Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Numerous from 1602.
Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Mx MacCallan, 1417
Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} MacAllen 1504
Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Aleyn and MacAleyn, 1510, Allyne, 1601, doubtless survive as Callin.
Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Allen, chiefly in the North, is a 17th-cent. incomer, from Norfolk by tradition.
Allan Wigan {16th-17th centuries} The Wigan Allans may have migrated from the Island, but more probably not.
Arthure Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Not a local name, and the spelling is comparable with Mx MacArthure, Patrick par., 1513.
Arthure Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Carter ffaile, buried at Kirk ew in 1689, may show it as a forename.
Ascowe, Ayscow Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Mx Aystogh (Aystogh), Peel, 1526;
Ascowe, Ayscow Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Ascogh, Peel, 1540; Aiscough, Lezayre, 1780
Banks Wigan {16th-17th centuries} very numerous. Mx Banks were 17th-century incomers, chiefly near Douglas.
Barratt Conway, England {16th century} "Jenny Barrett, Mankswooman," was buried in 1588.
Barratt Conway, England {16th century} There are many other Barretts at this period. Further entries classified as " Marks-women " appear in the Index, but not at the pages indicated. Mx Barret, 1510-13, 1540, 1580.
Barron Wigan {16th-17th centuries} very numerous. Mx Barron, Lezayre and Ballaugh, 1513;Patrick, 1580-1600.
Barowe,Thomas, Mercer Old Chester, England {15th century} 1476, son of John B. the elder. Manx Barowe, Kirk Patrick, 1598;equated with Barron. (Wigan Names)
Birch Wigan {16th-17th centuries} variously spelt, very numerous. Mx Byrch, Castletown, 1510.
Bithell, John, weaver Old Chester, England {15th century} 1476;Richard B. being his guarantor as Freeman.
Bithell, John, weaver Old Chester, England {15th century} John ap Bithell, butcher, son of Walter, 1500.
Bithell, John, weaver Old Chester, England {15th century} Numerous later. A Welsh name, but as Bithell, Bittle, Bettle, etc. it was in Jurby, e.g. in 1632.
Bithell, John, weaver Old Chester, England {15th century} Bytehell, German, 1611. Perhaps descended from William ab Ithell, Receiver of the Peel c. 1513
Bithell, John, weaver Old Chester, England {15th century} The Hearth Tax Returns for the City of Chester, 1664-65 (Record Sec.), through Richard Ithell of Peel, 1540. Ithells were lords of Bryn near Wigan hence the Stanley connection.
Bridge, Thomas, Richard, John Old Chester, England {15th century} Mx Brech, Marown, 1510;Bredg, Lezayre, 1580.
Bridge Wigan {16th-17th centuries} numerous. Mx Brech, Marown, 1510;Bredg, Lezayre, 1580. Also in Chester.
Bullock Wigan {16th-17th centuries} numerous, 1418; Bullor (?Bullogh or Bullok), 1510;both in the Castletown neighbourhood.
Callcot, Alice Old Chester, England {15th century} " poor," A Lancs. and Cheshire name. Callcots were influential in Man in 15th and 16th cents. Robert Calcot of the Isle of Man was cited as debtor to the Crown, 18 Eliz. (Lancs. and Ches. Records, viii.;Rec. Soc.). also Crane.
Calye, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} 1469. Oates Calley, Catherine Calley, etc., and John Cally, Mx Caley was formerly spelt Calley. Oates is both a surname and a forename in the Island.
Carrin, John Old Chester, England {15th century} " poor," Carran, Karran, etc. in Man.
Casse, Cash, Case Wigan {16th-17th centuries} numerous. Mx MacCash, Braddan, 15x0, Bride, 1513. Casse and Cash later. Corran, 1601. Mx Corran and Corrin. MacCorran, 1429.
Catherall, William Old Chester, England {15th century} Otnel Caterall, sl land-holder and householder, Castletown, 1510. The home of the C.'s at that period was Caterall, near Blackburn, Lancs. Now obs. in Man.
Cayne, Adam Old Chester, England {15th century} 1600;as Cane in Mayor's Book. This is the earliest of variants, unless they were descended from Maccane, q.v.
Christian, William Old Chester, England {15th century} fishmonger, 1560; Thomas, son of William Christian, defunct, 1585;William Christian of the Isle of Man, beer-brewer, 1587;Chas., son of William Christian, of the Isle of Man, ironmonger, 1666. A Galloway, Cumbrian and Manx name from very early times.
