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Karran Families Ancient and Modern
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The Family Name
The Karran family name originates in the Isle of Man.
The spelling of the name has been consistent
(with the exception of one family who changed to Karren)
during the past 400 years.
The name probably developed from Mac Carran.
The Karren, Carren, Carran, etc families around the world are likely to be of the
same origin. These families must have fixed the spelling of their name when the
laity started to be literate.
At the same time parish records started to be kept following the destruction
of the Catholic Church by Henry VIII in the mid 1500's.
Without access to genetic data it is unlikely that it will be possible to relate
these differently spelt families to the Karran family tree.
According to the parish registers it appears that back in the early 1600s
every Karran bar one was born in the Parish of Marown in the centre of the Island.
There is a small farm in Marown called Ballingan, formerly Ballacarran which
belonged to the Karran family in 1600 and is in family hands to this day.
It is quite possible therefore that we will be able to show that all * Karrans
are descendants of a single 16th century couple farming Ballingan.
* Those of Manx origin - there are also Karrans of German and South Indian origin.
You can use this site to trace backwards in time from a modern family (click on the map) or
from the distant past ancestors to any present day family.
There are at present several ancestral families to start from (the year shown is the first child's birth year):-
William and Catherine 1714 from Marown Parish
Tom and Isabel 1780 from Braddan Parish.
This site brings together the separate research work of many individuals.
Perhaps we can reinvent the Karran family as a world wide relationship of families with
a shared ancestry.
Kirk Rushen Jigsaw
We are currently concentrating attention on the Kirk Rushen Parish families.
This is the second largest group of Karrans after the Parish of Marown families.
Most of the families and individuals from this group are now identified starting with two families:
John and Ann 1746 and
Will and Mary 1727.
However we still have the following families
unplaced on this branch of the tree:
Cath and John 1723
John and Elizabeth 1719
We'd welcome your insights into how these unplaced families link in.
Want to Contribute?
The site is a team effort and we must apologise for any inaccuracies - if you want to
contribute data or help with the research, please contact Maureen in Canada
( dmkarran@sunwave.net )
We would particularly like to hear reminiscences, anecdotes and the like from
older family members. Read Tess' account of her childhood on board the clipper,
Manx King
and you will I hope see how good it is for each of us to cast a little personal
light on what will become, with each passing year, the dim darkness of
another place, another time long ago. Life seeks light.
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The Isle of Man
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Betty near Douglas
Hermione and Pete in Castletown
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Europe
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Tereska, Bob, Laura, Jamie & Jack in London
Jack in London
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Canada
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Sonia, Bill, Jeffrey, David, Kimberly in Ototoks
Glenn and Lynne in BC
Jeffrey and Miriam in BC
Greg in BC
John, Lois and Anthony
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United States
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George, Richard and Stephanie in Florida
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Africa
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Asia
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Australia
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Central America
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New Zealand
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South America
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