Thanks Clive for that but I am still none the wiser if the William Cowell who married Mary Anne Gawne is MY William Henry Cowell born in 1849 in Ballaugh.
William Cowell was quite a popular name at the time! It's a pity that they dont have the age of the persons marrying on the IGI records and their parents. I guess that would be in the parish records but I only have them up to Catherine Cowell and no further. Does anyone know where I can get copies of the parish records, someone sent me some before which I think were copies from a microfiche. On them they have the name of the person, the parish, parents name and christening, marriage etc. I guess they are the records that eventually find their way to the LDS?!
Thanks again Clive.
Sandy