Hi fellow searchers I have made a little progress in my search for Copelands on the IOM. Have learned that my GGrandparents ran a boarding house at 21 Derby Square Douglas. I have a copy of a photograph of them standing outside the door of the premises with Homelea Mrs Copeland above the door. I am guessing that the boarding house was run by Mrs Copeland as Mr. Copeland was a confectioner by trade. What I don't know is the year that the photograph was taken some time in the 1920s. The three sons of Mr. Copeland all married women from the IOM.
Percy Alexander Ridgeway Copeland married Florence Lace at St. Georges Church ABT 1926
Thomas Henry Copeland married May Corllet at St Georges Church ABT 1924
Robert Edward Copeland married Mary Annie Callister at St Georges church 7/12/1921
If anyone out there has any more information regarding any of the above I will be most grateful to hear you
Regards Roger Copeland