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

io6 Manx SuttnamcsE.
learned author of ' Parr's Abstract,' were members
of the same family.
It was a well-known Lancashire family.
Sansbury, generally Samsbury formerly. Possibly
derived from the village of Samlesbury in
Lancashire. The Samsburys were owners of
Ronaldsway before the Christians.
Saunesbury [1511], Sansberie [1521], Samsbury [15S6],
Sansbure [1654], Sansbury [1657].
The name is much less common than formerly.
Malew, German (c) formerly, elsewhere (u).
Stanley [1408].* A younger branch of the Derby
family settled in the Isle of Man for two or
three generations, and held property chiefly in
Arbory.
Stowell and Stole.
This name is placed amongst the exotic sur-
names because no Celtic or Scandinavian ety-
mology appears to be adducible for it. Its early
occurrence with the prefix Mac, however, is an
argument in favour of its being of native origin,
McStole, McStoile [1511], McStoyli. [1540], Stole
[1649], Stoil [1654], Stowell [1772].
Stowell has now gradually superseded the older
forms.
Malew, Arbory, Santon, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).
Standish [1511].* A Lancashire place-name. It
was never common in the Isle of Man.
William Standish was proprietor of Pulrose
in Braddan in 1511.
* These names are not found in the Island now.