Submitted by: | Greg Kaighin |
Date: | 24 July 2007 |
Original: | LDS: 0106464 |
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Braddan 12 1863 Episcopal To His Worship Richard Jebb Esquire Vicar General The humble petition of John Christian of Whitehaven Sheweth: That Catherine Kaighan late of the parish of Braddan Widow departed this life in or about the month of December last intestate. That your petitioner is Brother of the said Catherine Kaighan and the only surviving next of Kin of the said Catherine Kaighan That it is requested that letters of Administration to the Estate of the said Catherine Kaighan should be granted to some fit and proper person. Wherefore your petitioner prays a hearing hereof and that your worship will be pleased to grant [undistinguishable Latin] of the Estate of the said Catherine Kaighan to George Maley Sumner of Braddan or to some other fit and proper person and […] James Hamish For Petitioner Ordered that this petitioner do come to be heard at an Ecclesiastical Court to be holden at Douglas on Friday next the 20th day of February instant. Whereof all proper parties are to have due notice Given this 17th day of February 1863 R. Jebb At an adjoined Eccl. Court held at Douglas the 26th February 1863 Upon hearing that petitioner in presence of the parties or their Advocates and it appearing that Catherine Kaighan in this petition named some time ago departed this life a Widow and Intestate leaving her Brother John Christian the petitioner her only next of kin her surviving. George Maley, Sumner of Braddan is at the request of petitioner appointed and sworn well and truly to administrate the goods and effects of the said deceased according to Law and to pay all just debts and funeral expenses of said deceased so far and forth as the 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 […] to the Episcopal Registry of this Diocese when thereunto lawfully required and to these ends he hath given pledges namely Claude Cannell Esq. and Robert Heywood Johnson both of the Town of Douglas in the parish of Braddan who have entered into and executed the usual Bond in presence of the Court. Decretum Est. R.. Jebb Whereas the Ecclesiastical Court of this Diocese hath this day granted Administration of all and singular the goods and effects of Catherine Kaighan deceased to George Maley. And Whereas Claude Cannell of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan and Robert Heywood Johnson of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan have agreed to become pledges for the said George Maley for the due administration of the said Estate according to law. Therefore know all men by these Presents, that we, the said Claude Cannell and Robert Heywood Johnson hereby bind and oblige ourselves and our Executors and Administrators, as pledges for the said George Maley 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 Subscriptions this 26th day of February 1863 At an Adj. Eccl Court held at Douglas The 26th day of February 1863 Claude Cannell [signed] R. H. Johnson [signed] Taken before me R. Jebb
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