Rectors and Vicars in the Isle of Man

Note Chaplains of Douglas churches are included though strictly they were not vicars. Many of those in the list will have served a curacy in one or more parishes - a full list of such curates does not appear to be extant.
Overlapping years may be due to the calculation of an incumbancy by the date of installation of his successor. However thare are known to be inaccuracies in the list (especially 17C and earlier) - this list covers those from c.1570 to those still in office in 1900.

For a list ordered by parish and some discussion see parish list.

Airey Robert 1874-1878 Michael
1878-1889 Santan
Aitken Robert. Wesley 1862-1869 Marown
Alcock, J. 1848-1852 Douglas St.Barnabas
Allen Henry 1714-1726 Lezayre
1727-1746 Maughold
Allen John 1734-1735 Michael
Allen Robert 1660-1666 Maughold
Allen Thomas I 1625-1660 Maughold
Allen Thos. II 1666-1727 Maughold
Allen Thos. III 1746-1754 Maughold
Allwork Arthur 1879-1881 Rushen
Aynsley Lord Charles Murray 1803-1808 Andreas

B

Baguley Edward 1580-1598 Ballaugh
1581-1597 Santan
Bellamy Joseph 1879-1891 Jurby
Birkett Thomas 1732-1736 Douglas St Matthew
Brew Robert 1758-1761 German
Bridgeman Arthur A. 1879- Lezayre
Bridson John 1691-1696 Braddan
Bridson John 1799-1809 Marown
1808-1817 Bride
Bridson William 1713-1728 Marown
1728-1729 Lezayre
1729-1729 Bride
1729-1751 Ballaugh
Brown Joseph 1818-1860 Michael
Brown Robert 1817-1832 Douglas St Matthew
1836-1847 Braddan
Browne Blundell 1887-1893 Rushen
Broxop John 1632-1645 Andreas

C

Caine Thomas 1853-1879 Lonan
Callow Donald 1580-1580 Ballaugh
Callow Edward 1580-1580 Arbory
Callow Edward 1609-1610 Malew
Cannell Hugh 1609-1672 Michael
Cannell John 1835-1873 Douglas St Matthew
Carpenter W. 1832-1848 Douglas St.Barnabas
Christian Evan 1769-1808 Patrick
Christian John 1580-1585 Maughold
Christian John 1627-1660 Bride
Christian John 1690-1694 Jurby
Christian John 1698-1747 Jurby
Christian John 1753-1780 Marown
Christian John 1791-1816 Arbory
Christian Nicholas 1748-1782 Rushen
Christian Nicholas 1794-1797 Douglas St Matthew
Christian Nicholas 1802-1808 Michael
1808-1812 Patrick
Christian Robt. 1694-1697 Jurby
Christian Robt. 1752-1758 German
Christian Thomas 1691-1703 Patrick
Christian Thomas 1697-1698 Jurby
Christian Thomas 1713-1729 Rushen
Christian Thomas 1733-1741 German
Christian Thomas 1734-1753 Marown
Christian Thomas 1780-1799 Marown
Christian William 1817-1830 Malew
Christian Wm. Bell 1845-1861 Lezayre
Clague John 1782-1816 Rushen
Clarke Benj P. 1869- Marown
Clarke John 1603-1645 Jurby
Clucas William 1778-1783 Malew
1783-1798 Bride
Corkill John 1606-1638 Rushen
Corlett Henry 1761-1801 German
Corlett Thomas 1763-1803 Lezayre
Corrin William 1824-1859 Rushen
Cosnahan Hugh 1667-1691 Santan
Cosnahan John 1575-1582 Jurby
Cosnahan John 1585-1608 Patrick
Cosnahan John 1585-1621 German
Cosnahan John 1618-1656 Santan
Cosnahan John 1630-1633 Malew
Cosnahan John 1691-1731 Santan
Cosnahan John 1733-1750 Braddan
Cosnahan Joseph 1750-1768 Braddan
Cosnahan Julius 1785-1786 Braddan
Cosnahan William 1614-1618 Santan
Cosnahan William 1621-1660 German
Cotter Robert 1609-1623 Braddan
Cottier John 1812-1827 Patrick
Cottier Robert 1594-1603 Braddan
Cowell Charles 1624-1627 Bride
Cowley Daniel Scurr 1890-1895 German
1895- Bride
Cowley Lewis 1608-1609 Malew
Craine Edward 1810-1847 Onchan
Craine John 1741-1744 German
Crebbin Charles 1765-1770 Douglas St Matthew
1769-1818 Santan
Crebbin Paul 1731-1765 Santan
Crebbin William 1751-1803 Jurby
Crellin John 1650-1671 Arbory
Crellin John 1771-1796 Michael
1798-1808 Bride
Crowe Edward 1624-1640 Lezayre
Crowe Edward 1656-- Santan
Crowe Silvester 1614-1624 Lezayre
Crowe William 1582-1594 Braddan
Crowe William 1603-1614 Lezayre
Crowe William 1618-1624 Bride
Crowe William 1645-1690 Jurby
Cubbon Thomas 1765-1769 Santan
Cubbon Thos. 1769-1814 Maughold
Cubbon Thomas 1814-1817 Lonan
1817-1830 Bride
Curghey John 1704-1733 Braddan
Curghey Matthias 1703-1713 Rushen
Curghey Matthias 1703-1729 Patrick
Curghey Matthias 1710-1730 German
Curghey Matthias 1721-1761 Lezayre
Curghey Matthias 1728-1734 Marown
Curghey Matthias 1729-1754 Bride
Curghey Nathaniel 1753-1759 Lonan
Curphey Matthias 1761-1771 Ballaugh

