Thank you, Sue. I'll try that.

Jackie, have you discovered these 1851 Scotland entries for Mary Ann Fernback's parents ?

*******************************************

1851 Scotland Census
about John Fehrenbach
Name: John Fehrenbach
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Cathrene
Gender: Male
Where born: British Subject, Germany
Parish Number: 62
Civil parish: Dingwall
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Warden's Close
Occupation: Watch & Clock Mater
ED: 4
Page: 9 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 35
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1851_14
Household Members: Name Age
John Fehrenbach 29
Cathrene Fehrenbach 24
Mary Ann Fehrenbach 3
Britshet Fehrenbach 1

***************************************************

***************************************************
1851 Scotland Census
about Cathrene Fehrenbach
Name: Cathrene Fehrenbach
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Dunnganam, Ireland
Parish Number: 62
Civil parish: Dingwall
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Warden's Close
ED: 4
Page: 9 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 35
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1851_14
Household Members: Name Age
John Fehrenbach 29
Cathrene Fehrenbach 24
Mary Ann Fehrenbach 3
Britshet Fehrenbach 1

**************************************************
Now that we know that Mary Ann Fernback's mother was Irish, I've been wondering whether it's possible that Henry Gawne may have been an Irish fisherman rather than a Manxman.

Do you happen to know what religion your g grandparents, Mary Ann Kerwin and William Henry Gawne, had --- were they Catholic ? If so, that might strengthen the case for their Gawne line to have been Irish. If the Henry Gawne / Margaret Gell and son Edward Gawne combination were your family, I'd have guessed that they would have been Methodists, especially coming from Rushen parish which I think someone described on this message board as "a hotbed of Methodism."

Jean C