James Lawson, 1873

JAMES LAWSON SANTON 1873 No 47

To his Worship Richard Jebb Esq
       Vicar General etc etc etc
           The humble petition of
           John Kaighen of the 
           parish of Santon and
           Elizabeth Fargher otherwise
           Lawson his wife and of
           Jane Mc Lusty otherwise
           Lawson of Ballasalla in
           the parish of Malew widow
Sheweth
      That James Lawson of the
   said Parish of Santon departed
   this life on or about the 21 day
   of May 1873 having first duly made
   and published his last Will and
   testament dated the 9 October 1869
   Whereof he appointed your
   petitioner Elizabeth sole Executrix.
      That it is necessary that the said
   Will should be proved
      That the only next of Kin of
   the said James Lawsn are his
   two daughters your Petitioner
   Elizabeth and Jane and one son James
   Lawson who resides off the Island.
          Wheefore your Petitioner
          humbly pray a hearing
          hereof and that the said
          Will may be proved and
          probate thereof granted
          to the said John Fargher
          in right of his said wife
          Elizabeth Fargher
          and that they may have
          such other relief as is meet
          and they will pray etc
               ..... Gill
               for the Petitioner
               
    Ordered that this Petition do
    come on to be heard at an
    Ecclesiastical Court to be held in
    Castle Rushen on Friday the soth
    day of June Instant at the hour of
    11 o'clock forenoon. Whereof all proper
    persons and partiesare to have
    due notice.
      Given this 14th day of June 1873
                      R Jebb
                      
           At an Ecclesiastical Court held at
           Castletown on the 20th day of June 1873.
Upon hearing this petition in the presence of the
parties or their Advocates, that upon proof
of the awful execution being first ......
Probate of the Will of James Lawson late of
Newtown in the parish of Santon deceased, was
granted to the petitioners John Fargher husband
of Elizabeth Fargher the daughter of the Testator
the Executrix in said Will named and in
right of his said wife as prayed for
                 R Jebb

A printed form records the granting of Probate on the 20^th of June, 1873

In the name of GOD, Amen.
I James Lawson of the parish of Santan
being of sound mind, memory and
understanding aththe making hereof do
make publish and declare this my last
Will and Testament in way and manner
following :-
First, I commend my Soul to Almighty
God and my body to a Christian burial.
I leave and bequeath to my son James
the sum of one shilling.
I leave and bequeath to my daughter
Jane the sum of one shilling.
I nominate constitute and appoint
my daughter Elizabeth (wife of John
Fargher)my whole and sole Executrix of
the whole of my goods and effects of what
nature soever they may be, as witness my
name this 9th day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty nine 1869.
Signed in our         }
presence              }      James Lawson my X mk
Cleave Kinley         }
Henry Fargher my X mk }

        At an Ecclesiastical Court held at Castletown
        on the 20th day of June 1873
   Cleave Kinley and Henry Fargher the subscribing Witnesses
to the execution of the foregoing paper writing purporting to be
the last Will and testament of James lawson late fo the parish of
Santon deceased having made Oath on the Holy Evanghilists
that the said testator James Lawson when of sound and disposing
mind memory and understanding duly signed and acknowledged
the same as and for his last Will and Testament in their presence
and that they at the same time in the presence of the said
Testator and of each other subscribed the same in attestation there0f.
John Fargher husband of Elizabeth Fargher the daughter of the
Testator the Executrix in said Will named and in right of his
said wife is therefore sworn well and truly to fulfil and
execute said Will and to administer all and sigular
the personal estate and effects of thesaid deceased
according to Law by paying the just debts and funeral
expenses of the deceased and the Legacies conained in
his Will as far forth as his estate and effectw will thereto
extend and the Law bind him and to return to the
Episcopal Registry of the Diocese of Sodor and Mann
a full true and perfect inventory of all and sigular
the said estate and effects with an accurate account
of his administration thereof when thereunt lawfully
required and to these ends he hath given pledges
namely Cleave Kinley of Ballahowin andHenry
Fargher of Newtown both in the parish of Santan
who have entered into and executed the usual
Bond in the presence of the Court.
          Probatum est
             R Jebb
             

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