Eliza Creer, 1877

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Onchan
1877
No 2
This is the last will of me Eliza CREER of Clypses in the parish of Conchan.
I leave to the daughter of my son John Creer the sum of twenty pounds to be
paid on her attaining the age of twenty one years.
I leave to each of his sons the sum of five pounds to be paid on their
respectively attaining twenty one years of age.
I leave and devise all the rest residue and remainder of my property real
and personal to my son in law Robert Corlett and Richard Sherwood advocate
on the one of them who may accept this trust and the survivor of them and
the heirs executors administrators and assigns of such survivor upon trust
nevertheless to convey the whole of the same to such person or persons and
for such trusts and purposes and at such time or times and absolutely or
otherwise as my daughter Anna now the wife of the said Robert Corlett of
Douglas Grocer shall by any deed or instrument testamentary or otherwise
duly executed by her notwithstanding coverture direct and appoint and in
default of and in the meantime until such appointment and so far as any such
appointment shall not extend in trust to suffer her to possess dispose of
enjoy and receive the same and the rents issues and profits thereof for her
sole use free from marital control and on her death in trust to convey the
same to such portion thereof as shall not have been disposed of and received
by her or as shall not be otherwise appointed or directed by her to and
equally amongst such of her children as may be then living and the issue
then living of such of her children as may have predeceased her such issue
to take only the share which his her or their deceased parent or parents
would if living have been entitled to and in case my said daughter should
die without leaving any issue her surviving then in default of and subject
to such appointment as aforesaid in trust to convey and assign the same to
and amongst all the children of my said John Creer and their heirs executors
administrators and assigns
to prevent misunderstanding I declare that I have sometimes been called and
have used the name of Elizabeth and sometimes Eliza.
I appoint the said Robert Corlett and Richard Sherwood executors hereof and
revoke all other wills made by me.
I witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th day of April
one thousand eight hundred and seventy four.
I leave ten pounds to the trustees of the Douglas Hospital and ten pounds to
the trustees of the House of Industry Douglas for the use of them
established accounts.   Eliza Creer
Signed and published by the testatrix as and for her last will and testament
in presence of us who at her request in her presence and in presence of each
other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Richard Sherwood
Wm L. Clarke

At an Eccl Court held at Douglas on the 22nd day of February 1877. 
Richard Sherwood, Esquire, and William Levitt Clarke the subscribing witness to the
execution of the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Eliza Creer late of Clypse in the parish of Conchan widow
deceased who died on or about the 23rd day of January 1877 having made oath
on the Holy Evangelists that the said testatrix Eliza Creer when of sound
and disposing mind memory and understanding duly signed and acknowledge the
same as and for her last will and testament in their presence and that they
at the same time in the presence of the said testatrix and of each other
subscribed the same in attestation thereof. And Robert Corlett one of the
executors therein named having predeceased the testatrix and Richard
Sherwood the other executor therein also named having renounced the said
executorship. This court hath therefore grants Letters of Administration
(with the said will annexed) of all and singular the personal estate and
effects of the said Eliza Creer, deceased to Anna Corlett, widow, a daughter
of the deceased and accordingly she is sworn well and truly to administer
the said estate and effects of the said deceased in terms of her will hereto
annexed and according to law - by paying the just debts, funerals and
testamentary expenses of the said deceased and the legacies contained in her
said will so far forth as her estate and effects will thereto extend and the
law bind her.  And to return to the Episcopal Registry of this Diocese of
Sodor and Mann a full true and perfect inventory of all and singular the
said estate and effects with an accurate account of her administration
thereof when thereunto lawfully required.  And to these ends she hath given
pledges namely William Shimmin of Douglas in the parish of Braddan and Henry
Kellett of Douglas in the parish of Braddan who have entered into and
executed the usual bond in the presence of the court.
Probatum est Decretum est  R. Jebb

At a court holden at Douglas on the 13th day of March 1905.
The annexed paper writing dated the 25th day of April 1874 having been
proved on this 22nd day of February 1877 as the last will and testament of
Eliza Creer late of the Clypse in the parish of Conchan widow deceased who
died on the 23rd day of January 1877 and administration (with her said will
annexed) of the personal estate and effects of the said Elizabeth Creer
deceased granted to Anna Corlett a widow a daughter of the testatrix and it
appearing that the said Anna Corlett hath departed this life without having
fully administered the personal estate of the said Eliza Creer deceased.
This court hath therefore granted administration de bonis non (with her said
will annexed) of the personal estate and effects of the said Eliza Creer
deceased to George Alfred Kelly of Woodfield Road Cheadle Hiline in the city
of Manchester and accordingly he is sworn well and faithfully to administer
the personal estate and effects of the said Eliza Creer deceased so left
un-administered as aforesaid in terms of her said will and according to law.
T. Kneen, A Judge of the said court.