| Submitted by: | Sue Pedersen |
| Date: | 8 December 2002 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106372 |
KK Braddan, 1731
Jon Creer of Ranscault departed this life about
the 23 of Augt last intestate, whereupon the Court
has decreed his 6 children, viz. Alice, Martha, Esther,
Jo: Wm. & Zacharias Creer joint Admrs of all his Goods
& Effects whatsoever. The 3 last being under age,
Esther non compos, & Alice in England, Martha with
the widow, are sworn in Court, & gave Pledges,
Wm Creer & Robt Faile for the widow.
Decretum et solvit 1s : 9d
The Inventory at the next Court ~~ Perform'd
Octr. 26 1731 Mr Jo. Murray enters a
Claim agt the Adminrs of Jo: Creer
als Wilson, for = 13.11.3, & craves
the Law.
Augt. 10 1732 Wm Kenish enters for = 1 – 10 – 0d
KK Braddan, 1731
Debts paid by Catharine Creer als Turner
Relict of John Creer of Ranscault,
For which she has produced Receipts.
Paid to John Lewn (British) ~~ 1 = 15 = 0
To John Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 = 4 = 8
To Wm Kinish ~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 = 7 = 0
To Mr John Murray ~~~~~~~ 10 = 1 = ?
To her stepdaughter Esther }
Creer ~~~~~~~~~~ } 4 = 0 = 0
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Debts to be deducted out of the Inventory.
To a debt payable to Gilbt Cashin, & s d
on the Dead's part ~~~~~~~~~~~ = 0 = 2 = 7
Funeral charges ~~~~~~~~~~ 0 = 8 = 0
To Alice Creer for wages ~~~~~~~~ 0 = 3 = 0
To Patrick Creer on the Dead's part ~ 0 = 2 = 6
Braddan. 1731
A true and perfect Inventory of all & singular the goods
of John Creer of KK Braddan deceased, prised by us whose
names ensue this 30th. Of Augst. 1731.
Captn. Paul Gelling
Paul Gelling
Robt Lewn
Dan: Curghey
[Two pages of inventory follow, not transcribed. Total 23 : 19 : ?]
KK Braddan
Robt Creer sworn and examined declares that he remembers
that the Occupants of Will Corran and Ren~Scault, before
the Reading=Seat and pulpit was altered from the Northside
to the Southside, Sitt next to Tromoad Seat and before Ballargey
Seat on the Southside in the parish Church of KK Braddan
and further saith not; and to best of his knowledge where the
back part of Tromod Seat now stands
Robt. Creer my mark X
Thos Lewn and Thos Quine declares in every particular
as the aboved. Robt. Creer
Thos. Lewn my mk X
Thos. Quine my mk X
Decl the 11th 1732
The above ……
taken by and before me
Jo: Curghy
To the Rt Revd. The Lord Bishop_ togethr
with the rest of the Revd Members of
the spiritual Court ~~
The humble petition of Wid: Creer of
KK Braddan ~~
Humbly shews
That yr. petr. being thro' persecution kept out
of her old sitting place in the Church. And having
obtained Mr. Vicar Genl. Curghey's token to take
Evidence in the Case. Which being taken in
Favr. of yr. petr. She furthr. got the Vicar:
Genl or? token to get into her proper place a:
:cording to the Evidence taken. Notwithstanding
the Defendt? refused obedience to the sd token
Yr petr. therefore most humbly
Craves that Yr Lordship may
be pleased to take into Consider:
tion the Circumstance of her
Case & the Grant of yr C…
Order to take possession? accord:
ing to the Evidence taken &
yr petr as bound shall pray
etc ~~
At Douglas Novr 4. 1735
It appearing that the Pulpit was remov'd from
the north side of the Church to where it
now stands for more decency, whereby the
occupts of Tromoad & ptners as also of Ren~
scoalt have not convenient room as formerly
The wardens are therefore to see where ye
Pulpit was placed before and the Petr is
[crossed out] to sit there until further
orders ~ Dat ut suprer
John Woods
John Cosnahan
To the Revrd Mr John Woods and Mr
John Cosnahan Vicars Genl
The humble petition of Catherine Creer of
Ranscalt in KK Braddan
Herewith That your petitioner is apprehensive~
She is like to have some trouble in relation to her
Marriage with John Creer lately deceas'd. Therefore she most humbly begs
that her evidence relating to that affair may
be taken… which granted she as in duty
bound shall pray, etc. ----
At Consistory Court held in
Douglass, March 26. 1735
Thos. Banks of Kk Onchan maketh
Oath that he was in Liverpool abt thirteen
Or fourteen years ago. When John Creer a
Native of this Island, wth whom he was ac=
=quainted many years before, was marr'd to
Kath: Creer als Turner now prest. in Court,
wch John went by the name of Jon Wilson
in England ~ That the marriage was so=
:lemnis'd in the old church of the sd Town
& yt James Corlet of Ramsey gave the
woman as father or friend ~
The sd Thos. Banks further deposeth
that he knew the sd John Creer &
sd Katherine live together as man and
wife in Liverpool for some years
afterwards. and since then also in this
this Island, where sd Creer dyed.
Thos Banks his B mk
Taken by & before
Us John Woods
John Cosnahan
At KK Braddan March 28 1735
James Corlet of Ramsey Mariner maketh oath
that he was by & in place & stood as father of
the Marriage of John Creer als Wilson and
Katherine Turner ~~ That the sd couple were
marry'd in the old Church of Liverpool about 14
years ago by the Revd Mr Bell then Rector or
Minister of the sd Church ~~ And this Depont
further adds that he knew the sd couple vizt
John Creer & Kath Turner live together
in Liverpool for several years afterwards
and since then also in this Island. And
that this Same Creer was the very man
who amongst the Mancks men here &
in Liverpool went under the name
of Creer Wilson
Jams. Corlet his mk X
Taken by & before me
John Cosnahan
Last Modified 17 February 2015