Religious Census

1851 Religious Census Returns - Andreas, Arbory, Ballaugh, Braddan, Bride

Andreas

Population in 1851: 2,165

Kirk Andreas [Parish Church]

Date of Construction: lic 1801, cons 1821 (when out of debt)

Church of England

Grid Reference SC415993

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	138	97	-
Sunday Scholars	55	50
Average Attendance
General Congregation	160	170	-
Sunday Scholars	45	45

Remarks: Attendance on weekday lectures in different part of Parish 100. The parish is exceedingly scattered over 24 sq. miles so that attendance at Divine service is very variable and depends very much on the state of the weather.
Signature: J.C. Moore rector
[Rev Joseph Christian Moore, 1802-1886]

St Judes

Date of Construction: Nov 25 1841

Under an act of Tynwald by the Rev Mr Drury

Church of England

Grid Reference SC399966

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	84	168	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	61	35	-
Sunday Scholars	45	44
Average Attendance
General Congregation	85	50
Sunday Scholars	55	55

Remarks: The SS for the last 3 or 4 months has been thinly attended from the prevalence of Whooping Cough and measles with which the children of the neighborhood have been and continue to be affected. I would remark that the proportion of the district properly belonging to this chapel does not exceed three hundred and 50 (350).
Signature: J. Qualtrough, Minister
[Rev John Qualtrough, 1813-1879, Chaplain St Stephens 1839-48, Chaplain of St Judes 1848-1859, Vicar Arbory 1859-1875, Rector Bride 1875-1879]

Regaby, WM

Date of Construction:

Part of another building used as a barn

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC433975

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	80	-	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	No service on 30th
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	25	-

Signature: John Quirk, Steward

Kerrowgarrow

Date of Construction: 1819

[used also as a schoolroom - new adjacent chapel built 1857]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC402975

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	120	118	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	90	110
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	90	110

Signature: John Radcliffe, Trustee

Lhen Moar

Date of Construction: 1819

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference NX392013

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	70	80	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	80	102
Sunday Scholars		35
Average Attendance
General Congregation		80	90
Sunday Scholars		15	5

Signature: William Teare, Trustee

Smeal, WM

Date of Construction: 1831

[would appear to be rebuilt 1880]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference NX412018

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	66	84	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	73	85
Sunday Scholars		6	12
Average Attendance
General Congregation		80	90
Sunday Scholars		12	12

Signature: John T.Martyn. Trustee

Ballakaneen, WM

Date of Construction:

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	96	176	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	55	-	72
Sunday Scholars	19
Average Attendance
General Congregation	50		100
Sunday Scholars	15

Signature: John Cannell, Steward

Arbory

Population in 1851: 1,593

St Columba

Date of Construction:

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	12	315	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	100	64
Sunday Scholars	46	48
Average Attendance
General Congregation	180	60
Sunday Scholars	60	60

Signature: Gelling

Colby, PM

Date of Construction: 1832

Primitive Methodist

Grid Reference SC232701

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	120	50	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation		47	28
Average Attendance
General Congregation		47	78

Signature: S. Smith, Minister

Colby, WM

Date of Construction: 1832

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC232701

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	150	72	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation		73	72
Sunday Scholars		30
Average Attendance
General Congregation		100	120
Sunday Scholars		30	30

Signature: Henry Clague, Steward

Ballaugh

Population in 1851: 1,392

St Marys [Parish Church]

Date of Consecration: Sept 27 1832 (vestry Act 24 Ap 1830)

Church of England

Grid Reference SC345939

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	85	464	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	50	136	-
Sunday Scholars		20
Average Attendance
General Congregation	250	200
Sunday Scholars	30	20

Remarks: It appears from an act of Vestry on 24 April 1830 that the church was in a dilapidated state and from the smallness and situation of it, it was decided expedient to erect a new one of a larger size and in a more convenient site
Signature: Thomas Howard
[Rev Thomas Howard, 1785-1876, Chaplain Ballure 1807-9, Chaplain St Georges 1809-10, Vicar Braddan 1810-36 (also Chaplain St Georges 1832-6), Rector of Ballaugh 1836-1876]

Old St Mary's

Date of Construction:

Church of England

Grid Reference SC341957

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	120		-

Remarks: rebuilt in a great measure and at present used for the burial service ; ...;rebult about 6 years ago
Signature: Thomas Howard

Ballaugh Village

Date of Construction: 1832

Grid Reference SC348934

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	130	100	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation			154
Sunday Scholars	58	66	30
Average Attendance
General Congregation			150
Sunday Scholars	50	50	20

Signature: Robert Watterson, Steward and LP

Currah WM

[Ballaugh Curragh]

Date of Construction: 1833

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC357959

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	100	-	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	-	80
Average Attendance
General Congregation			85

Signature: John Mylechrain, Steward

New Chapel WM

[Ballaugh New Chapel]

Date of Construction: 1827

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC341959

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	80	54	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation		36	42
Average Attendance
General Congregation		40	30

Signature: Robert Corlett, steward

WM Chapel

[Ballaugh Village]

Date of Construction: before 1800

[now village hall - new church built 1868]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC34593

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	56	114	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	58	49
Sunday Scholars	-	22	6

Signature: Thomas W. Corlett, trustee

Braddan

Population in 1851: 2,405

Kirk Braddan

Date of Construction:

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	76	353	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	201	189	-
Sunday Scholars	25	25
Average Attendance
General Congregation	350	250	-
Sunday Scholars	25	25

Signature: William Drury, vicar
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St Lukes

Date of Consecration: 14 May 1836

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	184	147	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	60	13	-
Sunday Scholars	28	26
Average Attendance
General Congregation	100	40	-
Sunday Scholars	40	40

Signature:

Quin Hill PM

[Quines Hill]

Date of Construction: 1824

Primitive Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	90	40	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	30	50
Sunday Scholars	36	36	36
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	40	40
Sunday Scholars	36	40	10

Signature: S. Smith, Minister

Coole WM

Date of Construction: before 1800

Wesleyan Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	86	64	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	45	36

Signature: Roger Moore, Sup. Minister

Strang PM

Date of Construction: 1840

Primitive Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	70	50	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	25	40	90
Average Attendance
General Congregation	30	45	85

Signature: S. Smith, Superintendent of circuit

Baldwin WM

Date of Construction: before 1800

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	100	28	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	65	90
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	80	100

Signature: Roger Moore, Superintendent minister

East Baldwin WM

Date of Construction: 1834

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	56	-	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	40	-

Signature: R. Moore

Bride

Population in 1851: 1,053

St Bridget

Date of Construction:

Church of England

Grid Reference NX449012

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	12	250	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	30	15

Remarks: Sunday morning having been very severe and stormy the congregation was much smaller than usual
Signature: Daniel Nelson
[Rev Daniel Nelson, -1875, succeeded his father John Nelson as Rector, Chaplain Andreas 1835-40, Chaplain Kirk Michael 1840-7, Chaplain St Judes 1847, Rector Bride 1847-1875]

[Bride PM Chapel]

Date of Construction: 1843

[now Church hall]

Primitive Methodist

NX450011

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	105	84	none

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	100	160
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	100	150

Signature: Wm Christian, Chapel Steward

[Bride WM]

Date of Construction: before 1800

[rebuilt 1877 with current church which is still active]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference NX450011

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	90	85	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	70	48	42
Sunday Scholars	34	32
Average Attendance
General Congregation	20	70	60
Sunday Scholars	30	40

Signature: Wm Joughin, Trustee




Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor © F.Coakley , 2001