William GELLING, bp 16 Apr 1808, was the 4th and final child of John and Margaret GELLING als SCARFF of Lonan. He was a Shoemaker and lived in Liverpool. He died 7 Nov 1886 in West Derby aged 78. He is my great-great grandfather.

William had his first child with Catharine KEWLEY in early 1834 in Liverpool and had 4 more children before they married at St George Braddan 26 Oct 1841. He was a "widower". Catharine was bp 18 Aug 1810 St George Braddan to Charles KEWLEY and Judith (or Joney) QUAYLE, a barber in Douglas. She died 8 Aug 1864 aged 54 and there is an MI at Toxteth Park Cemetery.

The only first marriage that I can see as a possibility is to Margaret COWIN 3 Sep 1831 at Braddan. Margaret was bp 13 Jul 1806 at Onchan to Robert COWIN and Ellinor als KISSACK. I haven't found any children or any death for Margaret, which could have been in Liverpool. If this is the right marriage, it didn't last very long.

William and Catharine GELLING had 11 children but many of them died early. They lived at several different addresses amongst which were:
In 1841 they are at Pellew St by Coperas Hill, Liverpool
In 1851 they are at Landsdown St, Toxteth Pk.
In 1861 they are at 21 Hart St, Liverpool
In 1871 he is at 66 Smithdown Lane, W Derby
In 1881 he is at 68 Smithdown Lane, where he died in 1886.

The children are as follows. The first 9 were born in Liverpool, the last 2 in Toxteth Park.

1. William bp 3 Feb 1834 was a bootmaker who always lived at home. He did not marry. He died 31 Mar 1887 in Everton age 53.

2. Margaret bp 27 Apr 1835 and died 5 Apr 1900 in West Derby. She married William CHRISTY (b 1824 Chester son of William CHRISTY and Elizabeth nee TOMKINSON, d 1882 Liverpool) 2 Mar 1861 at St Philips Liverpool. There are 2 families with the same parent names so it's hard to sort them out, but I think this is the family:

2a. Charles bp 30 Mar 1862 Liv St Peter, he was a Carter in Liverpool in 1901. He married Rebecca AINSWORTH in 1887 and had children Margaret 1888 and Charles 1890.
2b. William Dean bp 3 Apr 1864 Liv St Peter, he was a Stationer's Assistant in Edge Hill West Derby in 1901. He married Henrietta Louisa SMITH in 1885 and had children Lillian 1887 b Everton, Marie Beatrice 1889 b Everton, and Ada Bertha 1895 b West Derby.
2c. Hannah Tomkinson bp 30 Apr 1866 Liv St Peter, d 1867 age 1.
2d. John Bloore b 1870, d 1873
2e. Amelia b&d 1873.
2f. Harry b 1876, d 1910 age 33.

3 Catharine bp 21 Nov 1836 and died 28 Aug 1875 age 38. She is buried at Toxteth Park. She married a widower Charles KEOWEN (a Joiner, b 1838 Liverpool son of Charles KEOWEN and Elizabeth (DUGGAN?)). They had 2 children:

3a. Catharine aged 1 mo in 1871 census but nothing else recorded about her.
3b. Jessica b 1874, a General Servant in 1901 living with her father.

Charles KEOWEN then married Christina MOIR in 1877 and had one more child Bessie Moir KEOWEN. His first wife was named Elizabeth Jane.

4. Jemima bp 28 Aug 1838, d 15 Mar 1840

5. Jemima b 29 Jun 1840, d 26 Dec 1898 in West Derby. She married Joseph ROSSALL (Clerk & Postman, b 1839 d 1874, son of Joseph ROSSALL). After Joseph died, she was a Charwoman in Liverpool. They had 3 children:

5a. William Joseph b abt 1864. A Coach Carriage Driller in West Derby in 1901. He married Sarah Ann GLANVILLE 1890. Children: Joseph 1891, William John 1893, Temperance 1898, Maria Maud 1900-1901.
5b. Catharine b 1866. Married Charles F CHALLEN, a furniture carter, in 1888. One child in 1901 census William C age 2.
5c. Mary b 1868. Age 12 living with grandfather in 1881 (with sister Catharine).

6. John Charles, b 1842, d 1843

7. James b 11 Jun 1844, d 28 Mar 1889 age 44. He was an Upholsterer. He married Matilda DARRAGH (1841-1885, d of James DARRAGH and Thirza LEA) 25 Feb 1866 Wesley Chapel, Toxteth Park. 4 children:

7a. William bp 11 Jun 1866, a Carter age 24 in 1891 but can't find him after.
7b. Catharine b&d 1867
7c. James b 6 Oct 1868, d 1909. Age 20 Carter with brother William at Aunt Margaret CHRISTY's in Everton in 1891. He married Harriet Jane HUGHES 28 Jul 1895 St John the Evangelist Everton, and they had one child Harry Hughes GELLING b 17 Aug 1899. Harry was taken into care age 8 as a Barnardo Child and taken to Canada. Harry's grandson is David McConkey, a renouned Canadian distance runner and great citizen of Peterborough Ont.
7d. Thomas b&d 1871.

8. Sarah Jane b 5 Jul 1846, d 1890. Sarah Jane married her first cousin Edward CALLOW, youngest son of Matthias CALLOW and Margaret nee GELLING, 31 July 1866 at St Jude West Derby, and they ad 4 children.
8a. John bp 30 Aug 1868 d 1876 age 8
8b. Sarah Jane b&d 1871
8c. Arthur b 1872, Gen lab in 1891
8d. Amelia b 1878, married William BROADHURST 1898. One child in 1901 William T age 4m.

9. John b 2 Jun 1848 Liverpool, d 22 Oct 1848 Toxteth Pk

10. Thomas Charles b 19 Nov 1849 Toxteth Pk, d 27 Apr 1891 Rainhill Asylum Prescot age 41. Thomas was an Upholsterer. He married Elizabeth Ann LAWSON (1854-1929, d of William LAWSON a French Polisher and Ann Mary BRISCOE) 8 Apr 1872 at St Augustines Church Everton. They are my great-grandparents.

After Thomas died, Elizabeth Ann married Thomas MICHAEL and they emigrated to Victoria BC about 1908. The children followed in 1910.

Children of Thomas & Elizabeth are:
10a. William Charles b 13 Feb 1879 West Derby, d 1 Feb 1958 Victoria BC age 78. He was a Grocer. He married Margaret Radford THEAKER 22 Oct 1902 Presbyterian Church Rock Ferry Chs. They had 4 children, first 2 born in Liscard Chs, last 2 in Victoria: John Michael (Jack) 1905-1979; my father William Charles (Bill) 1908-1986; Harold Lawson 1914-1990; Margaret Beatrice (Peggy) 1916-1992. They had 8 grandchildren, several great and great-great grandchildren.

10b. Alice b 30 May 1880 West Derby, d 23 Jul 1951 Victoria BC age 71. He married William David ELDRIDGE 16 Sep 1808 at St Peter Rock Ferry Chs and they came to Canada about 1910. They had one son William Thomas 1915-2002, 2 grandaughters, and great-grandchildren.

11. Amelia b 12 Mar 1852, d 5 Mar 1881 age 28, spinster.