Submitted by: | John Lawson |
Date: | 30 May 2004 |
Original: | MNHL: JG 45 LDS: 0106583 |
Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.
Lonan 1915 No 69 I John Quark of Maycroft Cottage Minorca Laxey in the Parish of Lonan being of sound mind memory and understanding do make this my last will and testament in manner following hereby revoking and cancelling all wills heretofore made by me. I direct that my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses be paid out of the monies in Parr’s Bank & the monies & shares in the Isle of Man Bank at the time of my death. Next I leave devise and bequeath in trust to my daughter Edith Ann & her husband Robert Price the whole of the remainder of the aforesaid monies & shares in Parr’s Bank and the Isle of Man Bank to be held by them in trust for their four children namely Robert Douglas Price, Marian Price, Doris Price, Richarinal Price during their minority then to be equally divided between them. I leave devise and bequeath to my daughter ? Florence Catharine wife of Robert Edwin Lawson my house and outbuildings known as Maycroft including the stable and barn and the yard thereto together with the field in front of the aforesaid house now occupied by Wm Gill and his sister Mis M. B. Gill with all watercourses & roadways to & from the same, subject to the following conditions namely that she pay to my granddaughter Gertrude Quark the sum of ten pounds annually so long as my aforesaid g’daughter is alive & I also leave devise & bequeath to my aforesaid daughter Flonce Catne wife of Rbt Edwin Lawson the whole of my household furniture books pictures beds & bedding together with the whole of my wearing apparal watches & jewellery as her own absolutely. I leave devise & bequeath to daughter Edith Ann wife of Rbt Price the whole of the remainder of my real estate of whatever nature or description or wheresoever situate or found as her own subject to the following conditions namely that she pay to my g’daughter Gertrude Quark the sum of £10 annually so long as my aforesaid g’daughter is alive & I also leave devise & bequeath the whole of the remainder of my residual estate of whatsovever nature or description or wheresoever situate or found to my aforesaid daughter Edith Ann wife of Rbt Price on her own absolutely & I hereby nominate constitute & appoint my son in law Rbt Edwin Lawson of Maycroft Cottage Minorca Laxey in the Parish of Lonan sole executor of this my last will & testament & hereunto subscribe my name this seventeenth day of December one thousand nine hundred and fourteen. Signed by the said John Quark the testator in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request & in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses. John Quark Witnesses Jms Craine Wm Mc Kibbin
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