John Christian jnr

 
Bride
            To his Worship Vicar General Corlett
            
            The humble Petition of 
            John Christian of the Parish of
            Bride
 
Sheweth
            That sometime ago your
            Petitioner's son John Christian departed
            this life Intestate.
 
            That it is necessary that some
            fit and proper person be appointed to
            Administer to the Estate of the said Deceased.
 
            Wherefore your Petitioner prays
            a hearing hereof and upon proof
            of the matters aforesaid your
            Worship may be pleased to
            appoint and swear ________
            Kneale of the said Parish of Bride
            Administrator to the estate of
            the said John Christian decd.
 
And your Petitioner will ever pray.
            Thomas A. Corlett
            for Petitioner
 
Ordered that this petition do come on to be 
heard at an Ecclesiastical Court to be holden
at Ramsey on Friday next at 10 A.M.
whereof all proper parties and persons are to have
due notice.
Given this 20th day of March 1860
 
At an Ecclesiastical Court held in
Ramsey the 23rd March 1860.
 
Upon hearing this petition in presence of the
parties or their advocates and it appearing
that John Christian Junior departed this life
Intestate leaving the Petitioner his father and only
next of kin him surviving who is therefore decreed
sole administrator of all and singular the Goods
Rights Credits Chattels and Effects of the sd. decd.
and _______ Kneale being recommended as a
fit and proper person to administer the Estate
and Effects of the sd. decd. he is therefore sworn
well and truly to administer the sd. Estate according
to Law to pay all just debts and funeral
expenses of the said deceased so far forth as 
his Goods will extend and the Law bind him 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 John
Kneen and Thomas Kneale of the Parish of Bride
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 of John Christian
deceased, to _________ Kneale.
 
AND WHEREAS Thomas Kneale of _________
in the Parish of Bride and John Kneen
of _______ in the Parish of Bride have agreed
to become pledges for the said ________ Kneale for the due administration
of the said Estate according to law.
 
Therefore know all men by these Presents, that we, the said Thomas Kneale 
and John Kneen hereby bind and oblige
ourselves and our Executors and Administrators as pledges for the said ________ Kneale
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 23rd day of March 1860
 
At an Eccl. Court held in Ramsey      )      John Kneen his X mark
the 23rd day of March 1860            )      Thomas Kneale
 
Taken before me
T.A. Corlett

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