Parish Registers
Many requests are received from people across the world looking to trace their Manx ancestors who may have lived, married or been buried in the Parish of Rushen.
Many of the historic Parish records of this Parish are stored at the Manx National Heritage Library. These include:
- Mixed Registers 1712 – 1908
- Baptism Registers 1712 – 2000
- Marriage Registers 1757 – 2000
- Banns of Marriage Certificates 1898 – 2002
- Service Registers 1885 – 1978
- Burial Registers 1849 – 1927
- Vestry Books 1813 – 1880
Contact details for the Manx National Heritage Library can be found on their website.
For more recent searches (dates after the ones given above) the Parish Office can be contacted, and we will be more than happy to assist you with your search.
Church Publications
Over the years many short booklets have been produced about the history of the churches in the Parish. The most recent booklet was published in 2020 and is available to purchase at the back of each church. All the other publications can be downloaded by clicking on the images below.
Kirk Christ
St. Catherine’s
St. Mary’s
Previous Parish Vicars
The Parish is fortunate to be able to trace the vicars of Kirk Christ all the way back to the 1400s.
| Date | Vicar | Date | Vicar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011- Current | Joe Heaton | 1824 – 1859 | William Corrin | |
| 2004 -2010 | Norma Cole | 1816 – 1824 | Joseph Qualtrough | |
| 1982 – 2003 | Hinton Bird | 1782 – 1816 | John Clague | |
| 1977 -1982 | Donald Andrew | 1748 – 1782 | Nicholas Christian | |
| 1964 – 1977 | John Gelling | – | Crebbin | |
| 1959 – 1964 | William Squire | 1729 – 1739 | John Quayle | |
| 1948 – 1959 | Gilbert Gresswell | 1713 – 1727 | Thomas Christian | |
| 1938 – 1948 | William Farrer | 1703 – 1713 | Matthias Curghey | |
| 1932 – 1938 | John Duffield | 1691 – 1700 | John Parr | |
| 1927 – 1932 | Albert Ridings | 1680 | Richard Thompson | |
| 1897 – 1927 | Charles Leece | 1660 | John Thompson | |
| 1893 – 1897 | Thomas Kneale | 1636 | John Keig | |
| 1887 – 1893 | Blundell Browne | 1606 | John Corkill | |
| 1885 – 1887 | Charles Dawes | 1594 | William Watterson | |
| 1881 – 1885 | Frederick Tracey | 1588 | Daniel Gell | |
| 1879 – 1881 | Arthur Allwork | 1582 | Alexander Stevenson | |
| 1872 – 1879 | Edward Kissack | 1574 | James Smyth | |
| 1859 – 1871 | Hugh Stowell Gill | 1400 | William |
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