Christian, Margaret Conway, England {16th century} married 1584. See Chester Names, above.
Clucas Old Chester, England {15th century} " Widdowe," " poor," Common in Man. A " Widdowe Clucas " was among those who petitioned for compensation after the taking of Liverpool by Rupert in 1644.
Clewes, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century}. Clues, 1675, Clewes, 1704.
Clewes, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century}. Now rare in Man, where it may be derived from the McLewis which is found in Scotland.
Clewes, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century}. Clewis in Man is dissyllabic in polite use, but the old colloquial sound was " Cleowsh," with a triphthong.
Clewes, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century}. Lewis is not, in itself, a Celtic name, and the base of McLewis is probably the name which appears as Makgilhewous, 1465, in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scotd.;" son of the servant of (St.) Thomas."
Cooile, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century} tailor, 1784; Mayor's Book only. Characteristically Mx. MacCoile, 1510.
Corkill, William Old Chester, England {15th century} chandler,1573. Common in Man. As Corkhill rare in England, and independent.
Costyn, Katherine Old Chester, England {15th century} " poor," . A coeval spelling of modern Mx Costain.
Cotyngham, Cotingham Old Chester, England {15th century} Earliest is Thomas C., Mayor in 1470.
Cotyngham, Cotingham Old Chester, England {15th century} Cottingham in H.T. Cotyngham, witness to a Chester grant, 1446 (Moore MSS., Rec. Soc.)
Cotyngham, Cotingham Old Chester, England {15th century} Similarly spelt in Man (1622), also Cotynghin, Cottiman, etc. A West Lancs. and Yorks. place-name.
Cowap, Cowop Old Chester, England {15th century} 1627. Mx Cowap, Cowp;Marown 1580. From a Lancs. place-name.
Cowen, Henry Old Chester, England {15th century} 1669. Common in Man and N. of England, though not all of same origin.
Cowl Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1520. Numerous in Man from early times, at first with Mac and MacGil-.
Cowley, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} , tanner, 1673;six later. Cowley, " poor," Hawley and MacCowley, 1422. Gall Gaelic Amhlaidh, Runic Oulaity. Also English, of different origin.
Cowley Wigan {16th-17th centuries} fairly numerous from 1582. Also Cooley. Numerous in Man.
Cowle William Conway, England {16th century} Cowle was married in 1560; his wife was buried in 1588. Other Cowles appear. Mx MacCowle, MacGilcowle, 1510-13. Now Cowle.
Cowmishe, Thomas Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1584, son of Philip Cowmishe of Chester, cowper, defunct. (Mayor's Bk. only). Mx Cornish. MacThomas.
Cowsnock, Robert Old Chester, England {15th century} McCostniough, c. 1595, Cosnock, 17th cent. Peter Cosnock and his son, with other Maughold Quakers, were imprisoned by William " Dhone " Christian, and banished in 1656. Qu. abbreviation of Mx Cosnahan
Crane, Daniel, Richard;Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century}. MacCraine, 1429;Crane later; now Craine. Cf. Margery Callcot uxor Thomas Crane of the Isle of Man, c. 1580 (Calcot pedigree, Cheshire Visitation). Also English, of different origin.
Crosse, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century}

draper, 1543; many later. Four in H.T. Numerous in Man from 1510. An old Liverpool name

Cubbon, Cobbon, Cubban, Cubame, Cubbane Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 12 in all. The first is 1617, " James Cubbon of Wigan, base;" i.e. illegitimate. Common in Man;a forename in 1429, a surname later.
Dannold, Dannald Old Chester, England {15th century} Forty of these spellings in Freemen's Rolls. Donald and Downald once each. Earliest are John D., 1476, William D., 1488, milner, son of Donald Walsh, baker, which looks like the inception of the hereditary surname.
Dannold, Dannald Old Chester, England {15th century} No more Freemen until John Dannold, baker, 1558. Danneld, and Danold, " poor," H.T. Mx (Danell, MacDanell, Daniell, 1513) ? Danold, Peel, 1587. A Danold was a tenant of the Moores at Liverpool in 1410. (See Gawne.)
Duke, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} Alias Rogerson, corvisor (shoemaker), 1531. No more until 1700, then numerous.
Duke Old Chester, England {15th century} Mx Juck, 1449, Juick, 1532;
Duke Old Chester, England {15th century} Jick, Dik and Duke, 1510-13.
Duke Old Chester, England {15th century} Juke again, 1681. Extant as Duke and Gick.
