1851 Religious Census Returns for Malew..Michael

Malew

Population in 1851: 3,260

Kirk Malew

Date of Construction:

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	120	122
Sunday Scholars	42	44
Average Attendance
General Congregation	160	220
Sunday Scholars	45	45

Remarks: Rain March 30
Signature: W.Gill

St Marks

Date of Construction:

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	90	x
Sunday Scholars	61

Remarks: noted that afternoon service only in summer
Signature:

Ballagary, WM

[St Marks]

Date of Construction: 1840

[1861register of deeds states private property but 1862 return states recently presented by owner]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC295738

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	40	60	none

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	70	60

Signature: John Bridson, Steward

Ballamoda, WM

Date of Construction: 1834

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC277738

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	120	30	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	38	39
Sunday Scholars		48

Signature: Humphrey Mylchreest, Steward

Clycur, PM

Date of Construction: 1826

Primitive Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	100		-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation		13
Average Attendance
General Congregation		13

Signature: William Kneen, Steward

Kerrowkeil

Date of Construction: 1814

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC260738

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	84	72	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	71	71
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	80	80

Signature: Greg A. Page, Wesleyan Minister in the circuit

Ballasalla, WM

Date of Construction: 1797

[note rebuilt on same site 1893]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC281702

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	120	80	-

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

Signature: John Boyde, Trustee

Ballasalla, PM

Date of Construction: [1833]

Primitive Methodist

Grid Reference SC279701

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	84	70	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	30	85
Sunday Scholars		60	25
Average Attendance
General Congregation		60	50
Sunday Scholars		50	25

Signature: William Shimmin, Trustee

Marown

Population in 1851: 1,364

Parish Church [St Runius]

Date of Construction: -

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	65	15	-
Average Attendance
General Congregation	80	40	-

Remarks: Services being in Manx on 30th the number usually in attendance are not so great as when the services are in English
Signature: Wm Duggan
[Rev William Duggan , -1862, Chaplain St Marks 1820-7, Vicar of Marown 1827-1862]

Crosby

Date of Construction: 1833

[Still active]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC326794

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	84	144	50

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	84	-	83
Sunday Scholars	8
Average Attendance
General Congregation	100	-	100
Sunday Scholars	20

Signature: Thomas Kelly, Trustee

Renshant

[East Foxdale]

Date of Construction: 1837

[rebuilt 1865 ?]

Primitive Methodist

Grid Reference SC297779

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	200		-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	x	39	34
Sunday Scholars	60	60
Average Attendance
General Congregation		90	90
Sunday Scholars	50	50

Signature: Joseph Senogles, Manager of School

Maughold

Population in 1851: 1,762

Parish Church

Date of Construction:

Church of England

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	50	30
Sunday Scholars
Average Attendance
General Congregation	80	30
Sunday Scholars	25	25

Remarks: Day unfavourable
Signature: B. Harrison, Vicar

Port-e-Vullen, WM

Date of Construction: - [ pre 1837]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC472928

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	70	65	40

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	50	-
Sunday Scholars	30		14
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	40
Sunday Scholars	30	30	12

Signature: Thomas Christian, Chapel Steward

Ballagory, WM

Date of Construction:

Wesleyan Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	140	70	50

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	26	132	60
Sunday Scholars	6		5
Average Attendance
General Congregation	20	80	50
Sunday Scholars	6	30	12

Signature: Thomas Kermode, Circuit Steward

Cardle, WM

Date of Construction: 1815

Wesley Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	132	72	50

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	58	-
Sunday Scholars	7
Average Attendance
General Congregation		100
Sunday Scholars	20

[Note the average 100 was shown in morning column - error?]

Signature: Thomas Corteen, Steward

Cornah or Ballagory, PM

Date of Construction: about 1834

Primitive Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	58	108	30

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

Signature: Wm Kinnish (Cornah), Trustee and Steward

Michael

Population in 1851: 1,416

Kirk Michael

Date of Consecration: 11 Jun 1835

Church of England

Grid Reference SC317908

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	100	530	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	63	90	-
Sunday Scholars	-	30
Average Attendance
General Congregation	350	150	-
Sunday Scholars	40 - 50	30 - 40

Remarks: As the morning service in the parish Church on the last Sunday in the month is in the manx language the congregation on those occasions is always smaller but as on these occasions the morning service is performed in the English Language in the Bishop's Private Chapel the inconvenience is partly removed.
The persons attending his Lordship's Private Chapel yesterday adults 100, children 40.

Signature: Joseph Binon, Vicar
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Bishopscourt

Date of Construction:

[private chapel for Bishop]

Church of England

Grid Reference SC328924

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats			-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	100
Sunday Scholars	40

Remarks: services only performed when Kirk Michael has Manx
Signature:

Kirk Michael WM

Date of Construction:1841

[The demolished Cronk y Croghee Chapel to north of village]

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC323915

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	60	102	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	49	40
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	110	100

Signature: Edward Metcalfe, Steward

[Orrisdale]

Date of Construction: 1843

Primitive Methodist

Grid Reference SC325930

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	76	44	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	-	50
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	-	50

Signature: John Cannell, Society Steward

[Kirk Michael chapel]

Date of Construction: 1824

[old chapel now in use as engineering workshop]

Primitive Methodist

Grid Reference SC317906

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	64	136	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	-	240
Sunday Scholars	40	40
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	-	170
Sunday Scholars	68	68	-

Signature: Thomas Skillicorn, Chapel Steward

Barregarrow WM

Date of Construction: 1816

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC320881

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	65	100	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	108	75
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	125	-

Signature: John Cain, Society Steward

Little London, WM

Date of Construction: 1848

Wesleyan Methodist

Grid Reference SC322861

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	70	25	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	48	-	-
Average Attendance
General Congregation	70	-	-

Signature: Thomas Woods, Trustee

Kerrowglas, WM

Date of Construction: 1833

Wesleyan Methodist

	Free	Other	Standing
Seats	64	28	-

Present on 30 Mar 1851	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
General Congregation	-	59	-
Sunday Scholars		-
Average Attendance
General Congregation	-	50	-
Sunday Scholars		36

Signature: John Cannell, Trustee




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