Forgot to add What could be christening of Thomas Ronan's mother:

ELEANR CHRISTIAN - Christening: 01 AUG 1742 Kirk Rushen
Father: ROBT CHRISTIAN Mother: ISABEL CARIN

Of all the the 200 or so Christians on the IGI, this seemed the most likely because of the year of birth.

Liz - thanks so much for that. You are a star! You have made my pal Eric very happy. It helps us build from his distant memory into possibly tracing the roots of his family. Liz