[From Slater's Directory, 1846]

ARBORY PARISH, WITH THE VILLAGE OF COLBY.

ARBORY is a fertile parish in the sheading of Rushen and southern division of the island bounded on the east by the parish of Malew, and on the west by that of Rushen; it is about six miles in length from north to south, and two in breadth from east to west. 'The church, which is situate near the centre of the parish, is two miles and a half north-west of Castletown; the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the crown The parochial school which is at Ballaclague, has an endowment of about £8 per annum. Two ancient small churches, in ruins, and several druidical remains, are found in this parish. There are two annual cattle fairs-the first held at Ballabeg on the 28th October, and the second at Colby on the 6th December. COLBY is a small rural village, nearly one mile west of the parish church, and three miles north-west of Castletown.

In 1833 the Wesleyan methodists. erected a chapel at Colby Bridge, and in the same year the primitive methodists raised another place of worship at the same place.

The Post Town for Arbory Parish is Castletown

GENTRY AND CLERGY.

Dawson Mr. Mattw. C.P. Bell Abbey
Gelling Rev. Alexander,Bellabeg
Hinds William, Esq. Ard Airy
Maddrell Mr. John, Ballanmaddrell
Perry William, Esq. (purser & pay. master), R.N. Ballakaighkin
Quirk Mr. George (water bailiff and Receiver-general), Parville
Watterson Mr. Henry, Colby
Woods George Augustus, Esq. J.P., M. H K. Balladoole House

SCHOOLS.

Costain Edward, Ronague
Cubbon John, Colby
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL., Ballaclague-.Robert Kewley, master
Watterson Elizabeth, Strand Hall

PUBLIC HOUSES.

Christian John, Maddrell bridge
Clague John, Ballabeg
Cubbon Ann, Colby
Harrison Eleanor, Ballabeg village
Kneale Thomas, Ballakindrey
Moore John, Colby
Ratcliffe William, Ballabeg

SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS.

Cannell John, cartwright, Colby
Cannell Richard, shopkeeper, Colby
Christian John, mason, Maddrell bridge
Clague John, cartwright, Ballabeg village
Clague Richard,shoemaker,Ballabeg
Clague Richard, boatbuilder, Athory
Corrin Richard, blacksmith,Ballabeg
Costain Edward, cartwright, Colby
Costain Rd. cartwrigbt, Ballaclague
Costain William, mason, Colby
Qualtrough Thos. corn miller, Colby
Quill William, nailer, Ballacarmic
Skillicorn John, hatter, Colby

FARMERS.

Bridson Catherine, Ballapwne
Clague Frederick, Ballakindry
Clague Henry, Ballanorris
Clague William, Ballaclague
Clague William, Ballabeg
Coole John, Ballagawne
Corrin John,Kraft
Costain John, Ballayack
Costain John, Ballachriuk
Crebbin Henry, Ballayelse
Cubbon Ann, Ballacreggeen
Cubbon John, Ballayelse
Cubbon William, Colby
Cubbon William, Ballaglonney
Dawson Joseph, Friary
Duke Richard, Balladuke
Duke William, Cronkmoar
Fisher Joseph, Balladoole
Harrison John, Ballamoar
Kegg John, Arristine
Kelly John, Ballacostain
Kennauih John, Ballavarkiah
Kermode John, Colby
Kinley William, Ballayelse
Kinvig John, Ballaghreany
Kinvig John, Arristine
Lawson John, Ballacomish
Moore John, Ballacross
Moore John. Clanghbane
Moore Samuel, Ballacarnick
Patterson Andrew Todd, Ballaclague
Qualtrough William, Ballasherlocke
Ratcliffe James, Arristine •
Shimmin John, Broag
Taggart John, Ballasherlocke
Taggart Robert, Ballacubbon
Watterson Ann, Colby
Watterson John, Ballacrale
Watterson Thomas, .Ballacarmick
Welch John, Ballacagin.

PLACES OF WORSHIP.

PARISH CHURCH, Ballabeg-Rev. Alexander Gelling, vicar
PRIMITIVE METHODIST, Colby bridge
WESLEYAN METHODIST, Colby bridge
WESLEYAN METHODIST, Ballabeg