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Will of
Catherine Kaighan
1863 –
Kirk Braddan,
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Braddan 12 1863 Episcopal To His Worship Richard
Jebb Esquire Vicar General The humble petition of
John Christian of Whitehaven Sheweth: That Catherine Kaighan
late of the parish of Braddan Widow departed this life in or about the month
of December last intestate. That your petitioner is
Brother of the said Catherine Kaighan and the only surviving next of Kin of
the said Catherine Kaighan That it is requested that
letters of Administration to the Estate of the said Catherine Kaighan should
be granted to some fit and proper person.
Wherefore your
petitioner prays a hearing hereof and that your worship will be pleased to
grant [undistinguishable Latin] of the Estate of the said Catherine Kaighan
to George Maley Sumner of Braddan or to some other fit and proper person and
[…] James Hamish For Petitioner Ordered that this
petitioner do come to be heard at an Given this 17th
day of February 1863 R. Jebb At an adjoined Upon hearing that petitioner
in presence of the parties or their Advocates and it appearing that Catherine
Kaighan in this petition named some time ago departed this life a Widow and
Intestate leaving her Brother John Christian the petitioner her only next of
kin her surviving. George Maley,
Sumner of Braddan is at the request of petitioner appointed and sworn well
and truly to administrate the goods and effects of the said deceased
according to Law and to pay all just debts and funeral expenses of said
deceased so far and forth as the goods will extend and the law bind him, to
return a true and faithful Inventory thereof with an accurate account of his
acts and proceedings in the […] to the Episcopal Registry of this Diocese
when thereunto lawfully required and to these ends he hath given pledges
namely Claude Cannell Esq. and Robert Heywood Johnson both of the Town of
Douglas in the parish of Braddan who have entered into and executed the usual
Bond in presence of the Court.
Decretum Est. R.. Jebb Whereas the Ecclesiastical
Court of this Diocese hath this day granted Administration of all and
singular the goods and effects of Catherine Kaighan deceased to George Maley. And Whereas Claude
Cannell of Douglas in the Parish of
Braddan and Robert Heywood Johnson of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan have
agreed to become pledges for the said George Maley for the due administration
of the said Estate according to law. Therefore know all men
by these Presents, that we, the said Claude Cannell and Robert Heywood
Johnson hereby bind and oblige ourselves and our Executors and
Administrators, as pledges for the said George Maley for the due and faithful
administration of the goods and effects of the said deceased according to
law. And in his default we bind
ourselves and our Executors and Administrators to be answerable to all
parties interested in the said Estate, or the Administration thereof. Witness our
Subscriptions this 26th day of February 1863 At an The 26th day
of February 1863 Claude Cannell [signed] R. H. Johnson [signed] Taken before me R. Jebb |
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