My John Blair family left IOM before 1850. John and his family first show up on the 1850 census for New Jersey, Hudson Co. Jersey City. John was a ship's carpenter. John b. 1807, wife Elizabeth b 1809.Daughters: Ann Jane b. 1835, daughter Charlotte b. 1838. Son, John jr. b. 1840.

All census records prior to 1870 list birth places for this family as "Eng". It was not until recently that I unearthed a census for 1880 (N.J. Ocean Twp, ) that John and his family listed Isle of Man as their birthplace.

I just received the above information today, 6/20/02, and this site is my first stop on tracing the Blair family on IOM.

I had great luck and much help tracing my MAY family on IOM in the 1820-1840's.

If any one knows any BLAIR families on IOM i will be delighted to hear from you.

Thanking you in advance, Anne in Arizona, USA