D

Davidson Hugh C. 1883-1897 Patrick
Dawes Charles R. 1885-1887 Rushen
Dening Henry Thomas 1880-1881 German
Dinwoody William Thomas 1875-1876 Arbory
Drury William 1847-1888 Braddan
Duggan William 1849-1862 Marown

E

Ensor George 1895-1897 German

F

Ferrier Edward 1855-1896 Gov Chaplain & St Mary's Castletown
Fletcher Jonathan 1665-1667 Andreas
Fletcher Robert 1683-1701 Marown
1696-1704 Braddan
Fox Richard 1671-1681 Lezayre

G

Garde John Fry 1865-1877 Patrick
Gell Daniel 1588-1594 Rushen
Gell Evan 1701-1713 Marown
Gell Henry 1575-1580 Onchan
Gell John 1576-1603 Marown
Gell Samuel 1747-1751 Jurby
1748-1759 Onchan
1759-1802 Lonan
Gell William 1701-1748 Onchan
Gell William 1830-1872 Malew
Gelling Alexander 1816-1859 Arbory
Gelling Daniel 1761-1778 Malew
1777-1802 Ballaugh
Gelling James 1801-1830 German
Gelling Samuel 1835-1835 Douglas St Matthew
1835-1865 Santan
Gill Evan 1686-1701 Onchan
Gill Hugh Stowell 1859-1872 Rushen
1872-1895 Malew
1895- Andreas
Gill John 1759-1761 Malew
1761-1763 Lezayre
Graham Donald 1571-1605 Michael
Gray, J.H. 1852-1870 Douglas St.Barnabas
Grier Frederick 1876-1880 Arbory

H

Haggett Philip 1575-1576 Patrick
Hall John Cecil 1839-1844 Andreas
Halsall Anthony 1717-1732 Douglas St Matthew
Halstead John --1667 Santan
Hardy Henry 1858-1875 Jurby
Harrison Bowyer 1818-1871 Maughold
Harrison David 1783-1817 Malew
1817-1824 Lonan
Harrison Jno. Edw. 1814-1818 Maughold
Harrison John 1633-1660 Patrick
1660-1700 Bride
Harrison John Edw. 1813-1858 Jurby
Harrison Thomas 1623-1628 Arbory
Harrison Thomas 1660-1661 German
Harrison Thomas 1660-1677 Patrick
Harrison Thomas 1808-1818 Michael
Harvey Gilmour 1865-1877 Santan
1877-1878 Maughold
Hawley William 1877-1883 Patrick
1882-1894 Michael
Henry Thos 1863-1867 Lezayre
Hinde Samuel 1660-1660 Bride
Hobson, - 1872-1895 Douglas St.Barnabas
Hoghett Philip 1582-1585 Jurby
Holland Hugh 1557-1587 Andreas
Holmes Archibald 1842-1865 Patrick
Horrobin Robert 1719-1727 Andreas
Howard John 1847-1892 Onchan
Howard Thomas 1810-1836 Braddan
1836-1877 Ballaugh
Hughes-Games Joshua 1886-1895 Andreas
Hutton W. M. 1867-1877 Lezayre

