Private Tour
Isle of Man Ancestry Tour
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
In the 1800's there was a large emigration from the Isle of Man to countries such as Canada, Australia and the United States due to extreme poverty and opportunities that were being offered in the new worlds.
This tour is designed for those of you who are visiting the Isle of Man for family history and genealogy. This will include the family history with research before your visit, as well as a tour of parts of the island that your family lived in, together with visits to churches where they may have been baptised, married or buried.
I have an accreditation for genealogy research with Strathclyde University through Future Learn and I am on a list of researchers maintained by the Manx Museum library.
Each tour would be tailored to your needs. If you would like to contact me for a tour, I can help you connect with your past and then take you into the present and what the island has to offer now.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Douglas
Ronaldsway Airport
United Kingdom
The Claremont Hotel
18-22 Loch Promenade, Douglas United Kingdom
What To Expect
Douglas
We will start at Douglas and explore places of interest for family history
Options
Isle of Man Ancestry Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour
Ann141414,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jane did a great job showing us areas where our relatives lived as well as giving us a tour of this beautiful place! She was friendly and professional and knowledgeable. A highlight of our trip!
Great Heritage Tour of the Isle of Man.
LTtravinDC,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Tour Guide drove us around most of the island providing background and stories along the way. We were able to visit the church my grandmother and her family attended and the place they most likely lived. The more info you can provide the Tour Guide the better chance you will get results. This tour was the highlight of our trip.
Amazing Ancestry Tour
Keith T,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jane gave us an incredible and extensive tour Isle of Man tour. She took us to our family ancestral sites and to many beautiful and fascinating places. We saw spectacular scenic vistas of land and sea, prehistoric standing stones, seals peeking at us from the sea, lighthouses, Manx sheep, and the huge Laxey Wheel. We traveled miles of lovely country lanes. Jane had carefully researched our family in preparation for our visit and took us to the churches and areas where they had lived and worshipped. This tour exceeded our expectations and is highly recommended.
Amazing Ancestry tour led by Jane!
479brucej,
May 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I highly recommend the Isle of Man Ancestry tour with Jane! We communicated in advance where I provided Jane with some details of my family history, and she absolutely delivered a better than anticipated experience for my son and I on our day dedicated to exploring our heritage on the Isle of Man as well as a custom sight seeing tour as this was our first time on the Isle of Man. Jane spent time discussing our family history throughout the day as we visited site after sight, covering the whole south half of the Isle in one day.
Heritage experience, highly recommended
debbietL5333PH,
Oct 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I recently attended a tour with Jane the guide on the Isle of Man ancestry tour. It was an incredible experience that I won't forget. The tour was well organised taking me and my husband to significant locations that played a vital role in both the history to the Isle and my ancestors. One of the highlights was visiting a number of local churches where relatives are buried, due to the records held on the Isle and our guides research we were able to find ancestors and visit their graves. With this information it enabled me to visit the Isle of Man Manx Museum to find out life stories about my ancestors. Other highlights included finding out that local authors had included relatives in both fictional and factual books, none of this would have been possible without the knowledge of the guide who was both passionate and knowledgeable throughout the tour and over the coming days when I was asking lots of follow up questions. I was impressed by how the guide tailored the experience to my family to make the tour feel personal and meaningful. Overall the ancestry and heritage tour was not just informative but deeply engaging. It ignited a newfound appreciation for my family's history and heritage and would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in exploring their roots.
Finding My Manx Roots
Cheryl B,
Sep 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Jane was a wonderful guide and was ready to help me find some of the gravestones, churches and towns of where my dad’s paternal side had lived. My husband and I enjoyed learning about the island past and present as well. Cheryl and Ted Barr
Fantastic Ancestry / Isle of Man Tour
Lisa W,
May 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00Our tour guide, Jane, was very sweet and knowledgeable. Before getting to the Isle of Man, she had requested that we send the names of our Manx ancestors. When she picked us up for our tour, she had information gathered about those ancestors (as much as she could) and took us to a couple of cemeteries where they may have been buried. She also took us along the streets of Peel where they had lived. When we went to the House of Manannan, she let us roam the museum at our own pace, which was nice. She also showed us inside St John's church, Tynwald Hill, some Loughton sheep, a view of the Calf of Man, Cregneash Village, and Castle Rushen (which, unfortunately, was closed when we got there). Overall, it was a wonderful day and we got to see things we either wouldn't have or couldn't have done on our own.
Exceeded our expectations- highly recommend
26carolj,
May 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jane exceeded our expectations both as a tour guide and a genealogist. We learned so much about Isle of Man and our ancestors place in the island’s history and we had a fabulous time from start to finish. Prior to our trip, we knew the names of direct ancestors going back to 1742. We also knew something about their jobs. Jane had found their church, their grave sites, and stained glassed windows in the church with family inscriptions. She presented us with more information and more documents that has helped us connect our ancestor to a more famous cousin who was a contemporary of the ancestor that emigrated to the United States in 1861. Reading about that notable cousin has been key to answering the main question we had- why did Great Grandfather leave Isle of Man? Beyond the family history, Jane was an absolute pleasure to be with.
Tour of Santon parish, including Ballafurt; Malew, St. Marks, Marown.
kurto532,
Nov 13, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jane provided a tremendous tour of Mann. She does an incredible amount of research in preparation for a tour, and was able to take us to all of the churchyards where my ancestors were born, christened, married, and died. Also, we made it to the farm that my 3g grandfather owned. In addition, we saw many sites including the Great Laxey Wheel and Peel. I would recommend Jane to anyone wanting to dive into their family history on the Isle of Man.
Loved the Ancestry tour with Jane
MK B,
Sep 12, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My son and I truly loved the Ancestry tour with Jane! She took the family info we gave her and connected the dots with places and people on the Island. We appreciated how the tour was tailored to us. We were able to drive by the homes our ancestors lived in! We covered a lot of ground and appreciate how thoughtful the tour was and all the info Jane shared with us!
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