Thomas Skillicorn 1860

 
1860
 
To His Worship Vicar General Corlett
            
The humble petition of Thomas [Smudged]
Craine and Isabella Craine
otherwise Skillicorne, his wife.
 
Sheweth,
       that on the pet’n. of the said Isabella
       Craine therein called Isabella Skillicorn your
       Worship was pleased at an Ecclesiastical
Court held in Douglas on the 11th day of Nov. lastly
last to grant administration to her of the
Estate of her former deceased husband Thomas
Skillicorn.
 
That Petr. beg to state to your Worship
that the said petition was presented in the name
of the said Isabella Skillicorn in error, the
advocate presenting the same not being aware
that Petr. Isabella had intermarried into
Petr. Thomas Craine, but supposing that she
was still the widow of the said Thomas
Skillicorn.
 
That Petr. are desirous that the said 
letter of administration be recalled and 
rescinded and that letter of administration
of the estate of the said Thomas Skillicorn
be granted to the petitioner Thomas Craine.
 
Wherefore Petr. pray a hearing
hereof and that the said letter 
of administration be rescinded
and recalled and that letter
of administration of the said
Thomas Skillicorn’s Estate
be granted to Petr. Thomas
Craine – and he will pray.
                        for Petr.
                        Rich. _________
 
At an Eccl. Court held in Douglas the
10th Feby. 1860.
 
Upon hearing this Petition in presence of the parties
or their advocates and it appearing that at Court
held in Douglas on the eleventh day of November
1859 the petitioner Isabella representing herself as 
the widow of Thomas Skillicorn dec’d. obtained
administration of the Estate and the Effects of the sd. dec’d.
in error and therefore it has become necessary
that the sd. administration be recalled and cancelled
and that the Petitioner Thomas Craine ought to be
sworn administrator of the sd. estate and the sd.
administration is therefore recalled and cancelled
accordingly and the sd. Thomas Craine is therefore
is sworn well and truly to administer the Estate and
effects of the sd. Estate dec’d. according to Law to pay all
just debts and funeral expenses of the sd. dec’d. so
far forth as his goods will extend and the law
bind him and to return a true and faithful
Inventory thereof with an accurate account of
his acts and proceedings in the premises to the
Episcopal Registry when thereunto lawfully
required and to these ends he has given pledges
namely William Cowin and Thomas Clarke who
have entered into and executed the usual Bond in
presence of the Court.
                                    Decretum Est.
                                    T.A. Corlett
 
WHEREAS the Ecclesiastical Court of this Diocese hath this day granted administration of all
and singular the Goods & Effects of Thomas Skillicorn.
 
AND WHEREAS Thos.  Clarke of Douglas
in the Parish of Braddan and William Cowin
of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan have agreed
to become pledges for the said Thomas Craine for the due administration
of the said Estate according to Law.
 
Therefore know all men by these Presents, that we, the said Thos. Clarke
and W. Cowin hereby bind and oblige 
ourselves and our Executors and Administrators, as pledges for the said Thos. Craine
for the due and faithful administration of the goods and
effects of the said deceased according to law.  And in his default we bind ourselves and our 
Executors and Administrators to be answerable to all parties interested in the said Estate, or the 
Administration thereof.
Witness our subscription this 10th day of Feby 1860

At an Eccl. Court held at Douglas         )
the 10 day of Feby 1860                   )        Wm. Cowin
                                                   Thomas Clarke
Taken before me
T.A. Corlett
 
I consent to the prayer of
the petition of Thomas Craine
& Isa. his wife to receive
the adm.n granted in error
of the estate of Thos. Skillicorn
to the sd. Isa. under the name
of Isa. Skillicorn.

            This 9th Feby. 1860
            Geo. Archibald


[Transcriber’s note:  This document is not included in Brian Lawson’s Index of Wills
– this is an amendment to an original administration petition,submitted by Lois Ralph
on the 29th December 2004 under LDS Film No. E 86 0106460 dated 1859 Braddan.] 

Last Modified 1 July 2015