I

Ingram William C. 1864-1874 Michael

J

Jones R. 1892- Santan

K

Keig John 1638-1660 Rushen
Kelly James B. K. 1860-1864 Michael
Kermode Robert Daniel 1898- Maughold
Kermode S. Alf P. 1892- Onchan
Kermode William 1871-1877 Maughold
1877-1890 Ballaugh
Kewley John 1802-1810 Douglas St Matthew
Kewley John 1891-1912 Arbory
Kewley Thomas 1827-1835 Santan
Kinred Hugh 1897- Patrick
Kippax Archipus 1696-1703 Andreas
Kippax John 1727-1757 Andreas
Kirkby John 1889-1892 Santan
Kissack Edward Wm. 1872-1879 Rushen
1879-1890 Bride
1890-1897 Ballaugh
Kneale Thomas R. 1893- Rushen
Kneale Thomas Redfern 1897- Ballaugh

L

LaMothe Jno. Hy. 1842-1845 Lezayre
Lancaster Peter 1714-1717 Douglas St Matthew
Langton Charles Thos. 1880-1891 Arbory
1890-1895 Bride
Lansdell, F.L. 1895-
Leighe Philip 1605-1609 Michael
Lomax John 1690-1696 Andreas
Lowcay Henry 1661-1680 German
Lowcay Henry 1687-1703 Ballaugh

M

Maddrell Henry 1803-1842 Lezayre
Marsden Christopher 1709-1719 Andreas
Mogget Philip 1575-1585 German
Moore Edward 1603-1609 Braddan
Moore Edward 1608-1630 Patrick
Moore Edward 1735-1753 Lonan
Moore Edward 1735-1754 Michael
Moore Frederick James 1875-1879 Jurby
Moore Frederick James 1879-1888 Lonan
Moore Frederick James 1888- Braddan
Moore James 1627-1653 Lonan
Moore John 1566-1575 Onchan
Moore John 1576-1582 Braddan
Moore John 1588-1609 Bride
Moore John 1748-1791 Arbory
Moore John 1786-1792 Braddan
Moore Joseph Christian 1844-1886 Andreas
Moore Philip 1751-1761 Ballaugh
Moore Philip 1760-1783 Bride
Moore Phillip 1736-1765 Douglas St Matthew
Moore Robert 1597-1608 Santan
Morrey Hugh 1630-1633 Patrick
Morris Alfred 1894- Michael
Murray George 1808-1814 Andreas
Murray Lord George 1787-1803 Andreas
Mylrea Daniel 1796-1802 Michael
Mylrea Daniel 1802-1814 Ballaugh
Mylrea Daniel 1814-1832 Andreas
Mylrea William 1754-1760 Bride
Mylrea William 1757-1787 Andreas

N

Nelson Daniel 1847-1875 Bride
Nelson Edward 1680-1686 Michael
Nelson John 1803-1813 Jurby
Nelson John 1818-1827 Santan
Nelson John 1830-1847 Bride
Norreys Thomas 1610-1630 Malew
Norris Henry 1686-1734 Michael
Norris John 1618-1623 Marown
Norris Lewis 1605-1618 Marown
Norris Robert 1628-1650 Arbory
Norris Thomas 1574-1606 Malew
Norris Thomas 1603-1605 Marown
Norris Thomas 1609-1623 Arbory
Norris William 1575-1603 Lezayre
Norris William 1585-1627 Lonan

O

Oates William 1623-1683 Marown
Orman Thomas 1576-1577 Arbory
Otte (Oates) John 1580-1591 Onchan
Otte (Oates) Robert 1623-1624 Braddan
Otter Robert 1608-1614 Santan

