

Caz
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Frances_mnb on Friday 28 September 07 18:23 BST (UK)
no - local manx records - transcribed on my site - yes Peter was the one I had in mind
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Cumbrian Caz on Friday 28 September 07 18:27 BST (UK)
What is your site Frances please?
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Frances_mnb on Friday 28 September 07 18:34 BST (UK)
look at my profile!
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Cumbrian Caz on Friday 28 September 07 18:35 BST (UK)
Thanks,

I think I also have Quayle and Calvin in my tree,are they well known on the Isle?
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Frances_mnb on Friday 28 September 07 18:44 BST (UK)
YES! to quayle - Calvin (or more usually Colvin) is a Peel based name - try looking at my site I think it answers most questions of this sort but please feel free to contact me direct
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: parky96 on Saturday 05 January 08 15:06 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Cumbrian Caz on Wednesday 26 September 07 20:08 BST (UK)
aLSO WHY DID LOTS OF mANX PEOPLE COME TO wORKINGTON AND wHITEHAVEN IN 1850S?

cAZ X

Think that most peple came over to cumbria from isle of man for the work that was going in the mines.At least that is what mine did after moving here to cleator they then moved down to barrow.
Title: Re: My family on the IOM
Post by: Subaru on Sunday 06 January 08 01:23 GMT (UK)
Caz

I have Quayles in my tree from IOM.  Margaret Quayle married Richard Lawson over there, and moved here to Whitehaven (Hensingham) where Richard and sons worked as miners in one of the many mines around here.

I don't know much about my IOM ancestors, and have never been there.

Rosemary