| Submitted by: | Pat Galovich |
| Date: | 7 Ocotober 2002 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106491 |
Diocese of
Sodor and Mann
1880
No. 140 At a Chapter Court held at Douglas
Episcopal on the 28th day of October 1880
It being proved that Archibald Ennett
of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan on or about the 17th
day of October 1880, departed this life Intestate,
this Court hat Decreed Annie Amelia Ennett of Douglas
his widow Administratix of All and Singular the personal Estate
and Effects of said deceased, and accordingly she is sworn well and truly to administer the
said Esstate and Effects of the said deceased by paying his just debts and funeral expenses so
far forth as the said Estate and Effects will extend and the Law bind her and distributing the
residue thereof according to Law, and to return to the Diocesan Registry of this Isle a full,
true, and perfect Inventory thereof, with an accurate account of her administration
thereof when thereunto lawfully required; and to these ends she hath given pledges,
namely, Henry Westly Bell of Douglas
in the Parish of Braddan and Edward Bell
of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan who have
entered into and executed the usual Bond in the presence of the court.
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Whereas the Ecclesiastical Court of this Isle and Diocese of Sodor and Mann hath this day granted
Administrative [sic] of the
Personal Estate and Effects of Archibald Ennett
late of Douglas in the Parish of Braddan
deceased, to Annie Amelia Ennett of Douglas aforesaid Widow.
And Whereas, Henry Wesley Bell of
Tynwald Street Douglas in the Parish of Braddan and
James Bell of Douglas in the Parish of
Braddan have agreed to become Pledges for the due and faithful
Administration of the said Estate by the said Annie Amelia Ennett.
According to Law.
Now, know all Men by these presents, that we the said Henry Wesley Bell
and James Bellk hereby bind and oblige ourselves; jointly and
severally, and our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, firmly by these presents, as pledges for the said
Annie Amelia Ennett
that she shall well and truly administer, all and singular, the Personal Estate and Effects of the said
deceased, according to Law. And in her default we bind ourselves, and each of us, our Heirs,
Executors, and Administrators, to be answerable and responsible for the whole to the said Court, and to all
parties interested in the said Estate and Effects, or the administration thereof, in the place and stead of
the said Annie Amelia Ennett.
Witness our Subscriptions, this 28th day of October in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and eighty.
At a Chapter Court, held at Douglas ) Henry Wesley
Bell
on the 28th day of October 1880 ) My X Mark
The foregoing Bond and Obligation was duly signed and delivered, and )
also acknowledged by the executing parties to be their proper Act and ) James Bell My X Mark
deed. )
Before me (signed) R. Jebb
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BRADDAN
Pursuant to an Order of
Judgment of the Ecclesiastical
Court made on the petition
of Annie Amelia Ennett
Administratrix of the Estate
and effects of Archibald Ennett
late of the Town of Douglas
deceased dated at an
Ecclesiastical Court held at
Douglas on the 22nd day
of December 1880 and agreeable
to the directions therein
contained I have proceeded
and distributed the personal
Estate and Effects of the
said deceadant [sic] amongst the
several Claimants who have
entered and proved their Claims
against the said Estate and
whose proportions ____ as ____
following
____________________________
Total proceeds of deceadants [sic] personal
Estate _________________________.£50.3.1
Deduct preferable Charges
Funeral expenses, law
costs, adminx's commission
& expenses as per
adminx [sic] a/c returned
to vicar(?) £8.6.4
H.W. Bell amount )
of order in preference )
for House rent ) £30.0.0
Fees on Common )
Orders ) £2.19.2
Costs on petition )
for distribution ) £2.0.10
Registrars fees for )
distribution and )
copies ) £ 1.1.0
£44.7.4
_________________________
Remains for Distribution amongst
the Common Claimants £ 5.15.9
*(There is also a second copy of the above page, obviously a "scribble" page, and almost a duplicate as far
as details are concerned)
_______________________________
Schedule Continued
Claimants Amount Each
Proved Claimant Fees
Proportion
William Cowin & Walter
Shimmin trading as
Cowin & Shimmin 9.4 1.5 7/4
Henry Wesley Bell 7.15 1.3.10 7/10
Matts Wm. Corrin 5.4.11/2 16.0 7/4
John Skillicorn 12.6.0 1.17.10 7/4
Daniel Corrin 4.5.0 13.1 7/4
Douglas Cooperative Society 3.0.0 9.2 7/4
BC Tupper 12.6 1.11 7/4
James Cannell & Robt
Quayle lately trading
as Cannell & Quayle 3.19.1 12.2 7/4
____ ___ __________? .4
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£37.11.0 « 5.15.9 59/2
As stated by me
this 4th October 1881
*(There is also a second copy of the above page, obviously a "scribble" page, and almost a duplicate as far
as details are concerned)
_____________________________
Claims Entered
1881
June 21 William Corrin & Philip Shimmins?
