James
Christian
Gelling
Born about in Braddan, Isle of Man
Son of Robert Gelling
and Elizabeth (Jones) Gelling
Husband of
Catherine (Moore) Gelling
— married
26 Sep 1872 in Braddan, Isle of Man
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
in Douglas, Isle of Man
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2017
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Biography
James was born about 1840. The 1861 Census shows him working as a Joiner. [1] He married widow Catherine (Moore) Corran Sept. 16, 1872.[2]In 1881 he was living in Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England where he worked as a blacksmith.[3] Sometime after the death of his wife, he returned to the Isle of Man. The 1891 Census shows he was boarding at the home of William Corran and his son, James, is listed as a visitor.[4] He passed away Oct. 21, 1900 in Braddan, Isle of Man.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1463; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Braddan; County: Isle of Man; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 24; Page: 9; Line: 14; GSU roll: 464355
- ↑ Web: Isle of Man, Marriage Index, 1606-1984
- ↑ Class: RG12; Piece: 4690; Folio: 35; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6099800
- ↑ Class: RG12; Piece: 4690; Folio: 35; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6099800
- ↑ Web: Isle of Man, Burial Index, 1598-2003
- Class: RG11; Piece: 4285; Folio: 113; Page: 54; GSU roll: 1342024
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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