| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 8 May 2021 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1669A #122 Maughold will of William Christian blacksmith of Ramsey, died 12 November 1669: Summary: 1st wife & they had children, 2nd wife Elizabeth Ch----- & they have an underage dau, witnesses: Richard Fox & John Corlett, pledges: John Quark & William Martin. Maughold parish register: Will Christian, Ramsey, buried 14 November 1669. Son: Maughold parish register: Jo: Xpian fillius Wm Xpian smith buried 26 November 1665. ?Dau: Maughold parish register: An Christian fillia Will Christian buried 11 March 1664/5. ?See: ArW 1665A #080 Maughold will of Alice Ellison alias Christian, died 8 April 1665: husband xxxx Ellison is alive [did he remarry?], dau & executrix Joney Ellison underage, supervisor of child: William Camaish & John Radcliffe, brother's son xxxx Christian, brother Thomas Christian, sister Joney Christian, brother William Christian, sister Christian Christian, sister Ann Christian (has 2 children), also Daniel Christian tailor, the blacksmith's wife [the blacksmith is William Christian, wife was left the remainder of the winding sheet], witnesses: Daniel Christian & William Camaish, pledges: John Quirk & William Cleator, also: Philip Ellison is owed 10s, John Camaish, Philip Camaish. 1704 Composition Book, Maughold: David Christian son of William Christian smith was entered for a rent of 5d and 2d, being in the dwelling house, brew house, smithy and garden 5d. 1687 Liber Vastarum, Maughold: Philip Cannell had a parcel of intack land of 2d yearly rent, and William Christian smith was entered for it in 1687.
Maughold The last will and testamt: of Will: Christian smith who d------[torn] ye 12th of November 1669; Imprs hee committed his soule to God and his ------[torn] Christian buriall; Itt: he bequeathed to his children by ye formr wife ------[torn] a piece leagacie or three shillings if it could be spar'd after the debts ------[torn] Itt: hee constituted his youngest daughter by ye second wife (viz: Eliz: Ch------[torn] executrix of all ye rest of his goods pbatum et solvit ... 6d Testes Rich: Ffox John Corlett iurati The church hath decreed ye next of kinread on the ffattherside supvisors The Inv: of Wm Christian smith prized by 4 sworn men, viz: Jo: Watlforth, ------[torn] Curghey, Wm Mcleyreah, & John Quarke £ s d Imprs: 4 hammers, 2 tongs, files & other small Instrumts: of iron...... 00 - 02 - 09 dj ye vize 2s 6 dj ye grinding stone & handle 9d ..................... 00 - 03 - 03 dj ye studty 7s 6d dj ye bellows 3s dj 2 chiests 4s ................. 00 - 14 - 06 dj 1 chiest, dj a trunke & box 4s, dj 4 barrlls 2s 6d ................. 00 - 06 - 06 dj a churn & croke vjd dj a beestock 1s, dj 2 old barlls l2 payles} old wooden cans & other trifles 2s ..............................}... 00 - 03 - 06 dj a kean[?] 2s, dj a frying pann 4d, dj a little table & a chayre} wth a little boards, and a cradle 02s .........................}.... 00 - 04 - 04 dj a shelfe, a little noggins ......................................... 00 - 00 - 06 dj of some old peuter ijs vjd, dj a smoothing iron, an old candlestick} and other small trifles vjd ......................................}. 00 - 03 - 00 dj some old feathers 1s dj of a boulster & pillow beeere 1s 6d ....... 00 - 02 - 06 All his apparrell, and his shooes 5s 6d .............................. 00 - 05 - 06 dj 2 new blanketts, dj a caddow, dj of another caddow & old} blanketts, & dj 2 corse sheets .........................}........... 00 - 08 - 00 dj an old caddow & blankett, & a little wheele, wth a woolen wheele.... 00 - 01 - 03 dj of some flaxe, & huirds 9d, dj an old cow 7s ...................... 00 - 07 - 09 dj a fishing line, & 1£ yearn ......................................... 00 - 01 - 00 dj 2 dollans and a sive, & dj Rackentree, & pott hooks 9d} dj 2 little Iron potts 2s vjd ...........................}............. 00 - 03 - 03 dj 2 old fformes ...................................................... 00 - 00 - 02 dj of some salf xijd dj 2 poals ..................................... 00 - 00 - 01 dj ye house & 7 dayles belonging ............................ Debts to bee deducted £ s d ---- Jo: Murrey ........ 00 - 05 - 00 The goods in ye mothers hand who hath given pledges ----ll Churges ......... 00 - 07 - 00 secunda forman legis John Quark & ---- John Huddleston.... 00 - 05 - 06 Willm: Martin ------ & Cort ffees .... 00 - 00 - 08 £ s ------ will & In---- .... --- - 01 - 00 03 - 07 - ---[torn] [next page] ---- ----- Jony ---- enters a claime against ye executor of Willm: ------e smithe for 15s et a barrall of coals 1s all due debt ------ will make to appeare & craveth tryall ------ 1669 ---o: Harrison of Peele enters his claime against ye execr of Willm Christian smith for the somm of 20d due debt
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