| Submitted by: | Eric Gelling |
| Date: | 6 July 2005, 14 June 2008 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106395 |
[There are 11 pages, including 2 separate accounts of Inventory
of 3 pages each. The Inventories have not been transcribed,
other than the totals]
[top of page]
KK Lonan
At a Chapter Court holden at
Douglas Novr 10th 1778
David Gelling having departed this life on or about
the 17th Day of October last past Intestate. The Court upon
receiving Intelligence thereof hath Decreed his [“three” x'd out] four children
& Mary
namely John, David, [“and” crossed out] Elinor ^ Gelling together with the
Child or Children of which Bahee Gelling his Widow is now
insient joint admon of all his goods and chattels movable &
immovable whatever, who being all under age, John
Gelling, Wm Cooilleish & Daniel Mylchreest their Uncles by
their Father’s Side are sworn their Guardians & Supervisors &
consent that the sd Widow shall have the [Tuition?] of the
Dead’s Part of the sd Children and their goods; whereupon she
is likewise sworn Guardian of the sd children, to return
a perfect Inventory of the Goods and Effects of the sd Intestate
to the Registry of the Court and to pay his Debts so far
forth as the sd goods will extend and the Law shall bind
her & hath given Pledges in Form of Law namely
John Kelly of Baldrine and John Fargher both of KK Lonan.
Decretum este
John Moore
Ev. Christian
[3 new pages]
A perfect Inventory of the Goods & Effects of David Gelling
of Barroose in the Parish of KK Lonnan who Departed
this life 15th of Octr 1778. appraised by four sworn
men viz Philip Moore, James Kneale Philip Cowin
& Wm Cowin as follows ---
[3 pages of Inventory with 120 items - Too long to transcribe.]
[At the bottom of the 3rd page:]
Deads Part £14-16-1
Decease’d Apparel 3-5-0
The whole amount of the Deads part £18-1-1
[new page]
At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas
Nov 10th 1778 ---
Returned by Bahee Gelling the Widow & Guardian
Ev Christian Dep Regr
[3 new pages]
[ Another Inventory, which looks like an improvement
on the first one, repeats for another 3 pages for 151 items –
not transcribed. ]
[The last item is:]
To Cash 11-12-9
_______
52-7-3
26-3-7 ½
The dec’d apparel 3-4-6
The deads part £29-7-7 ½
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The Widow of the Late Dec’d David Gelling to Phi: Cottier
[ list of 8 items totaling Mx £ 0-10-2]
[ another list totaling Mx £1-3-6]
The dec’ds funeral charges £1-13-8
[new page]
At a Chapter Court holden at
Douglas 10th Nov’r 1778
Returned by Bahee Gelling the Admorx in True….
Ev. Christian Ex Reg…
Deads’ part of Inventory £29-7-7 ½
Deduct funeral expenses 1-13-8
Which divided by 4 £27-13-11 ½
Rest for each Child £6-10-6
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In addition to the Inventory of David Gelling [of Bar=]
=roose in the Parish of KK Lonan who departed [this life]
15th Oct 1778 as followeth
To the Deads part of a mortgage on a certain }
concern in Douglas } £20- [smudge]
To Land Lords Rent payable at the Deceas’ds }
Death w’ch his widow hath discharged since }
and now the Deads part thereof ought to be }
deducted w’ch is } £1 – [smudge]
[total: £ 19 [smudge]
Expenses to be Deducted
To the [Sumn’r?] for several days attending }
at appraising the goods and selling part } £0 – 3 –[smudge]
thereof }
To ascribe for writing the Inventory and }
helping the auctioneer when selling the } £0 – [smudge]
goods }
_____________
£0 – [smudge]
Remains clear £18 –10 – 8
Returned at Malew Decem 16th 1780
Returned by Danl Mylchreest
the Guardian & Bahee Gelling
the Widow
Calco H Heywood
E D Reg
Last Modified 2 Aug 2014