Margaret Gelling alias Norris 1677

Summary: Petition by Thomas Cannell and William Corlett 10 December 1777.
Margaret Gelling died intestate early November 1777, husband William Gelling had put their infant child Catherine Gelling with a nurse and left the Isle 
leaving affairs confused.  Daughter Catherine Gelling administratrix.  Maternal relatives Thomas Cannel, John Quirk, and William Corlett (husbands of aunts), 
Mary Norris (aunt) & Charles Norris (uncle) are sworn her Guardians & Supervisors. Daughters goods and tuition are committed to father William Gelling, who 
is also sworn Guardian, return an Inventory and pay all debts.
Deceased: Margaret Gelling alias Norris (1756.1777), born Kirk Michael: Parents: Henry Norris (1720-1781) and Esther Creer (1721-1806).
Infant daughter: Catherine Gelling (born ~1776-7).
Guardians of Child: Thomas Cannell (?b. ~1742), husband of deceased's sister, Catherine Norris (b.1746).
Brother in law: John Quirk ( ? -1787), husband of deceased's sister, Christian Norris (1748- ? ).
Brother in law: William Corlett (b. ?), husband of deceased's sister, Isabel Norris (1750.1814).
Sister: Mary Norris (1758- ? ).
Brother: Charles Norris (1762- ? ).
Husband: William Gelling ( ? - ? ).

To the Revd. John Moore and Evan Christian Vicars Genl. of this Isle
     The Humble Petition of Thomas Cannell and Wm. Corlet
     both of the parish of Kk Michael for themselves and
     in the name of the rest of their Brothers and Sisters.
Sheweth / That the Petr. [Petitioner] Thos. Cannell being marryed to Catherine
Norris and the other Petr. Wm. Corlett being marryed to another
Sister by name Isable Norris, and another of the sisters by
Name, Margaret Norris having being marryed to one
William Gelling of late of the Town of Douglas, and
the sd. Margaret who was the wife of the Wm. Gelling
having died Intestate sometime in or about the beginning
of the month of Novr. [1777] last leaving a female Infant Child 
behind her, which Infant the sd. Wm. Gelling the Father did
in a short time put to a nurse but how he disposed of the
Goods the Petrs. are not certain of, But he the sd. Wm. Gelling
directly found means to Get from off this Isle, leaving all
his matters in a confusion behind him and no one to provide
for, or take care of the sd. Infant and as your Petrs. are
apprehensive that consequently the care and maintenance
of the sd. child might fall on them and the rest of the next of
Kin in proportion on the mother's side - after whatsoever
Goods apportioned to the sd. Infant may be squandered.
Your Petrs. therefore most humbly pray your Revces. to
take this matter and cause to your most judicious
Consideration, and to be Graciously pleased to Grant a
Decree of the Administration of the Goods Chattles Creditts
and Effects that apportains to the sd. Infant Child (by name 
Catherine) by the Decease of her sd. mother may be made
and done by your Revd. Court, and that proper Guardians
and Supervisors may be appointed and sworn by your
Revd. Court to take Care of the sd. Infant and the managemt.
of her Effects, and that all other things may be duly done and 
performed as the Ecclesiastical Laws and Constitutions of
this Isle require in all cases f the like nature, whereby
Justice may be done to the sd. Infant, and your Petrs. shall
for ever pray.
     Ordered that the Matters of this Petr. come on to
be heard at our next Consistory Court to be holden at
Castletown 29th Janry. next [1778] Whereof all proper parties ?? also all
the next of Kin to have due Notice of Service in the mean
time the ???? to proceed ti take an Inventory of Deced.
Goods.        Given at Kk Michl. Decr. 10, 1777.
                                 John Moore [signature]
                                 Ev. Christian [signature]

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Douglas 			At a Consistory Court holden at
				Castletown January 29th 1778
	Margaret Gelling departed this Life in or about
the Month of November last past Intestate. The Court
having received Intelligence thereof hath Decreed her only
Child namely Catherine Gelling administratrix of all
her Goods & Chattels movable & immovable whatever, who
being under age Thos. Cannel, John Quirk, Wm. Corlett,
Mary Norris & Charles Norris her Uncles by the Mother's
Side are sworn her Guardians & Supervisors, and by their
Consent the Decd's Part of the said Child & her Goods are
committed to the Tuition of Wm. Gelling her Father who
is likewise sworn Guardian of the said Child, to return
a perfect Inventory of the Goods & Effects of the said
intestate to the Registry of this Court & to pay all
her just Debts so far forth as her Goods will extend
& the Law shall bind him & hath given Pledges in
Form of Law namely Philip Cubbon of the Kk Marown
& the sd. John Quirk.