Duke Old Chester, England {15th century} Also Eng. and Sc. Dyk, Dik, Exchqy. Rolls of Sc., 1492-1500.
Ellison, William Old Chester, England {15th century} 1732; Elletson. Mx Elletson, end 16th cent.;modern Ellison. North of Eng. in both forms.
Ellison Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Thus, and as Elletson, a Lancs. and North-Western name. Mx forms the same. See Chester Names, above.
Fairebrother, Robert Old Chester, England {15th century} " poor," Farebrother, Peel, 1611.
Fairbrother Wigan {16th-17th centuries} very numerous. Mx Farebrother, Peel, 1611. Cf. Chester Names, above.
Finloe, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} Finlow, Richard; Finloe, H.T. Mx Finlo, 1422, MacFynlo, etc. later. Formerly common as surname and forename. One of the prototypes of modern Kinley.
Fletcher Old Chester, England {15th century} Numerous among Freemen and in H.T. Fletcher, Castletown, 1510;Edward F., Governor, 1622. An important Anglo Mx family in 17th cent. The last in the direct line died 1778.
Fox, Foxe, Foxse Old Chester, England {15th century} Earliest, Henry F., 1508;Walter F., 1549. Also in H.T. Fox, Foxe, in Maughold and other parts of the I. of M. in 17th and 18th cents.
Frer, Hugh Old Chester, England {15th century} 1459. Mx Freer, 1607. An old Jurby name.
Garratt, Garrot Old Chester, England {15th century} Nine, from Richard G., 1548. William and Margaret, H.T. Mx; early as MacKeird, later Carret. Confused with Gerrard, which is in H.T Gilbert G.
Garret, Gerrard Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Formerly, with Jarrat, confounded or deemed interchangeable.
Garret, Gerrard Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Both Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Derby called the Lancashire man Sir Thomas Gerard, when he was appointed Governor of Man in 1595, " Sir Thomas Garret."
Garret, Gerrard Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Gerrard is an English name (Man. Roll, 1510)
Garret, Gerrard Wigan {16th-17th centuries} the Mx Garrett is probably MacKerd, " son of the Tinker."
Garret, Gerrard Wigan {16th-17th centuries} MacKarrad 1504, MacKerad, Mac Kerd, 1510-13.
Gawne, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} 1615, partner of Thomas Dannold, glover, defunct.
Gawne, William Old Chester, England {15th century} William Gawne, tailor, 1638.
Gawen, Lucas Old Chester, England {15th century} Lucas Gawen, gentleman, 1725; his Freedom granted by Order of the Assembly.
Gawen, Gawne Old Chester, England {15th century} Common in South of Man, formerly MacGawen. (See Hudson.) Also English, of different origin.
Gill Old Chester, England {15th century}

variously spelt, numerous from Roger Gill, 1420, Edward Gill, glover, 1567. John and Jane G., H.T. Francis Gell, 1698, Freeman by Order of the Assembly. Giell, William, of Chester, mariner, apprentice of John Warton, of Chester, mariner. Common in Man

Hampton, Mary Old Chester, England {15th century} Hamptons first recorded in Man about the same time.
Hog, John Old Chester, England {15th century} 1463; Richard Hogge, merchant, 1565. A Lonan name since 17th cent.
Hoole, Christopher Old Chester, England {15th century} mariner, 1598. John H., H.T. Mx Hoole, Braddan, 1643. A Cheshire place-name and surname.
Hudson, Gawyn Old Chester, England {15th century} A Hudson in H.T. pays tax for 12 hearths. Mx Hutcheon, Hudgeon, have been made Hudson;the same change may have occurred in Chester earlier, or it may be the English name.
Hudson, Gawyn Old Chester, England {15th century} 1619, apprentice of William Fisher, innholder. His son Gowen Hudson, merchant, 1653.
Ince, Nicholas Old Chester, England {15th century} Mayor, 1626-27. William Ince, Alderman, and four others in H.T. Mx Inch, 1499, Ince, 1510. A Lancs. and Ches. place-name and surname.
Kelly Old Chester, England {15th century} son of Kelly, of Chester Date uncertain. Common in Man.
Kenyough, George Old Chester, England {15th century} weaver, apprentice of Robert Wareton of Chester, weaver, 1597. A characteristic Mx name, spelt Kennaugh, but pronounced Kenyough. MacCoinnich (Mackenzie).
