Hi Brian,

I find this is the easiest place to check batch numbers and parish register dates:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyIsle_Of_Man.htm#PageTitle

Unfortunately many parish register transcripts have been replaced by Church members' entries which may or may not be the same as the original entry in the parish register, and no longer appear in the IGI under the batch number.

Sue