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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

GELLING, Joseph William

I am searching for information on the family of Joseph William GELLING b. May 1864 in Michael, Isle of Man. He was m. to Louisa, and had 7 children, 3 of whom were born in Isle of Man, (John W 1884, Thomas 1887, and George 1891) the other 4 born in Cook County, Illinois, USA (Florence 1892, Charles 1895, Frank 1898 and Alice 1906). Joseph is found in the 1891 Isle of Man census with his wife and 2 sons, John W and Thomas. I do not find him in any census records prior to this. Is this family familiar to anyone? I am looking for parents of Joseph and Louisa and Louisa's maiden name.