I forgot I had my external hard drive with me !

here are some extracts from letters sent with John Looney and Rachel Redhead information in them,

John Looney is the one who married Isabel Camaish and had the land
near the Hibernian Inn opened by his son John and wife Rachel.

The John Looney death register transcript gives the following details-
Died 9 Sept 1872
age -84
Trade- farmer
Residence- Seaview near McLaren Vale
Cause of death- diabetes
Place of death- Seaview
Witness- John Morgan

As for his first marriage, that has not yet been found- bit of a mystery.
I have wondered whether it took place off the Island .

The second marriage details-
Date- 30 June 1864
Age -75
Trade -Farmer
Spouse- Sarah ALWAY( widow) 49
Residence at time of marriage- Seaview
Father- John LOONEY
Father of spouse- John STRONG
Place of marriage- House of John Morgan- Blacksmith( who was also a witness
along with Jane Morgan.)
Married by Charles GOLDSMITH

The dates above point to this John being born around 1788. and the John born
to John and Isabel Camaish was christened 21 Sept 1788.

John and Rachel ( Redhead) also had another daughter, Isabella, who married
her father's cousin, Joseph Looney ( son of Ewan)
Joseph & Isabella's daughter Sarah married in 1856 in IOM to William
GOLDSMITH and their first child was born 1858 in Australia in the same
district as John & Rachel lived.( Sarah would be their grandaughter).
So it's interesting to note the name of the marriage celebrant for John's
marriage to Sarah Alway. It no doubt could be a connection to William.

The information of age at death for Rachel Redhead appears to be incorrect
on 3 pieces of info' that I have-
Rachel's death registration reads-
Died - 25th August 1863
Age - 88
Wife of John Looney- farmer of McLaren Vale
Death occurred -McLaren Vale
Registered 27 Aug 1863- Willunga Deaths.

The age of 88 is also entered in the 'undertaker's ' burial book, of which
I have a copy.
I'm sure that age is incorrect.

Her MI gives her age as 78.

I have viewed her Christening entry which gives 11 Jan. 1789, but of course
she may have been born considerably earlier.
However I don't think it would have been 1785 as the MI would suggest as her
father's first wife would have had something to say about that !
Her parents Isaac & Mary (Kneale) were married 10 June 1789 .

John left Maughold c1839 for Australia and Rachel and their son John Joseph
had joined him there prior to 1845- possibly 1843.
These dates figured out from information contained in letters of the day.

Have you also used Frances Coakley's Manx site ? It's another wonderful
place to get lost in !