The Arthur Corkill in Lancs has turned out to be a red herring!
This is Arthur's marriage:
29 Jul 1896 James Arthur CORKILL 23 Bachelor Baker Ramsey, [father] William Corkill, Butcher
Margaret Anne CHRISTIAN 24 spinster Ramsey Wm Edward Christian, Mariner.
[Thanks to Tom Corteen for the transcript.]
So James Arthur C. - and probably why you couldn't find him?
Which gives us:
1881 census [online from familysearch]
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
William CORKILL Head M Male 38 Isle of Man, England Butcher
Eliza CORKILL Wife M Female 40 Isle of Man, England
William H. CORKILL Son U Male 13 Isle of Man, England Scholar
Thomas E. CORKILL Son U Male 11 Isle of Man, England Scholar
James A. CORKILL Son U Male 9 Isle of Man, England Scholar [This is Arthur]
Alfred R. CORKILL Son U Male 7 Isle of Man, England Scholar
Robert CORKILL Son U Male 5 Isle of Man, England Scholar
Source Information:
Dwelling 2 Quayles Court
Census Place Maughold, Isle of Man, Isle of Man
Family History Library Film 1342346
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5601 / 3
Page Number 5
And from this Brian Lawson has given us:
1871, Ramsey, district 4, schedule 171, 3 Cooper's Lane
William Corkill, head, married, 27, butcher, Maughold
Elizabeth, wife, married, 31, Andreas
Ellen, daughter, unmarried, 8, scholar, Maughold [This is Ellen the granddaughter]
Mary a, daughter, unmarried, 7, scholar, Maughold
Jane, daughter, unmarried, 5, scholar, Maughold
William H, son, 3, Maughold
Thomas E, son, 1, Maughold
William the butcher was bapt. Ramsey 6 May 1842, son of Thomas & wife Mary Clague [recorded on the Lonan gravestone - last message].
Thomas was the eldest son of Thomas & Margaret Creech, bapt 14 Dec.1816 pre their marriage, so under Creech in the IGI. Luckily he was mentioned in the 1836 will of his grandmother Ann Creech als Corteen as "my grandson Thomas Corkill (that is Thommy Ballagorry's son) all my sheep".
"Thommy Ballagorry" was Thomas bapt. 13 April 1783, a weaver of Ballachrink, Maughold, a younger son of John bapt. 2 Oct.1743 & Jane Skillicorn of Ballagorry Mooar, Maughold. John a "Manx Worthy" [RN] and one of a long line of Corkills farming at Ballagorry Mooar, Maughold.
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