thanks for youre reply im doing our family tree regarding robert christian and yesterday i sent an email to the bride primary school she replied back to me with a name of the captain of the parish church i rang him and he is going to look for me maybee in parish records but he did not say where they are kept. so im asking if you would know where any of the churches records would be kept please. being down here it is difficult. however all documentation here points to hm comming from the iom and most document mention st brides church iom can understand the church being cold our stone ones here in nz are the same regards bob