1851 Religious Census Returns for Towns
In 1851 Insular Capital - population in 1851: 2,531 - included in Malew
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St Mary's Chapel A Government Chapel Date of Consecration: 11 June 1826 [church was designed by Thomas Brine and was the place of worship of the Governor and the soldiers stationed at the Barracks] |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
300 |
600 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
269 |
- |
220 |
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Sunday Scholars |
120 |
60 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
350 |
- |
380 |
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Sunday Scholars |
120 |
60 |
Signature: G.P.Parsons[Rev George Stickler Parsons, 1795-1855, born Petersfield, Chaplain Castletown 1827-1855, m.1825 Ann Evans of Castletown, Master of Castletown Grammar School 1823-1827]
[Church now converted into offices, lantern tower demolished early 20th C but facade kept]
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Castle Rushen Chapel This chapel is for use of the prison Date of Consecration: before 1800 [The 14th century Castle was in use as a Courthouse and a prison - the actual chapel probably dates from the' improvements' that were done in 1815] |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
40 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
- |
33 |
- |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
20 |
Signature: G.P. Parsons Chaplain
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King William's College [actually in Malew but would draw from Castletown] Date of Consecration: [chapel was then part of main school buildings - most would be pupils at college though an 1843 states that the services were open to the public] |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
158 |
177 |
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Sunday Scholars |
20 |
20 |
Signature:
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Castletown Wesleyan Methodist Date of Consecration: before 1800 |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
376 |
424 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
136 |
- |
180 |
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Sunday Scholars |
32 |
Signature: John Kermode, Local Preacher
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Castletown Primitive Methodist [Hope Street] Date of Consecration: 1824 |
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Primitive Methodist |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
117 |
129 |
none |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
238 |
- |
350 |
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Sunday Scholars |
39 |
12 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
270 |
- |
350 |
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Sunday Scholars |
40 |
20 |
Signature: Ambrose Kirkland, Minister
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Roman Catholic [Under Malew but effectively in Castletown] Date of Construction: 1832 or 3 |
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Roman Catholic |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
130 |
70 |
60 |
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Sunday Scholars |
18 |
Signature: John Dee, Catholic Priest
Population in 1851: 9,880 - part of town is in Braddan, rest comes under Onchan
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St Matthew's [in Market Place] Date of Construction: 1708 |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
360 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
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Sunday Scholars |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
1 to 200 [150] |
30 |
300 |
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Sunday Scholars |
Signature: John Cannell, clerk
[Rev John Cannell, 1801-1874, chaplain Santan 1824-28, chaplain Bride 1828-32, chaplain Ballaugh 1832-35, chaplain St Matthews 1835-1873]
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St George's [for some reason filed under Onchan] Date of Construction: |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
- |
Note under free sittings 'the fixed sitting for the S. School'
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
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Sunday Scholars |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
700 |
600 |
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Sunday Scholars |
260 |
150 |
Remarks: I have given the average congregation as this [?] be in manx is larger than this. [?]Signature: Edw Forbes
[Rev Edward Forbes 1814-1882, Chaplain St Georges 1847-1859, removed from Island died Cannes]
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St Banabas Date of Construction: |
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Church of England |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
500 |
600 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
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Sunday Scholars |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
700 |
x |
800 |
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Sunday Scholars |
200 |
30 |
Signature: John Alcock
[Rev John Alcock, 1805-, born Kilkenny, chaplain St. Barnabas 1848-1852, removed to Dublin; would appear to have been an enthusiastic evangelical - his name always appears connected with any anti-papal action of the period]
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Scotch Kirk Date of Construction: 1830-1835 |
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Presbyterian |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
300 |
- |
A note stated 'none free but poor not charged'
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
140 |
- |
100 |
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Sunday Scholars |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
130 |
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Sunday Scholars |
Signature: James Cleland, minister
[Rev James Cleland, 1803-1888, born Lanarkshire, minister Douglas 1844-1880, moved to Warrington where he died]
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St Francis Xavier [top of Athol Street] Date of Construction: since 1800 consecrated 1836 [This building was later in the 1880's used by the Methodist New Connexion before they moved to Derby Road] |
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Roman Catholic |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
300 |
9 |
226 |
Note said 'space for 526, seat 300, standing 226 , 9 let)
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation (1st service) |
100 |
240 |
- |
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(2 service) |
340 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
476 |
700 |
120 |
Signature: Peter Macgrath
It is possible that he aggregated attendance at two masses (as he was instructed to do so) - otherwise the church would appear to have been very crowded - however the current, and much larger, St Marys was opened in 1857]
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Thomas St. Chapel Date of Construction: before 1800 |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
200 |
834 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
475 |
110 |
830 |
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Sunday Scholars |
125 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
600 |
100 |
800 |
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Sunday Scholars |
125 |
Signature: Roger Moore, Superintendent Minister(Roger Moore was castigated by the Wesleyan reformers for his high handed actions in handling dissent within Wesleyan ranks during the Flysheet controversy on the 1848-50 period)
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Factory Lane, PM Date of Construction: 1823 |
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Primitive Methodist |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
340 |
660 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
730 |
- |
1150 |
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Sunday Scholars |
177 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
800 |
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Sunday Scholars |
116 |
Signature: S. Smith, minister
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Well Road Chapel Date of Construction: 1835 |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