P

Parr Charles 1653-1674 Lonan
Parr John 1691-1703 Rushen
Parr John 1700-1723 Bride
Parr Robert 1633-1641 Malew
Parr Robert 1640-1687 Ballaugh
Parr Robert 1681-1693 Lezayre
Parr Robert 1713-1726 Arbory
Parr Robert 1723-1729 Bride
Parr Robert II 1693-1712 Lezayre
Parr Thomas 1641-1691 Malew
Paton George 1866-1900 Curate/Chaplain St pauls, ramsey
Phillips John 1587-1632 Andreas
Philpot Benjamin 1832-1839 Andreas
Preston Thomas 1585-1625 Maughold

Q

Quaile John 1729-1748 Rushen
Qualtrough John 1859-1875 Arbory
1875-1879 Bride
Qualtrough Joseph 1810-1817 Douglas St Matthew
1816-1824 Rushen
1824-1853 Lonan
Quayle John 1739-1759 Malew
Quayle Robert 1691-1696 Malew
Quayle Robert 1770-1794 Douglas St Matthew
Quayle Robert 1792-1810 Braddan
Quayle Thomas 1759-1810 Onchan
Quine John 1895- Lonan

R

Radcliffe Robert 1725-1735 Lonan
Radcliffe Robert 1729-1769 Patrick
Rainbow Edward 1897- German
Robinson Samuel 1671-1713 Arbory
Robinson Samuel 1708-1714 Douglas St Matthew
Robinson Thomas 1680-1686 Onchan
Rutter Samuel 1645-1665 Andreas
Savage Ernest B. 1878-1882 Michael
Shepheard Clement C. W. 1877-1879 Lezayre
Smyth James 1574-1582 Rushen
Smyth James 1577-1580 Arbory
Snepp Edward 1861-1863 Lezayre
Spicer John Morris 1895- Malew
Stephen Thomas 1809-1849 Marown
Stephen Thomas 1827-1842 Patrick
Stephenson Alexander 1576-1585 Patrick
Stephenson John 1576-1580 Maughold
Stevenson Alexander 1571-1581 Santan
Stevenson Alexander 1575-1576 Braddan
Stevenson Alexander 1580-1581 Arbory
Stevenson Alexander 1582-1588 Rushen
Stevenson John 1581-1609 Arbory
Stevenson John 1585-1603 Jurby
Stowell Hugh 1797-1802 Douglas St Matthew
Stowell Hugh 1802-1814 Lonan
1814-1836 Ballaugh
Stowell John LaMothe 1830-1880 German
1832-1835 Douglas St Matthew
Stubbs Fredk. Wm. 1895- Jurby
Sutton, H. 1870-1872 Douglas St.Barnabas
Symeyn Thomas 1571-1576 Arbory

T

Taggart Thomas Arthur 1879-1909 Douglas St Matthew
Taubman John 1688-1725 Lonan
Thompson John 1624-1633 Braddan
Thompson John 1660-1680 Rushen
Thompson Nicholas 1591-? Onchan
1598-1640 Ballaugh
Thompson Patrick 1633-1663 Braddan
Thompson Richard 1680-1691 Rushen
Thomson John 1609-1618 Bride
Thwaits Thomas 1674-1688 Lonan
Tracey Fredk. F. 1881-1885 Rushen

U

Urquhart William 1667-1690 Andreas

W

Walker William 1703-1729 Ballaugh
Watterson William 1594-1606 Rushen
Watterson William 1606-1608 Malew
Wattleworth Charles 1726-1748 Arbory
Wattleworth Samuel 1672-1680 Michael
1677-1691 Patrick
1682-1710 German
1703-1709 Andreas
White Henry G. 1877-1878 Santan
White Hy. Grattan 1878-1895 Maughold
Wilkes James 1771-1777 Ballaugh
Wilkinson James Siely. 1888-1895 Lonan
1895-1898 Maughold
Wilks James 1744-1752 German
1754-1771 Michael
Williams James George 1881-1890 German
Wilson Henry 1891-1895 Jurby
Woods John 1650-1680 Onchan
Woods John 1663-1691 Braddan
Woods John 1680-1682 German
Woods John 1696-1739 Malew
Woods John 1730-1733 German
Woods Thos. W. J. 1754-1769 Maughold
1768-1785 Braddan

References

J. Gelling A History of the Manx Church Douglas:Manx National Heritage 1998


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