Thanks Donna - must admit I would have thought twice about marrying him after that sequence ! (maybe it should have been Mary Fearless) - however his death appears not to be recorded in Brian's index - Also I can't find any of the family in the 1861 index (alo apparently missing from 1841).

I know his shop was on Lord street on the site of the Forbe's house which is commemorated by a plaque on the old library side of the Town Hall so presumably it was demolished during the development of Ridgeway street.

On a related note - the IGI for Hales appears to be littered with junk - a few entries obviously have the Isle of Man confused with Isle of Wight ! (presumeably nobody checks what is being entered these days)