??Solv. 3ss               Decretum est
				John Moore [signature]
				Ev. Christian [signature]

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Douglas  Novr. the 10th 1777
A True & Perfect Inventory of the goods &
affects [sic] of Margaret Gelling deceas'd
	as follows
                                                      s   d
To 4 Chares ........................................  1 - 2
To a stool .........................................  0 - 2
To a Tub & Can .....................................  1 - 2
To Two old tables ..................................  4 - 8
To a pot & suspan ..................................  3 - 0
To a tea Kettle ....................................  2 - 6
To a few Earthin Ware dishes & 7 plates ............  1 - 6
To a few tea cups & sawsers & Glasses ..............  2 - 4
To a few knoves & forks ............................  0 - 6
To 3 Candle sticks & drudgen Box ...................  1 - 6
To a pair of Tongues & proker  .....................  1 - 0
To a Bed sted & Cord ...............................  4 - 0
To six sacks & a Bag ...............................  6 - 6
To a few old Books .................................  1 - 0
To a tea Canister & a pair of scales ...............  1 - 0
To a Ssheet ........................................  3 - 0
To a small cask of flower ..........................  7 - 1 1/2
To the Cask ........................................  0 - 7
To a Bed Quilt .....................................  4 - 0
To a Blanket .......................................  4 - 0
To an Old Bed Tick .................................  2 - 4
To a Canvas ........................................  1 - 6
To -do- ............................................  1 - 6
To a few pieces of linnen ..........................  0 - 4
To a parcel of linnen yarn .........................  0 - 7
To 11 pound of linnen yarn at 7d. pr. pd............  6 - 5
To 12 pound of [?]ow 3 1/2 pr. pd...................  3 - 6
To a piece of Course linen Cloth 4 yds. a 8d pr ....  7 - 4
To a Cask of Herring 2 [?]Hund .....................  3 - 0
To a Horse to dry linnen & 2 pieces of timber  .....  1 - 6
To a Shepp yearling ................................  1 - 0 
               Brought over                      £3 -19 - 8 1/2

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                                                 £3 -19 - 8 1/2
To a Box & small Cask ..............................  1 - 0
To a Yard ..........................................  0 - 2
To a pair of Cards .................................  1 - 0
To a pair of Bellows ...............................  1 - 6
To a Chest .........................................  1 - 6 
                                                 £4 - 4 - 10 1/2
To the dead's waring Apparell
                   as follows
To a Bedgown .......................................  1 - 9
To a Shift .........................................  1 - 6
To two Check Aiprons ...............................  3 - 0
To a hankerchief ...................................  0 - 8
To a pair of shoes & Buckles .......................  2 - 0
To two old pair of stayes ..........................  5 - 0
To four old pettcoates .............................  3 - 6
To -do- ............................................  4 - 0
To a stuff gown ....................................  2 - 0
To a linnen stamped gown ...........................  1 - 6
To a Blue Cloak ....................................  0 - 10
To a linnen gown stamped ...........................  6 - 0
To a stuff gown ....................................  7 - 0
To a slarlet [?] Cloak .............................  6 - 6
To a Cavnal [?] ....................................  5 - 0 
                                                 £2 -11 - 9

The funeral expenses ........................... £4 - ? - 9 1/2

To the sum that remains if the Child part of the
affects aforesd. mentioned that is to say the     £    s   d
funeral Expenses being pd. .....................  1 - 17 - 4

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We whose names here within mentioned being a
jury of foresworn men by the Revd. spiritual Court
order & By the summer of Douglas hath viewed
and appraised the aforesd. affect to the best of
our judgment as witness our marks to our names
the date afforementioned
                              Nicholass Quirk [signature]
                              Phillip Quirk [signature]
                              Thos. Ratliff my X mark
                              Ewan Karran my X mark

At Consistory Court holden at Castetown Janry. 29th
1778.
                Returned by Wm Gelling the admor[?]
                in Trust
                            Ev. Christian [signature]

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