Thomas Kermode's burial:

KERMODE, Thomas 80 Rus 8 Jan 1842

I believe that he was a son of Thomas Kermode ( died 1786 ) and Ann Kelly.

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1. CATHARINE KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 22 APR 1759 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

2. HENRY KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Death: 22 FEB 1765

3. HENRY KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 02 FEB 1757 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

4. ANNE KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 09 SEP 1774 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

5. THOMAS KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 06 DEC 1761 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

6. JANE KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 01 JAN 1767 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

7. JOHN KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Death: 10 MAR 1765

8. JOHN KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 15 JUL 1764 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

9. JOHN KERMOD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 20 AUG 1769 Kirk Rushen, Isle Of Man, England

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Thomas b 1761 married Catherine Moore and they farmed at Ballafesson / Surby, Rushen.

His will has been transcribed and is listed on the temporary (?) wills website. It looks as though he was a pretty successful farmer.

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Rushen Monumental Inscriptions item 10 LDS Film # 1559434
Old Yard
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Here lieth the body of/ CATHERINE KERMOD alias MOORE wife/ of THOMAS KERMOD of Ballafesson/ who died the 13th of Octr 1832/ aged 73 years/ also to the memory of Thomas Kermod/ of Ballafesson/ husband of the above who departed/ this life the 5th of January 1842/ aged 80 years.

One of his daughters, Jane b 1793, married William Taggart and they farmed at Gibdale, Malew. I've looked at the possibility that this William Taggart may have been closely related to the "Paul Taggart of Arbory" but have drawn a blank.

Yes, you're right about the fact that they were staunch Methodists. There was a very strong streak of Methodism in various strands of my Manx family from the late 1700s, right through the 1800s and beyond. Several of them were local preachers.

Jean C