Hi Liz & Frances,
These are the two pieces of information posted by Frances 31/07/2007
“Peter - longshot but there was a Michael Clenchley age 65 + 14yr Wm (?son) buried in Malew in Cholera epidemic 25 Sep 1832 + 28 sep - I have no further details but if all the lyncheys are related it might well be Michael's 2nd marr to sarah mullen - I can find no other ref for a clenchley”

“better still - on my Cholera page www.manxnotebook.com/famhist/genealgy/cholera.htm is
On Monday, in Castletown, James Brooie ; Michael McLinchey ; Mrs Edward Harrison
& later
At Castletown, on Thursday, ... Son of Michael McLuchy “
maybe they dropped the Mc or possibly the Manx assumed it as they were Irish
No CLENCHLEY, McLINCHEY or McLUCHY appear in Brian Lawson’s Births, Marriages or Dissenter Baptisms.
Brian’s Burial list contains a Michael CLENCHLEY, 65, Malew 25/09/1832 and a William CLENCHEY, 14, Malew 28/09/1832. In 1832 25th was a Tuesday and 28th a Friday.
Brian’s Dissenter Baptisms contains an entry:
“22 Jul 1826 LYNCHY, Sarah Michael LYNCHY/Sarah MULLAN R 4”

Which Roman Catholic location would “R4” refer to?
I have found a Mick LYNCHEY, “supplier of local produce”, in the Portaferry area of County Down in 1822. I understand that Portaferry was only a day’s sailing from the Island. Also Sarah LYNCHEY, my convict GGG grandmother whose son and husband I am trying to find, is recorded on several documents as being from County Down.
In preparing this response I noticed in my hurried hand writing how McLINCHEY could be mistaken for McLUCHY. Also it is not impossible for M.LYNCHEY to become McLINCHEY” given literacy levels of the day and Sarah could neither read nor write according to the convict records so would not be able to correct any errors.
AS Frances has said with no burial ground in Castletown the burial was possibly in Malew yard.
The court documents for Sarah LYNCHEY (the convict) state that she lived at Malew
I do not know whether the cholera victims could have been buried in a common grave, however as they were almost certainly Roman Catholic they may well not have any grave stone although the Malew Church records may have some details as to family. Alternatively the Catholic Church may have some records; I wrote to them a couple of years ago but received no response.
Given their not responding to me they may not welcome an enquiry but if someone could ask I would appreciate it, even if the response is no response.

Cheers

Peter
Melbourne