Hello Manx Family,

I have been researching my Manx Radcliffe family tree for a long time. I'm looking for anyone who has extensive knowledge and research on the Radcliffes of Lezayre/ Ramsey/ Maughold area from about 1700 through the 1800s.

My 4GGF was Thomas Radcliffe
Born 1763 Maughold
Married in Lezayre 1794 to Margarett Corlett (daughter of Ewan Corlett and Isabel Crowe)
Died 1845 living in Ballure, Roan, Maughold

His father was William Radcliffe
Born about 1720-1735 (somewhere in Ramsey, Lezayre, Andreas)
Married in Maughold 1757 to Jane Killey (daughter of Patrick Gill Killey and Ellinor Kneale)
Died 1800 Maughold near Ramsey

William Radcliffe is the specific person that I am researching. I am having trouble connecting him to the next generation up. I have his possible parents narrowed down to a few candidates from Andreas, but haven't been able to make the exact connection yet. I also suspect that he may have come from Andreas as there are very few Radcliffes recorded in Lezayre and Maughold documents in the early 1700s.

I have been spending a lot of time researching the Radcliffe family branches northward of Ramsey and Lezayre, tracing forward from 1600, in the hopes of making a connection from the top side of the Radcliffes downward. I have DNA connections to many Andreas Radcliffe family trees, but from many branches (Ballaradcliffe, Ballakelly, Lhen Mooar, Belfast, Curragh), so it has been difficult narrowing down my search.

I am now wondering if it might be helpful if I try to get a more detailed picture of the few Radcliffe families from Lezayre/ Ramsey/ Maughold in the mid 1700s. There are a couple... Maybe I will find that my William Radcliffe (born about 1720-1735) has siblings or other relatives that could help me narrow my search...

Any help or hints would be appreciated!