Looking for any information on the families of my g-g grandparents William Moore and Sophia Cowell.
What we know is as follows:
William Thomas Moore b approx 1835-6 at Ramsey, Isle of Man. No details on parentage.
Sophia Cowell b. 1840 Marown, daughter of John Cowell (Cowle?) and Mary Crellin. Per IGI, John and Mary were married 1825 at Kirk German. Sophia's known siblings - Charlotte Ann, John Thomas, Maria Ann, Charles, Eliza, Frances Ann.
William and Sophia were married 6 Aug 1861 at Santon. We believe their first daughter Mary Ann would have been born on the Isle of Man about 1862. They emigrated to Australia approx 1864 and had the following known children - Eliza, Margaret, Sophia, Emanuel, William Thomas, Elizabeth Eve, Emma Madral Charlotte, Robert Henry, George Frederick.
Would be interested to know any information on these families and whether there are still any family links to the Isle of Man via William and Sophia's siblings' families. As I'm doing this from Australia its hard to access information so would appreciate any help. Are the names Emanuel or Madral linked to the Isle of Man in any way as these are fairly unusual and was wondering where they came from.
Thank you for your assistance
Donna McLean