Christiana Christian als Bridson

Submitted by: Karen Rimmer
Date: 29 February 2016
Original: 0106203

Braddan	1846	Christiana Christian 	E 2

The humble petition of 
William Christian of the town 
of Douglas Baker
Sheweth
That Christiana Christian your
 petitioners late wife departed this life
having duly made and published her
 last Will and Testament whereof she
appointed petitioner Executor
Whereof your petitioner prays 
a hearing hereof & that 
Your Worship may be
 pleased to receive the 
said Will & grant probate 
thereof to Pet’r __ ______
Edw. ____ ______
_____ _______
____ that this petition do come __ to be heard at Douglas on Friday next ____ to
All proper parties to here due notice
Given this 8th Dec 1846
 T W Corlett
At an Ecc’l Court held at Douglas this 11th Dec 1846
upon hearing this petition in the presence of the parties and their advocates
and examining John Goldsmith one of the subscribing witnesses
to the last will and Testament of Christian Christian I am of opinion
the same has been duly proved (no objections being offered) and 
that probate ought to be granted _____ as prayed for and 
the same is therefore hereby ordered adjudged and decreed 
____
T W Corlett
This is the last will and testament of 
Christiana Christian otherwise Bridson of the 
Town of Douglas
I leave and bequeath to my daughter Margaret 
Christian the sum of twenty five pounds to be paid 
to her when she arrives at the age of twenty one years
I leave and bequeath to my son William 
Christian the sum of twenty five pounds 
to be paid to her when she arrives at the age of Twenty 
one years. And if any one of my above named 
children dies before he or she arrives to the age of
 twenty one years, then and in that case his or her 
aforesaid legacy shall be paid to the survivor of 
them shall live to the age of twenty one years 
as aforesaid.
I leave and bequeath to my husband William 
Christian the rest and remainder of all my 
real and residual property of whatever nature and
 wheresoever situated
I nominate constitute and appoint my said 
Husband whole and sole Executor of this my last 
will
As Witness my subscription this thirtieth day
[line unreadable]				} Christiana Christian
_______ and Declared
_____ ____ as her last
Will and Testament
John Goldsmith
John Shipley

At an Eccl. Court held in Douglas the 11th day Dec 1846.
John Goldsmith one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing paper
writing [perpetuity] to be the last Will and Testament of Christiana
Christian the Testatrix having made oath on the holy Evangelist
that the s'd Christiana Christian when of sound disposing mind
memory and understanding duly signed and executed the same
as and for her last will in the presence of s’d ______ and
John Shipley the other subscribing witness W’m Christian
the Executor therein named is therefore sworn well and truly
to fulfil and execute the same according to Law, to pay all [full]
debts legacies and funeral expenses of the Testatrix so far
forth as the goods will extend and the law bind him and to
return to the Episcopal Registry Court of this diocese a full true 
and perfect Inventory of the same with an accurate account 
of his acts and proceedings in the r____ when thereunto
lawfully required and to those ends he has given pledges 
namely Edw Caine and Henry Costain who have executed this 
____ Bond in presence of the Court.
Probatum est
T W Corlett


Transcriber's notes
Christiana d/o Matthias Bridson & Margaret Quine, Cordamon
John Goldsmith, brother in law 
Christiana married 16 Feb 1841, Marown.
William Christian, bachelor parish of Braddan
Witnesses: Matt Hampton & John Goldsmith

Last Modified 29 February 2016