Rushen, Isle of Man Genealogy

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History
Rushen (Manx: Rosien) is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in the south-west corner of the Isle of Man.

The parish contains the villages of Port St. Mary (Manx: Purt le Moirrey) and Port Erin (Manx: Purt Çhiarn) and also includes the island of Calf of Man (Manx: Yn Cholloo). For more information on Rushen see:


 * Genuki - Rushen

Civil Registration

 * ManxBMD.com, civil registration, 1878-2011, index.

Church Records
Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1598 – 2009 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1598 – 2009 at FamilySearch images

Census Records

 * 1841 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1851 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1861 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1871 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1881 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1891 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1901 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($).
 * 1911 Isle of Man Census, index, images ($)

Probate Records

 * The Isle of Man Family History Society, Index to Wills and Decrees, 1576-1960, index, incomplete.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Vision of Britain - Rushen