trading as Wm. Corrin & Co. 1.0.0
Aug 9 Henry Wesley Bell 38.0.0
Sept 9 Matthias William corran 6.0.0
Oct 26 James Cannell and Robert Quayle
lately trading as Cannell & Quayle 3.0.0
John Skillicorn 15.0.0
Daniel Corrin 6.0.0
Douglas Cooperative ____ ________? 10.0.0
27 B.C. Tupper 1.0.0
" James Cannell and, Robert Quayle
lately trading as Cannell and Quayle 4.0.0
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Annie Amelia Ennett Administratrix of Archibald Ennett in Account
With the Said Estate
1880
Nov 12 To account realized from Sale of furniture 16.1.1
" amount realized from sale of
Waggonette 25.00
do Set of Harness 1.20
do Horse 3.00
_____ 29.2
To amount received from T____?
Club 5.0
______
50.3.1
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To Balance carried down 41.16.9
Registered
Monday
19 Dec 1881
1 O'Clock
(Signed) S.M. ?
continuation of above_
1880
Nov 12 By[sic] paid U.W. Corran amount account
for selling and advertising goods 1."."
1881
Nov 17 " paid Dickinson & Kneen amount
account 2.16.4
" " paid Funeral expenses 2."."
" " Administratixe's[sic] Commission on
amount recovered 2.l0."
" " " Balance Brought down 41.16.9
______
50.3.1
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Returned by me to record this 19th December 1881
(Signed) Annie Amelia Ennett
Admix'
Of A. Ennett
____________________________
Mrs. A.E. Ennett
Executrix of a Ennett's Est.
To Dickinson & Kneen
1881
Oct 27 Attendance on your receiving instructions
to present Petition for distribution ".3.4
Attendance ordering copy Admin ".2.6
Paid fee therefore ".1.6
Attendance at registry office to see
If any further claims entered ".2.6
Paid fee ".1.
Drawing Petition ".5.
Attendance for order _ fee 2/2 ".5.6
Attendance on (?) to summon
@ Creditors _ fee ¬ .4.8
Appearance in Court heard and
distribution ordered 10/6 fee 1/. ".11.6
Attendance on Registrar paying him
account ordered to be paid in __?
Attendance ordering & procuring copy
Petition & Judgment fee -
Attendance ordering copy distribution ".3.4
Paid fee
Paid Registrar his fee for making
distribution _______
2.-.10
The previous 7 lines were crossed out, with the exception of the ".3.4 fee
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To His Worship Richard Jebb Esquire
Vicar General and chancellor of this Isle
The humble Petition of Annie
Amelia Ennett of the town
of Douglas Administratrix
of Archibald Ennett
Shewith
That the personal Estate
and effects of deceased that have come
to the hands of your Petitioner are
insufficient to discharge the claims proved
against his Estate.
That your Petitioner has
appraised and sold the goods and effects
and returned to record a full and
particular account of her acts and
proceedings in the said Estate.
That it is necessary that
the said Estate should be distributed
? ? on the respective claimants by
the Registrar.
Wherefore your Petitioner
prays a hearing hesreof and
that Your Worship may
be pleased to order the said
Registrar to make such
distribution according to law
and Petitioner prays that
the costs of this application
and distribution may be
paid in preference with
such other and further
relief as is meet and
Petitioner will pray & ?
(Signed) Thos? Kneen
Advocate for Petitioner
Ordered that this petition do come on to be heard at an Ecclesiastical
Court to be held at Douglas on Thursday the 22nd day of
December 1881, at 10 o'Clock in the forenoon. Whereof all proper
parties and persons are to have due and lawful notice.
Given at Douglas this 20th day of December 1881.
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At an Ecclesiastical court held at Douglas
on the 22nd day of December 1881.
Upon hearing this petition in the presence of the
parties or their Advocates (with notice
to several of the Creditors of the Estate of the
said Archibald Ennett, deceased) and it
appearing that the petitioner had returned to the
Diocesan Registry of this diocese of Sodor and Mann
an inventory and an accout of her administration
of the personal estate of the said Archibald
Ennett deceased, and that the proceeds of said
Estate are insufficient and will not extend to
the full payment and satisfaction of the several
claims entered and proved against the said
Estate. And upon consideration I had thereof,
and none appearing to object - It is hereby
ordered that the Diocesan Registrar do proceed
and ascertain the gross amount of the proceeds
of said estate above named and to deduct
therefrom the amounts of all preferable
Claims and orders and all lawful preferable fees
costs charges and expenses (and of this application)
incident to and attendant on the administration
and distribution of an Insolvent estate
and afterwards to proceed and make a fair
and just distribution __teably (equitably?) of such
balances of said estate as he may find to and
amongst the several and respective common
Claimants who have entered and proved their
claims against the said estate and
accordingly the same is so adjudged and
decreed. (Signed) R. Jebb
Last Modified 10 April 2016