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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

John Taggart

I left a message some months ago regarding my elusive great grandfather John Taggart b 1868 Malew.His daughter ,my great Aunt told me her father was adopted & that his father was Captain of the Parish.I have looked on all the census returns & have found him with parents Eliza & Thomas Taggart & numerous siblings .All the information fits .I have suddenly realised that Anne Jane Taggart b1853 eldest daughter of Eliza & Thomas would have been old enough to be his mother.In the 1871 census Anne is in Lancashire a servant ,John would have been 3yrs old. Did Anne leave him to be brought up by his grandparents & become his eldest sister instead of his mother. I cannot find John's birth but will send for a certificate. Anyone have any ideas grateful for any help Val