Margaret Cowley, 1843

Lonan
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                     At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas 25th October 1843
Margaret Cowley of the Parish of Kirk Lonan having departed this life on or
about the first day of September last past — Intestate, and this Court
having received intelligence thereof hath (for the preservation of the
rights of all persons concerned) Decreed her husband John Cowley and her
seven children namely John Cowley, Thomas Cowley, Joseph Cowley, Anne
Cowley, Jane Cowley Mary Cowley and Eleanor Cowley co-administrators of all
and singular the Goods, Rights, Credits, chattels, and Effects, moveable
and immoveable whatever of the said Deceadent. And he the said John Cowley
is in trust for himself and his said Children thereupon sworn, well and
truly to Administer the same, to pay all the Intestate's just Debts, so far
forth as the Goods will extend and the Law bind, and return into the
Episcopal Registry a full, true and perfect Inventory thereof, and an
accurate Account of all Transactions touching the same when thereunto
lawfully required. And to these ends he hath given Pledges in form of Law,
namely James Cowin of BallaCowin and John Clague of Laxey Gill both in the
Parish of Lonan.
                                        Decretum est
                                        Thos V. Sodor & Man
                                        T. A. Corlett


Children who acknowledged receipt of their share of their mother's estate
include:
John Kermode Husband of Anne Cowley
John Quilleash Husband of Jane Cowley, both on May 8, 1847.
James Hudghan husband of Margaret Cowley, on February 6, 1850.
Thomas Cowley, on June 2, 1853.
John Cowley on June 2, 1853.

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