In trying to follow up the various Corrin marriages for the Arbory/Castletown family, I came up with JUDITH KINVIG, who married Henry Corrin at Arbory on 10 Nov 1793. The witnesses to this wedding included the parish clerk, and Stanley Tyldesley and Sophia LaMothe, which is the only 18th cent wedding I have encountered with 3 witnesses, one being female !

Henry Corrin's line presents no great problems for the previous 80 years. He was christened at Malew on 6 Aug 1769, his parents being William Corrin and ANN Tyldesley. The witness Stanley Tyldesley was Ann's brother. The other witness, Sophia Lamothe, was his first cousin, as his father, William Corrin and her mother, Sukie Corrin, were siblings. This is all clear enough, but the KINVIG side is a mystery.

I met a gentleman at the FHS centre in Peel who was a Kinvig specialist, but I cannot give him a name (Sorry). By chance our common Kinvig interest became apparent, and the moment I said Judith Kinvig, he said that she surfaced without trace, married Henry Corrin, aND THAT WAS IT !

Henry Corrin and Judith Kinvig had 3 children, Elizabeth, bap Malew 6 Jan 1801; Henry 5 Apr 1803 and Susannah on 20-Oct 1805. There are two curious aspects here, the long gap from 1793 to 1801, without any children, and the IGI gives an entry 20 Sept 1805 to Henry Corrin and Joney Kinvig for Susannah, but this seems to be an error.

I cannot trace any obvious parents for a Judith Kinvig on the Island, let alone in Arbory, which was Kinvig-land. It ought to be easy enough, as Judith was NOT a common name on the Island at that time, and the family must have been quite well off. Unlike many couples, Henry and Judith both SIGNED the register, rather than making their mark, so it suggests a Kinvig family that was well off AND had quite advanced ideas over decent education for girls. This alone makes them stand out.

The only Kinvig lead I have is that when their son Henry (of 1803) married Charlotte Chapman (another elusive lady) on 19 Dec 1830, one of the wintessed was Thomas Kinvig, so it is likely that Judith had a relation called Thomas. This 1830 witness would harfby be Judith's father.As she married in 1793, that suggests a birth for Judith of 1773 or earlier, and 1753 at the earliest for her father. SO if the witness to the 1830 marriage was her dad, he was 80 ! It is more likely to be a brother or a cousin or even a nephew, but that covers a lot of options.

Can anyone throw any light on this elusive lady. My guess is that she may also be known as Joney, but other than the rather dubious IGI entry, there is no evidence to support it.

It is fascinating that I have good details on the previous three generations of Corrin wives. then there are the two mystery girls, Judith Corrin and CHarlotte Chapman, and then it is clear again.

Robert