Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man

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Bankes, formerly Bancks [1637], (now extinct in
the Isle of Man). This family held property in
the parish of Onchan for many years. Banks's
Howe was named from them.
Bacon. The first member of this family settled in
the Isle of Man in 1724.
C^SAR [1643] (obsolete). The principal family of
this name held property in Santon, and at Bal-
lahick, in Malew.
Calcott, or Calcot, contracted from Calcdcott (cold-
cot), the name of their estate in Cheshire.
They were a powerful family in the Isle of Man in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but their
name is now very uncommon.
'The Prioress of Douglas and Robert Calcote for the
freshwater fishing of Douglas this year as in the preceding
year 4/2.' {Lib. Assed., 1 5 1 1 . )
'Robt Calcoats, receiver of the Castle of Man,' 1532.*
Calcote [1511], Calcoats [1532], Calcotts [1586], Cal-
cott [1629], Calcot [1689].
Crystal and Cristalson are corruptions of Christ-
opher and Christopherson respectively, which
have come to us from Scotland. They both occur
in 151 1, but are very uncommon now.
Christory is also a corruption of Christopher.
It was formerly common in the parish of Jurby,
but is now uncommon everywhere.
Crystory [1624], Christry [1640], Christery [1714],
Chrystry [1738], Christory [1750].
* Statute Law Book, p. 29.