Kessack, John Old Chester, England {15th century} apprentice of Daniel Woods of Chester, slater, 1732. Mx Kissack. MacIssak, 1418. See also Woods.
Key, Keay, Kay Old Chester, England {15th century} numerous, none very early. Key and Keyes in H.T. Key and Kay in Man. MacKey, 1429.
Kneckell, William Old Chester, England {15th century} 1582. Nicchol, Nichol and Niccol appear in H.T., possibly Kneckell's descendants. Characteristically Mx. MacNakell, 1418, Nychol and MacNichol, 1510, from which Knickell survived into recent times. " Creakill," 1662.
Lace, Robert Old Chester, England {15th century} 1497; two in 1528. Later in Man. Leonard, Alice, John, H.T. English, but found in Peel in 1611.
Leuinge, Richard Old Chester, England {15th century} Recorder of Chester;H.T. Luyn, Glenfaba, c. 1590, modern Lewin.
Maccane, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} fisher, 1476.-Mx MacKane, 1408, now common as Cain-e. See Cayne.
Macanane William Conway, England {16th century} Macanane, 1572, 1581. " A poore man that died in William Mackanane his house," 1581. Also Canans and Conans later. Mx MacCanan, 1417, MacCannon, 1510, now Cannan.
Mackorkyn Jane Danoel Conway, England {16th century} Mackorkyn, buried 1542. Hugh Macke Corkyn baptised 1543. Mackorky later. Mx Corkan, 1510, Corkine, 1521, later Corkan.
Macwyn, Donald Old Chester, England {15th century} alias Donald Saer, 1500. (Gaelic saer, a craftsman, especially a wood-worker.)-Mx MacQuyn, 1403, 1417, 1510. Modern Quine.
Maderell, Maderyn, and Madryne Conway, England {16th century} also occur, but the indexing presents difficulties. Mx Matherell, 1499 (1521 Sloane MS.), Maderer, 1510
Maderell, Maderyn, and Madryne Conway, England {16th century} Medderel, 1710, now Maddrell. Matherer in King's Rental of Liverpool, 1533. English.
Makatire Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1510-13, MacAtyer
Makatire Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1611, now Teare
Makatire Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1616. Mx. MacTere
Makatire Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Scotch and Irish.
Mercer Old Chester, England {15th century} Lawrence and Richard, H.T.-From 1510 in Man. English.
More Old Chester, England {15th century} Hamlet, son of Philip, innholder, defunct, apprentice of John Leckonby, ironmonger, 1637. Four Moores in H.T.-Common in Man. An old Liverpool family, and " Moore " in its earliest Mx form, 1499
Nowell, Christopher Old Chester, England {15th century} A property-owner in Chester, but living at Fingerne.-Roger Nowell, Governor of Man, 1660;Henry N., Deputy-Governor 1663.
Oates, Alice and Jane Old Chester, England {15th century} Calye.-Common in Man as a surname and formerly as a forename
Oates, Alice and Jane Old Chester, England {15th century} English. Qua, William, son of William Qua of the Isle of Man, tailor, 1658.-Mx MacQua., 1510, now Quay.
Quaile, John Old Chester, England {15th century} 1626; John Queile the younger, tanner, 1658.
Quaile, John Old Chester, England {15th century} Common in Man. Queel was a Liverpool craftsman, circa 1513.
Quane John Conway, England {16th century} Mac Quayn married 1560. Eme Quaine fil. Thomae Quaine baptised 1585. John Macquaine buried 1507. Susana Quaine buried 1634. Katherin Quain buried 1635. Mx MacQuane, 1510, MacQwhane, etc., 1540. Now Quane.
Quirke, Gilbert Old Chester, England {15th century} 1542. Kerke, Kirkes, H.T.-Mx MacQuyrk, 1510. Sometimes pronounced Kirk in the North, where it is commonest.
Richardson Old Chester, England {15th century} very numerous from 1505. William R., H.T.-Richardsons in ew, 17th cent.
Richardson Old Chester, England {15th century} English and Ulster.
Ridge Old Chester, England {15th century} Four in H.T.-Extant in Man, but I do not know how far back.
Russell, Edward Old Chester, England {15th century}. ten hearths, only two fewer than the Bishop in the previous Return.-Russell, ew, 1540
Russell, Edward Old Chester, England {15th century}. Russhele, Braddan, 1611. Russell, Bishop of Man, 1348, and Abbot of Rushen, was a Scotsman.
