Sorry, Frances and JC
Seth contacted me by email, I didn't see the message on the board, so I responded to him privately.
We all covered the SAME ground.
Here is my response to him:
John Roberts md Elizabeth SIMPSON 10 Oct 1840 Ballaugh
They had 10 children--all christened in Ballaugh
Nessy ch 2 Jun 1841 md ____Parry buried Ballaugh 11 Mar 1885
John ch 12 Dec 1847--res 83 Kella Cottage Sulby, Lezayre bur Ballaugh 13 Mar 1931
Ruth ch 21 Apr 1844
Elizabeth ch 23 Nov 1845
Mary Jane ch 12 Feb 1850
Hannah ch 19 Dec 1851
Letitia ch 31 May 1854--bur Ballaugh 17 Sep 1933 res 138 Bucks Road, Douglas
Richard ch 8 Oct 1856--bur 13 Oct 1888 res Douglas age 42
Robert ch 18 Apr 1859--vur 22 apr 1888 Ball res 89 Sundown Nursing Home Peel
Rachel Harriet ch 11 May 1861
1851 Ballaugh Obviously, transcriber reversed birthplace of Elizabeth and John
Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, John, Ballacry, Head, Married, 32, Tailor, Ireland
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Elizabeth, Ballacry, Wife, Married, 34, Dressmaker, Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Nessy, Ballacry, Son, , 9, Scholar, Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Ann, Ballacry, Daughter, , 8, Scholar, Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Ruth, Ballacry, Daughter, , 6, Scholar, Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Elizabeth, Ballacry, Daughter, , 5, , Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, John, Ballacry, Son, , 3, , Ballaugh
, Ballaugh, 01-24, 103, ROBERTS, Mary Jane, Ballacry, Daughter, , 1, , Ballaugh
John was ch 9 Jul 1818 Ballaugh son of Thomas Roberts and Ann Boyde who md 2 Jan 1808 Jurby
Thomas and Ann had--all Ballaugh
Robin ch 5 Aug 1808
Thomas ch 30 Sep 1810
Ann ch 23 Sep 1812
William ch 27 Nov 1814
Catherine ch 16 Mar 1817
John ch 9 Jul 1818
Ballaugh
Old Graveyard
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In loving memory of ELIZABETH wife of JOHN ROBERTS of Ballavolley, Ballaugh died Nov 6th 1878 aged 62 years
Her end was peace
Also the above named JOHN ROBERTS died July 6th 1893 aged 75 years
Also ROBERT son of the above died April 20th 1949 aged 89 years
German Burial Register
John Roberts 76 yrs died suddenly at communion on previous Sunday buried Ballaugh 9 Jul 1893
Elizabeth Roberts Ballavolley buried 10 Nov 1878
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In loving memory of ANN, widow of JOHN ROBERTS of Ballavolley died Dec 14th 1898 aged 94 years
Also JOHN CORLETT ROBERTS died March 19 1884 aged 18 years
John Roberts md Ann Hutchinson 15 May 1881
John (Corlett) Roberts ch 24 Dec 1865 Patrick son of Thomas Roberts and Margaret Kelly md 13 Dec 1865 German
John Roberts had a will Ballaugh 1895 LDS Film Number 104 0106521--you can rent films from the Mormons
Apparently Elizabeth Simpson was born in Ireland abt 1816-1817 You'll have to consult Irish genealogy records or find a genealogy board re Ireland.
DJD