160 |
400 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
19 |
32 |
23 |
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Sunday Scholars |
23 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
25 |
60 |
40 |
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Sunday Scholars |
36 |
Signature: Roger Moore[It would appear to be this chapel that was most strongly effected by the alternative Wesleyan Reform service held in the Wellington Buildings]
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Wesleyan Reform Preaching Room Duke Street, Douglas [Wellington Buildings Duke St - probably the room over the erstwhile market] Date of Construction: 1830
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Wesleyan Reform |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
100 |
130 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
30 |
- |
50 |
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Sunday Scholars |
15 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
30 |
10 to 40 |
100 |
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Sunday Scholars |
20 |
Signature: Francis Ward, one of Preachers[Francis Ward was stationed at Douglas 1835-6 as a Wesleyan Travelling Preacher, but seems to have left in the 1830's disputes that lead to the formation of the WRA, he was an Ironmonger in Douglas]
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Falcon Cliff Chapel [included under Onchan] Date of Construction: 1845 ['private' chapel of Mr Johnson , manager of Bank of Mona opened following some internal dispute with Athol St Chapel - closed 1852] |
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Congregational |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
120 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
About 60 |
50 |
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Sunday Scholars |
About 20 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
60 |
- |
50 |
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Sunday Scholars |
Signature: John Hill, independent Minister
Population: 2,342
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St Peter's Parish Church [Parish church of German] Date of Consecration: before 1800 |
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Church of England |
Grid Reference SC244842 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
- |
600 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
150 |
- |
200 |
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Sunday Scholars |
50 |
50 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
250 |
- |
250 |
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Sunday Scholars |
80 |
30 |
Remarks: The circumstances of one third of the sittings being appropriated to Families who reside from thence 3 or 41/2 miles distance from the town of Peel and who are now accommodated at St. Johns tends sadly to diminish the attendance (whereby there are no free seats)Signature: John Stowell
[Rev John Lamothe Stowell, 1801-1884, Chaplain St Matthews 1832-39, Vicar of German 1839-1880]
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Peel Roman Catholic [under German but in Peel] Date of Construction: [note the current church was built 1865] |
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Roman Catholic |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
50 |
- |
Under seats 'space for 50'
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
x |
x |
x |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
100 |
- |
- |
Signature: William Hinds, Resident Tennant
[Possible that there was no Mass that Sunday - the priest was supplied from Douglas]
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Kirk Michael St. Chapel Date of Construction: 1835 |
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Primitive Methodist |
Grid Reference SC243841 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
114 |
200 |
none |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
- |
160 |
210 |
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Sunday Scholars |
74 |
96 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
- |
160 |
200 |
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Sunday Scholars |
121 |
121 |
121 |
Signature: George Dawson, Minister
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Centenary Chapel Date of Construction: 1839 |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
Grid Reference SC246840 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
160 |
- |
300 |
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Sunday Scholars |
100 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
180 |
- |
280 |
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Sunday Scholars |
150 |
Signature: Joseph Higgins, Steward[note in 1940 returns Chapel was stated as seating 620]
Population in 1851: 2,701
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St Pauls Date of Construction: 1822 |
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Church of England |
Grid Reference SC454943 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
212 |
758 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
350 |
- |
270 |
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Sunday Scholars |
134 |
30 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
400 |
450 |
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Sunday Scholars |
130 |
50 |
Remarks: This church is 3 miles distant from the Parish Church, in the centre of an increasing population and has no district for ecclesiastical functions with care of souls! Ramsey should be a district with a separate parish !!Signature: William Kermode, Chaplain
[Rev William Kermode, 1814-1890, Chaplain Dalby 1839-40, Chaplain Lezayre 1840-43, Chaplain St Pauls 1843-1871, Vicar of Maughold 1871-77, Rector of Ballaugh 1877-1890]
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Licensed School Room, Kk Christ Lez [filed under Lezayre] [Taggarts Barn, Bowring Road, N. Ramsey] Date of Construction: lic Feb 1849 [precursor to St Olaves] |
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Church of England |
Grid Reference SC446952 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
200 |
150 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
95 |
250 |
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Sunday Scholars |
27 |
Signature: Robert Airey
[Rev Robert Airey, 1815-1889, Curate of Lezayre (i/c Taggarts barn) 1850-58, Chaplain Jurby 1858-9, Chaplain St Lukes 1859-64, Chaplain St Marks 1865-1874, Vicar Kirk Michael 1874-1878, Vicar Santan 1878-1889]
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Primitive Methodist [Chapel Lane] Date of Construction:1823 [now used by Indep Methodists] |
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Primitive Methodist |
Grid Reference SC452943 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
58 |
272 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
- |
90 |
80 |
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Average Attendance |
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General Congregation |
90 |
120 |
Signature: Johnathan Clewer, Minister
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Scotch Date of Construction: c.1835 |
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Presbyterian |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
- |
202 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
44 |
59 |
- |
Signature: L McWhannell, Manager and Treasurer
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Waterloo Road, WM Date of Construction: before 1800 [this chapel was 1846 but first chapel in Ramsey was 1794] |
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Wesleyan Methodist |
Grid Reference SC453942 |
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Free |
Other |
Standing |
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Seats |
174 |
590 |
- |
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Present on 30 Mar 1851 |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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General Congregation |
230 |
59 |
468 |
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Sunday Scholars |
85 |
Signature: Thomas Quiggin, Chapel Steward
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Any comments, errors or omissions
gratefully received The
Editor |
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