Historical Introduction and References

Maps

• Regional
• Town
• 25" Plan

Population/Demography

• Population 1726-1891
• List of Cottages 1506
• List of Cottages 1511 (Manorial Roll)
• List of Cottages 1557 (Manorial Roll)
• List of Cottages 1600 (Manorial Roll)
• List of Cottages 1643 (Manorial Roll)
• List of Cottages 1703 (Manorial Roll)
• Composition Book 1704 (Manorial Roll)
• Householders 1757
• List of Cottages 1760-1784 (Manorial Roll)
• Castle Rushen Garrison, 1765

Descriptions of Old Castletown

• Feltham's Tour 1797/8
• Quiggin's Guide 1841
• J.G.Cumming The Story of Rushen Castle... 1857; chapter 1, note the additions to Castle Rushen he rails against were removed c.1905-10 by Governor Raglan following the removal of the prison to Douglas and the restoration of the Castle.

Directories

• Pigot 1823
• Pigot 1837
• Pigot & Slater's 1843
• Slater's 1846
• Slater's 1852
• Slater's 1857
• Thwaites 1863
• Brown's 1881
• Smith's Commercial 1883
• Porter's 1889
• Brown's 1894

Historical Reminiscences

• Flaxney Stowell 1902 Castletown one Hundred Years ago
• C.E. Watterson c.1930
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
• Sir J.D.Qualtrough Notes on Old Castletown prepared around 1950.
• T. Blackburn (from IoM FHS )
  • Musings
  • Old Umber House
  • The "Town Clark"

Buildings etc.

• Castle Rushen
  • Clock
• Churches
  • Anglican Churches
  • Methodist Chapels
  • Roman Catholic
• Harbour
• Houses
  • Balcony House
  • Bridge House
  • Lorn(e) House
• Inns and Public Houses
• Old Mill (one time Museum of Witchcraft)
• Police Station
• Smelt Memorial
• Sundial

Locality

• Herring Tower, Langness
• King William's College

Views

• Daniel King produced an important set of sketches in 1643
• Views