Catherine Johnston 1860

 
1860
Episcopal
	
To the Worshipful Vicar General Corlett

The humble petition of 
Edward Carr Knubley and
John Bateman Wilson of 
Whitehaven Esquires Executors
of Mrs. Catherine Johnston
late of Whitehaven Widow
deceased.

Sheweth	
	That the commission your
Worship was pleased to issue to 
Whitehaven on Petitioner’s application
to have petitioner sworn Executor 
under the Will of the said 
Catherine Johnston for this Island 
has been duly returned duly
executed as appears by the 
certificate of the Reverend
John Jenkins annexed to the
said Commission bearing date 
the 29th May 1849 & Petitioners
being prepared with the necessary
Pledges are desirous to have 
Probate of said Will granted
& extended in this Island.

Therefore Petitioner prays
a hearing hereof & that 
your Worship may be 
pleased to grant
Probate of the said 
Will in the Island to 
Petitioners & they will
pray.
		Edw. C......... ...........
		for Petrs.

Ordered that this petition do come on
to be heard at Douglas on Friday
next with notice to parties.
		......... this 11th March 1850
				T.A. Corlett

At an Eccl. Court holden at Douglas this
15th day of March 1850

Upon hearing this petition in presence of the Advocates of the 
Petitioners – and upon reading the Commission issued by this
Court (dated the third day of February 1849) to the Decd. John
Jenkins Clerk and Edwin Holwell Heywood Esqs. to swear the petitioners
Edward Carr Knubley and John Bateman Wilson Executors of the Will
				of said John Jenkins one of the Commissioners
of the sd. deceased and the Certificate ^ dated 29th May 1849
of having duly executed the same by Administering the usual
oath annexed to the said Commission to them the sd. Edward 
Carr Knubley and John Bateman Wilson.  And upon
consideration thereof I am of opinion that administration 
of all and singular the Goods Rights Credits Chattels and
Effects of the said deceased within this Diocese
should be granted unto the sd. Edwd. C. Knubley
and Jno. B. Wilson the Executors in due form of Law
and the same is hereby so Ordered adjudged and 
Decreed accordingly in as full and ample a manner
as if they had been personally sworn to execute the 
  the Eccl. Court of 
same in ^ this Diocese.		T.A. Corlett

[Transcriber’s note:  This document is not included in Brian’s list]

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