Has anyone sorted out the Costeans of Lonan? I am trying to track the ancestors of John Costean who married Ann Kirmeen at Maughold 1774. The best possibility looks like Daniel Costean who married Margaret Garret 3 April 1744 at Onchan. There is a John Costain son of Daniel Costean 2 Feb 1751 at Lonan. (No mother is listed in the IGI).

My difficulty lies in finding Daniel Costean. I have read the wills that are available on the Manx notebook and Lawson sites and found reference to a Daniel Costean (son) in the wills of Christian Costean als Lawrence 1739 and William Costean 1742. He is mentioned as a brother in the will of William Costean 1725. Then there's the will of Margaret Costean alias Falye 1741 which mentions her son Daniel and her husband Daniel who was still living.

Finally there is the will in 1770 which is extracted in the Manx Notebook wills as follows:
1770-1 E d COSTEAN William [?bur]d minority may 1741;s/o danl costean + margt fayle;mo's will 1st bk 1741;bro + sis whole blood daniel + margt costean;simon farger h/o margt ;daniel an idiot;pledges philip kinley + edwd mylrea;petn by simon that danl costean [snr] lately dead mentions land purchased by margt from her bro in law to descend to son wm then her other son danl;wm died aged 7 within 3months of margt;danl costean died jul 1767;margt costean widow + her son philip charged [?2nd mar to Margt garrett - fam 15119]

I note the parenthesis around the words. Can anyone explain what "fam 15119" might mean?

For some reason my Manx ancestors don't want to be found. I'd had wonderful luck with my Cornish, Devonshire and Hampshire folk.