Submitted by: | Diana Pitchford |
Date: | 30 May 2006 |
Original: | LDS: 0106587 |
In His Majesty's High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man COMMON LAW DIVISION (Testamentary Jurisdiction) Know all men by these presents that we James Harrison Clarke of Barfield Selborne Drive in the borough of Douglas gentleman Robert John Clague of Ridgway Street in the borough of Douglas corn and seed merchant and John Hattersley Clarke of Atholl Street in the borough of Douglas agent are jointly and severally and any two of us jointly bound unto our Sovereign Lord the King in the sum of Five hundred pounds to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to our said Lord the King, his heirs and successors, we bind and oblige ourselves jointly and severally, and any two of us jointly, our Executors and Administrators, firmly by these presents. As witness out subscriptions the 17th day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine Hundred and fourteen THE CONDITION of our obligation is such that, if the above-named Jams Harrison Clarke --------------------------------- (hereinafter called "the Executor") who seeks to obtain a grant of Probate of the last Will and Testament of Margaret Jane Clarke Late of No 59 Bucks Road in the Borough of Douglas spinster But now deceased, who died on or about the 10th day of September 1914, at No 59 Bucks Road aforesaid do, when lawfully called on in that behalf, make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the personal estate and effects of the said deceased which have or shall come into his hands, possession, or knowledge or into the hands of any other person for him and the same so made exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the proper Registry in that behalf whenever required by law so to do: And the same personal estate and effects of the said deceased which shall at any time come into the hands or Possession of the Executor, or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him or which without default might have come into the hands or possession of the Executor, do well and truly administer according to law, that is to say, do pay the debts and liabilities of the said deceased, so far as the said personal estate will extend and the law bind the Executor, then this obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue. At a Court holden at Douglas } James H. Clarke the 17th day of October 1914 } Robt. J, Clague } John H, Clarke The executing parties to the forgoing bond } Acknowledge the same to be their Act and Deed } Before me, Francis J. Johnson Reg. of Deeds This is the last Will and Testament of me Margaret Jane Clarke of No 59 Bucks Road in the borough of Douglas spinster------------------- I revoke all wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and I appoint my brother James Harrison Clarke executor hereof---------------------------------- I devise and bequeath all the real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever of or to which I shall at my death be seised possessed or entitled or over which I shall have any power of appointment or disposition by will unto my sister Hannah Lynam and her heirs executors administrators and assigns absolutely for her sole and separate use independently of any husband and of his debts control and engagements Witness my name hereunto subscribed this twenty ninth day of August one thousand nine hundred and fourteen--------- Margaret Jane CLARKE Signed and acknowledged by the said Margaret Jane Clarke as and for her last Will and Testament in presence of us who in her presence at her request and in presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses T. A. KELLY T. STEVENS
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