KateJones
03-03-2008, 6:29 PM
I'm once again trying to dig out a bit of a mystery about someone who disappears off the radar after 1810. James Castle (they were very lax about how they spelled the name - including Casteel and Castril), was born in 1788 then is mentioned in his mother's will in 1810. I haven't been able to find anything further about him, I did wonder if he headed off to America, as other members of the family did later. There is a tantalising record of a James Castle born at about the right time in "A*******y", but I don't want to get involved with getting a further subscription, especially as I think it's very unlikely to be my Manxman - it's hardly an uncommon name.
Is there any kind soul out there who could look up: James Castle, born 1786 +/- 2 years? in the New York Passenger lists. I haven't stipulated Isle of Man, as in my experience so far, no-one in the US seemed to know where it was. I've seen it listed in American Censuses as England and Scotland (it is of course neither - it's outside the UK, and not part of the EU).
Cheers
Is there any kind soul out there who could look up: James Castle, born 1786 +/- 2 years? in the New York Passenger lists. I haven't stipulated Isle of Man, as in my experience so far, no-one in the US seemed to know where it was. I've seen it listed in American Censuses as England and Scotland (it is of course neither - it's outside the UK, and not part of the EU).
Cheers