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

[26 WtaxtK Suttnamcs.
us of the country practitioners once so numerous.
They dealt largely in charms, but nevertheless some of
them were excellent bone-setters. Many of the pre-
sent generation will remember ' Chucas the Strang.'
It is well known that Bishop Wilson prescribed for the
body as well as the soul ; and even a hundred and thirty
years ago there does not seem to have been a regular
medical man on the island. ' Corlett, Coblerbeg ;'
'John Moore, Tucker as fuller;' ' Robert Clague,
fidler;"JohnCraine, WEAVER AT YE Carlaane;"John
Kewn, soldier and slater,' a curious combination ;
'John Norris, hatmaker;"John Bridson, glazier;'
'Thomas the Breekman,' i.e., brickmaker; 'John
Creer, THATCHER;' 'JoHN Cannel, WALKER,' i.e., fuller ;
' John Coole, plumber;' * Thomas Bridson, celpman,'
i.e., kelp burner; 'John Maddrell, milner;' 'John
Crellin, glover ;' and ' Evan Cannell, coobragh,' f .e.,
cooper; are quoted from the registers to show the usual
trades engaged in. They perhaps hardly come under
the head of nicknames. 'John Corlett, pinder,' and
' Dan Cowle, pinner,' were persons whose duty it was
to put strayed cattle into the parish pound. ' Thomas
Quiggin, runner,' was the Governor's messenger.
' Thomas Jones, officier,' was a Customs official.
We find the following entries in the registers : ' Alice
EvoNS, daughter to Robert (called the Cow-boy)
and Megory Shurloge;' ' William Carlett, son of
William, vulgarly called Willy Curry Quemb,'
and ' William Mylrea vulgo Willy Churry.' These
two latter had probably to do with horses. ' Mary
Clarke, daughter to the blind fiddler;' ' Margt,
DAUGHTER TO Taleyr y Killey,' i.e., Killey the tailor ;