Going all the way back to my very first post on William, which in part said “I am trying to determine the father William Corkill (of Braddan), who married Alice Cannon (of Onchan) on 6 October 1739. It looks like their children were born over the time span from 1740 to 1758. So, I assume he must have been born between 1710 and 1725. The logical choices for his baptism record would be: William Corkill born to Thomas in Braddan 15-7-1694, William Corkill born to William in Braddan 26-2-1710, or William Corkill born to Finlo in Onchan 31-3-1717.”

If for the moment I turn my attention to William Corkill born to Thomas in Braddan 15-7-1694, there is a marriage record in Manx Notebook/Familysearch for Thomas Corkill to Margaret Crain in Braddan on 21 Oct 1690.

This meshes well with baptism records on familysearch to a Thomas Corkill for: Catherine (bptz. 17 Oct 1691), William (bptz. 15 July 1694), Esther (bptz. 8 Apr 1697), Thomas (bptz. 25 Mar 1703), Margaret (bptz. 25 Mar 1704), Richard (bptz. 16 Feb 1706), Mary (bptz. 14 Aug 1707), and Mary (bptz. 12 Feb 1709).

Note: There is also a Thomas married to a Katherine at the same time that could account for some of the abovementioned children.

The name Esther, which I think is unusual for Corkills, and often written Hester, appears in the 1711 Braddan will of Thomas Corkill, along with the abovementioned Margaret and Mary. It also mentioned a Jony Corkill and makes mention of a son and heir, but not by name.

Submitted by: Shirley C Hogensen
Date: 22 January 2003
Original: LDS: 0106210
Braddan

This is affirmed to be the last will of Thomas Corkill who was buried the 16th of March 1711 being in good and perfect mind and memory at the makeing thereof, First he committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial.
Item He left to his son the heir five plow beasts with half of all the husbandry gears.
Item He left his heir half the crop of corn.
Item He left unto his wife forty shillings.
Item He nominate and appointed his 4 daughters vizt Hester, Jony, Margt, and
Mary Corkill sole and joint executors of all the rest of his goods movable
and unmoveable whatsoever.
Item he left the tuition of the children and their goods unto his wife and
the lands to her in like manner with the tuition of his heir will become to age.
Item He willed that if all his children should dye that his goods should come the one half thereof to his ---
--------- and the other half to his wife.
The executor being under age the wife is sworn according to the will in form
of law
Probatum Est
Witnesses:
Christopher Janley
Jane Killey

Nov the 2d 1725 This day Wm Cubbon husband to the within Hester Corkill, Margaret and Mary Corkill being at lawful years came to the records
and acknowledge themselves to be fully paid and satisfied at and from the hands of their mother in all whatever was due to them by the death of their father Thomas Corkill and do hereby acquit and discharge their said
mother her executor forever of the same.
Witness their marks to their names Wm Cubbon his mark
Margt Corkill her mark
Mary Corkill her mark
Before me Wm Gell Register

I guess this represents another option for linking my William to the William Corkill (d. 1700) and Margaret Lewney (d. 1705) family. The 1705 will for Margaret does mention a son (“ Item to her son Thomas the half of the mutton that was betwixt her self and the said Thomas with her blessing.)