CALLOW, Balldromma, Maughold, Isle of Man.

This branch of the CALLOWs, Maughold,descends from William CALLOW, father of Daniel chr. 1717, who in turn was father of Simon CALLOW 1736-1810

CALLOW Tree, Balldromma, Maughold, IOM.

Port Mooar Headland, Maughold, IOM.

This family inhabited a 10 acre croft named "Billy Simons" above Port Mooar (middle distance)

Baldromma Beg & Port Mooar, Maughold, IOM

"Billy Simons" was situated at #1379, and the family farmed the land at #1377.

The CALLOW family attended Kirk Maughold.

Maughold Parish was home to at least nine CALLOW families.

CALLOW Ballafayle
CALLOW Ballacreggan
CALLOW Ballagilley
CALLOW Ballaglass
CALLOW Ballaskeig
CALLOW Ballaterson
CALLOW Cardle Veg
CALLOW Claughbane
CALLOW Crowcreen
CALLOW Dhullan and
CALLOW Balldromma

To some extent they are inter-related or one is a branch of another line. Possibly they all derive from a few 15th century families.

The Manorial Roll for Maughold (1511 A.D.) notes an Aleyn McCalo (Ballafayle), an Allow, son of Doncan Abelson (Cornaa Beg), a Donald McCalo (Cornaa Mooar), and one of the jurors is a John McCalowe.

The Lord's Composition Book 1643 records Donald Callow (Ballacowle), Christopher Callow (Ballagilley), Robert Callow (Ballafayle), John Callow (Ballaskeig beg), William Callow (Ballaskeig), William Callow & Donald Callow (Ballasloe), William Callow (Cardle Vooar), and Edward Callow (Ballaterson).

By 1703.. William Callow (Claughbane), John & Edward Callow (Clenaige), William Callow (Ballagilley), John & Joney Callow (Ballaberna), John & Ellin Callow (Ballasaig), Robert Callow (Ballafayle), William, Katherine & Margaret Callow (Crowcreen), William Callow (Ballaskeig), Donald Callow (Ballagorry Beg), Christopher Callow (Ballaglass & Cardle veg), Robert Callow (Ballaterson), Edward Callow (at the Church Stile), William Callow James (Maughold intact), Willam Callow (Sumner - Booilevelt), and Ewan Callow (Lezayre), are amongst those recorded.

Some of their stories are summarized in William & Constance Radcliffe's "History of Kirk Maughold" [Manx Museum & Heritage Trust -1979
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