Edward William Kissack – St. Mary de Ballaugh – Ballaugh, Isle of Man - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

This large brass memorial tablet for Edward William Kissack can be found in St. Mary de Ballaugh (New Church) on Station Road in Ballaugh. The tablet is positioned between the second and third windows from the front of the church on the north side of the nave.

The tablet carries the following dedication:
"To the Glory of God
This Tablet was erected by
Parishioners and friends
in memory of
Edward William Kissack B.A.
Canon of St. Maughold
in the Diocese of Sodor & Man.
Rector of Ballaugh 1890-1897.
Died at Chillenden Rectory, Kent.
April 29th 1901,
Aged 63 years.”
The tablet is mounted on a finely carved wooden board. The tablet itself is ornately decorated and features a Bishop’s mitre above the Arms of the Biship of Sodor and Man above the dedication while at the base of the tablet is the Manx Triskelion on a red background with the Island’s motto on a white-belted surround.

"EDWARD WILLIAM KISSACK B.A. (1837 - 1901)
The first reliable Census record showing Edward William is that for 1871 which records that he is the incumbent of St. Judes which is a Chapelry in the Parish of Andreas. He is married to Jane (30) who was born in Manchester. Also in the St. Judes Parsonage was John L. Ainsworth (5) who is the couple’s stepson and Annie Hannah (18) who is a domestic servant.

At the date of the next Census in 1881 Edward William and Jane are living in the Bride Rectory. The couple have five children, Annie La Mar (10), Edward V (8), Wilfred L (6), Harold R (3) and Henry B L (1).

Also at the Rectory in 1881 are Archibald E Clarke (20) who is a Boarder, Emily S Kindrick (21) a Governess, and two domestic servants Mary J Goldsmith (26) and Margaret Radcliffe (22).


After Jane’s death in 1887 Edward William remarries. His second wife Mary who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The publicly available Census records do not record where Edward William was in 1891 but he left the position of Rector at Bride the previous year and it is not clear whether he was still on the Isle of Man. Two of Edward William’s sons are recorded in this Census and both are Scholars at Clitheroe Grammar School in the County of Lancashire, England.

The 1901 Census record Edward William and Mary living at the Rectory in Chillenden in the County of Kent, England.

Also at the Rectory are Elaine L Lear (29) who is recorded as Edward William’s daughter, Edward V Kissack (27) who is shown like his father to be a Church of England Clergyman, Enid E Kissack (24), Harold R Kissack (23) a Bank Clerk, Henry B S Kissack (21) a Corn Merchant, Bernard K Kissack (19) a Student, Emily A N Kissack (17), Maud Thompson (34) a sick nurse, William L Kissack (26) another Church of England Clergyman, Charlotte F Steadman (35) a Cook/Domestic Servant and Harriet French (19) a Housemaid.

Source: Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records

Location: Inside St. Mary de Ballaugh on Station Road in Ballaugh Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed

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