Hi Lynn

Back in March I asked our Helpful Researcher to look for MIs and burial register entries which might be relevant to your search for the parents, grandparents etc of Margaret Jane Kennaugh nee Bridson.

Now that you have enough information to be pretty sure that MJB's parents were William Bridson (blacksmith/farmer of Ballachrink, Malew, from Mary M's marriage register info and also from census entries ) and Eleanor Radcliffe, the following information might contain some nuggets which will help you establish who MJB's grandparents were.

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These were the MIs I asked for:

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BRIDSON, William 84 Malew 23 Jan 1868

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possibly Eleanor nee Radcliffe:
BRIDSON, Eleanor 70 Malew 17 Mar 1863

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parents of Eleanor Bridson nee Radcliffe ?
RADCLIFFE, Samuel 74 Mal 21 Jul 1831

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maybe one of these ?
RADCLIFFE, Margaret
Mal 11 Jan 1821

RADCLIFFE, Margaret
Mal 3 Aug 1825

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but more likely this ?
RADCLIFFE, Margaret 76 Mal 24 Jan 1841

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And this is what Helpful Researcher supplied:

Malew Burial Register
Eleanor Bridson 70 buried 17 Mar 1863 residence Silverburn
William Bridson 84 buried 23 Jan 1868 residence Malew St
William Bridson 61 buried 1 Sep 1864 residence Silverburn

Samuel Radcliffe 74 buried 21 Jul 1831 residence Castletown
Margaret Radcliffe 11 Jan 1821
Margaret Radcliffe 3 Aug 1825
Margaret Radcliffe 76 buried 24 Jan 1841 residence Castletown

Malew MI
Old Yard
594
In memory of
JOHN BRIDSON of Ballacrink in this parish
who departed this life 28th Novr 1820
aged 38 years
Here lieth the remains of
ELEANOR BRIDSON
OTHERWISE RADCLIFFE wife of WILLIAM BRIDSON of Ballacrink
who departed this life March 14th 1863
aged 70 years
Also in memory of
WILLIAM BRIDSON
husband of the above departed
life on the 20th January 1868
aged 84 years

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Here lie
the remains of ELIZABETH
BRIDSON ALS QUIRK wife of
JOHN BRIDSON of Ballacrink
who departed this life 18th
May 1792 aged 34 years
Also two of her children
PHILIP AND ELEANOR
Here also lies the remains
of the above named
JOHN BRIDSON
who departed this life on the
11th day of January 1832
aged 79 years

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Here lieth the body of MARGARET RADCLIFFE als BELL
wife of HENRY RADCLIFFE and
mother of SAMUEL RADCLIFFE
of Castletown who departed
this life August 18th
1811 aged 79 years
Likewise the above named
SAMUEL RADCLIFFE who departed
this life on the 22nd day of
July 1831 aged 73 years

#711
In memory of
SAMUEL RADCLIFF
son of
SAMUEL AND MARGARET
RADCLIFF his wife of
Castletown who departed
this life the 15th of Febry
1823 in the 28th year of his age
Here lies the body of
STEPHEN RADCLIFF son of
the aforesaid SAML and MARGT
who departed this life the 23rd
of Febry 1827 aged 29 years

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#712 (Fragment)...........................................ghter
1802
THOMAS their son
died Jan 22nd 1839
aged 30 years

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Malew Old Yard
#946
In affectionate remembrance
of
JOHN KENNAUGH
of Castletown
who died August 19th 1871
aged 47 years
I waited patiently for the Lord and
He inclined unto me and heard my cry
Psalm XLI
Also in memory of
MARGARET JANE
wife of the above interred near here
(fragments lying within this surround) Names Taggart and Cregeen, ANN ALS TAGGART; Oct 1835 aged 29

Malew Burial Register
lists Ann Crejeen 29 from Braddan buried Malew 2 Nov 1835

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I wonder whether the fragments lying within the surround of the grave were from a completely different plot and will prove to be just a red herring ?

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Jean