Hi, I am trying to trace a JAMES CANNELL who would have been born around 1800. My great great great grandfather is John Cannell, who was the illegitimate son of James Cannell and Margaret Christian. James and Margaret never married, and John was privately baptised on 28/08/1825, at Kirk Rushen, isle of Man, then accepted into the congregation on 6th November 1825.
As James and Margaret never married, I am wondering if James died, which maybe why John was then accepted by the church. This is just a theory, as I can't seem to find out which James Cannell is involved.
Margaret Christian(who I think was the daughter of Peter Christian and Margt Mylrea) lived with her son and his family, until she died in 1870.
Any help in tracing James Cannell would be appreciated...