Russell Old Chester, England {15th century}. There were Russells in the South of Scotland before the English Russells came over with the Conqueror.
Saer, Robert Old Chester, England {15th century} (See Macwyn.) As the latter name did not persist, this may represent " Donald Saer." Thomas Sayer, miller, 1603
Saer, Robert Old Chester, England {15th century} But also an English name in the latter spelling.
Sale, James Old Chester, England {15th century} The early Mx spelling of present Sayle.
Sayle, Saile, Sale, Salle Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 26 in all. Same spellings in the Island, from MacSale, 1513. Now Sayle. Skillicorne, from 1520; four in all. For Mx and Lancs. Skillicornes
Shurlocke, Shurlacke Old Chester, England {15th century} numerous from 1664. Also in H.T.-Mx Shirlocke or Shylock? 1418, Sherlok, Shirlok, 1510. Shurlogue, 1681. Modern Sherlock. Qu. obs. ?
Standish, Daniel Old Chester, England {15th century} Standysh, Castletown, 1510;
Standish, Daniel Old Chester, England {15th century} Standish, Lezayre, 17th cent.
Standish, Daniel Old Chester, England {15th century} A Lancs. and a Glos. name, both from place-names.
Sylvester, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} Formerly a favourite fore-name in Man, therefore perhaps a surname earlier.
Trollock, Thomas Old Chester, England {15th century} Mx Trolloge, 1611, Trollag, 1643. Trouloik (Trouloik?), Douglas, 1828 (Pigott's Directory). Obs. as a surname, but preserved in the farm-name Ballatrollag.
Vaus, Vawse, Vawes, Vouse, Vos Old Chester, England {15th century} numerous from 1555. George Vause, -Mx Vause, and land called Vausetown, Castletown, 1510. Voase, 1672. A powerful family in Galloway from early 15th cent. Also Lancs.
Vauce, Voace, Voce Wigan {16th-17th centuries} 1600-16.- In Castletown, 1513, ew Register, 1672. Cf. Chester Names, above.
Wade, Ellis del Old Chester, England {15th century} 1419; George, corvisor, 1543. Ten more to William Wade, mason, 1687. Wade in Man, but not early.
Waite, Weite Old Chester, England {15th century} Three sons of George Waite of Chester, x568. There was a Mx MacQuaite in 1510. See Wigan Names, below.
Waite Wigan {16th-17th centuries} etc. Fairly numerous. Cf. Chester Names, above.
Wainewright, Dr., Chancellor Old Chester, England {15th century} Mx Wanewright, ew, 1643.
Wainewright, Dr., Chancellor Old Chester, England {15th century} Disguised in the Par. Reg. as " Wanricks." A Cheshire name.
Wainewright, Thomas W Old Chester, England {15th century}
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Ferdinando Wandie alias Langtrie, buried 1587.
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Mx " Wady " (Wandy), 1418
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Quanty 1429
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} MacWhanty, 1510;all in South.
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} Qu. MacVondy in the North (now Vondy), the same ? John Langtre had a house in Castletown in 1611.
Wandie, Wanthie Wigan {16th-17th centuries} The home of the Langtrees was Langtree Hall near Standish, close to Wigan.
Waterwood, William Old Chester, England {15th century} Waterforth, 1422 (but Watersone in Sloane MS., Acts of Stanley), Waterward, Wattleford, and modern Wattleworth, have been much confused in Mx records. Probably Waterward is the true form.
Waterworth, Waterwarte Wigan {16th-17th centuries} very numerous from 1585. Also a Furness name at that time. Now Wattleworth in Man. See Waterwood in Chester Names above.
Woods Old Chester, England {15th century} Numerous from Robert and Stephen, 1565, cowper and fishmonger respectively. Mx Wodde, 1510, Wodds, 1540, now Woods. English.
Woodward, Wodward, Wodwerde Old Chester, England {15th century} Robert, son of William W. of Houston, 1419, and a dozen later, of whom Peter Woodworth, ironmonger, 1663, was probably the same as Peter Woodward, H.T.
Woodward, Wodward, Wodwerde Old Chester, England {15th century} Thomas Widdewerd witnessed a marriage contract between Ric. Calcote of the Nunnery, Man, and Elizabeth Moore of Liverpool in 1606. Part of her estate was in Chester.
Woodward, Wodward, Wodwerde Old Chester, England {15th century} Woodworth fairly numerous in the South of Man from the 18th cent. Woodwort, ew Par. Reg. 1683.

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