The Arnold family of the Isle of Man
John Arnold married Elizabeth Kewley on 18th March 1810 at Onchan. According to census records John Arnold was born around 1790 at Lonan however no baptism record has been found yet to confirm this. His son, also called John Arnold, was baptised on 28th March 1813 at Onchan. 'John Arnold Junior' married Elizabeth Garrett on 10th June 1837 at Braddan and later moved to Liverpool. He worked as a miller off Limekiln Lane in Liverpool. They also lived in Eldon Street and Summer Seat. The family lived in Liverpool for about a decade before returning to the Isle of Man.
'John Arnold Junior' was a tenant of a number of different mills on the island. He had two or three stints, maybe more, at the famous Golden Meadow Mill, also known as Castletown Mills or Castletown Water-Mill. Elizabeth Alice Mylchreest daughter of John Robert Mylchreest and Frances Arnold lived with the extended Arnold family at this mill as a child. After John died in 1882 the family remained tenants of the mill for a number of years until they lost the tenancy due to a mix-up over paying the annual rent money. Whoever was supposed to pay it, never paid it for some reason and they lost the tenancy.
'John Arnold Junior' was a tenant of a number of different mills on the island. He had two or three stints, maybe more, at the famous Golden Meadow Mill, also known as Castletown Mills or Castletown Water-Mill. Elizabeth Alice Mylchreest daughter of John Robert Mylchreest and Frances Arnold lived with the extended Arnold family at this mill as a child. After John died in 1882 the family remained tenants of the mill for a number of years until they lost the tenancy due to a mix-up over paying the annual rent money. Whoever was supposed to pay it, never paid it for some reason and they lost the tenancy.
'John Arnold Junior' married Elizabeth Garrett on 10 June 1837 at Braddan
The Arnolds on the 1841 Isle of Man Census
Baljean (near Laxey), Lonan, Isle of Man
The Arnolds on the 1841 England Census
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
A map showing Limekiln Lane and Rawsthorn Square in Liverpool
Frances Arnold was born on 12 January 1847 at 35 Limekiln Lane Liverpool
'John Arnold Senior' & family living in Lonan on the 1851 Isle of Man Census
Balamilgyn (near Laxey), Lonan, Isle of Man
'John Arnold Junior' & family living in Malew on the 1851 Isle of Man Census
Note: This image has the family's youngest child as Henry Arnold, Son, this is a mistake it should say Frances Arnold, Daughter.
Wellington Mill Onchan
Isle of Man Weekly Advertising Circular 1st November 1855
Water Corn Mill Onchan
Isle of Man Weekly Advertising Circular 25th June 1857
Elizabeth Arnold (Kewley) living in Laxey on the 1861 Isle of Man Census
John Arnold & family living in Ballaugh on the 1861 Isle of Man Census
Guy Cottage, Ballaugh, Isle of Man
Elizabeth Arnold (Kewley) living in Laxey on the 1871 Isle of Man Census
John Arnold & family living in Colby Village on the 1871 Isle of Man Census
Water Mill Castletown
Manx Sun 13th December 1879
The Arnold family living at Water Mills House on the 1881 Isle of Man Census
Arnold family gravestone
Malew Churchyard
In Memory of
JOHN ARNOLD
MILLER WHO DIED AT CASTLETOWN WATER-MILL
26TH SEPTEMBER 1882
IN THE 70TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HIS END WAS PEACE
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
JAMES
SON OF THE ABOVE-NAMED
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 20TH 1886
AGED 31 YEARS
"Golden Meadow Mill" also known as "The Castletown Mills" or "Water-Mill"
The mills consisted of "a Corn Mill and Thrashing Mill, large Warehouse, Kiln, Miller's House, and every convenience for carrying on the business"
A modern photograph showing the road to Meadow Mill
Another photograph from our tour of the mill in 2014
Mill Cottage at Golden Meadow Mill
An old map showing the Water Mill around the time the Arnolds were tenants
Golden Meadow Mill, near Castletown, Isle of Man
The American War of Independence and a possible Irish ancestor
During the American War of Independence the Isle of Man was vulnerable to attack. In 1778 John Paul Jones attacked British ships in the Irish Sea. He also attacked and temporarily occupied the port town of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England just across the sea from the Isle of Man. In 1779 a militia was raised to defend the island. "The Manx Fencibles" had its Corps' headquarters in Castletown and the greater part of the men they recruited were stationed there. Most of the officers were natives of the island but many private soldiers were recruited from Britain and Ireland.
One of these private soldiers was James Gallavin or Galvin. It's difficult to prove but his surname suggests that he was Irish. Two Irish recruits of The Manx Fencibles, Matthew Tracey and James Gollagher, were hung for highway robbery around this time. Private James Gallavin married Elizabeth Karran at Malew in 1782. They had a daughter called Elizabeth Galvin (1784-1851) who married John Garrett in 1809. John and Elizabeth Garrett were the parents of Elizabeth Garrett (1812-1888) who married John Arnold (1813-1882) in 1837.
One of these private soldiers was James Gallavin or Galvin. It's difficult to prove but his surname suggests that he was Irish. Two Irish recruits of The Manx Fencibles, Matthew Tracey and James Gollagher, were hung for highway robbery around this time. Private James Gallavin married Elizabeth Karran at Malew in 1782. They had a daughter called Elizabeth Galvin (1784-1851) who married John Garrett in 1809. John and Elizabeth Garrett were the parents of Elizabeth Garrett (1812-1888) who married John Arnold (1813-1882) in 1837.
James Gallavin married Elizabeth Karran on 26 October 1782 at Malew
James Gallavin was the maternal grandfather of Elizabeth Arnold formerly Garrett (1812-1888)
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