PHIL HIGGIN to ROBERT QUINE

Sale - 1710 (Douglas)

Know all men by these presents that I Philip Higgin of the town of Douglas, mariner, with the consent of my wife Jane Higgin als McYlroy many good causes and considerations us thereto moving but especially for and in consideration of the full and entire sum of twenty shillings of lawful moneys as passable now in the Isle, to be paid when these presents are confirmed by the honourable Court

Have given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do give, grant, bargain and absolutely sell forever all our interest, right and title to one ............. with the easements thereto belonging ........... with a small garden all of three pence yearly rental to the Lord, falling to me by the death of my father, the rent to be left to the discussion of the discussions of the Setting Quest, the rent to be equalised between the foresaid tholdaine and garden one unto Robert Quine of the foresaid town ....

to have, hold, occupy and peaceably to possess the same forever from us the above Philip Higgin and Jane my wife, our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, the said tholtaine .................. joining to the rent of foresaid Robert Quine and John Coultie

Further we the said Philip Higgin and Jane my wife do hereby oblige ourselves, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to uphold, warrant and defend him the abovesaid Robert Quine, his heirs, executors, admnistrators and assigns in the ... of the ... whoever, the Right Honourable the Lord of the Isle and his ... only excepted and to .... the honourable Court's confirmation with what else shall or may be lawful for the better security of him the said Robert Quine, his executors, administrators or assigns

And this is the penalty of forty shillings Sterling in the nature of all fines

As witness our hands and seals this twentyth of April 1710

Philip Higgin

Jane Higgin als Mcylroy my mark X and seal

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Richard Fitzsimons & William Flexney

22nd June 1710 The within Philip Huggin and Jane his wife have acknowledged the bargain and sale to be their act and deed and .............. the consideration money. Before me Robert Parr

This 23rd October 1710 I do acknowledge to have received the remainder of the within sale being three shillings and do hold myself to be fully paid and satisfied for the same witness my hand the above date. Phillip Higgin

Whereas the whole rent of the Philip Higgin was three pence per year of the within Robert Quine and John Clague, the purchasers of the foresaid rent have agreed between ourselves for the said rent and I Robert Quine ... pay one penny yearly for the tholtan and John Clague to pay two pence year for the garden as witness our hands this twenty third of October 1710. Robert Quine my X, John Clague my X

At a Sheading Court at Douglas the 23rd October 1710 The within Bill of Sale being acknowledged before Mr Deemster Parr and now published in open Court and no objection then offered therefore the same is allowed of and confirmed according to law. Robert Mawdsley, Dan Mylrea, ? Rowe, Wm Sedden

[Ref: OD ONC 1/42]

NOTES

  1. This contract is the second of two executed by Philip Higgin on the same day when he sold the tholtan (house) and garden left to him by his father Thomas who died in 1700, described a small cottage allotment and garden in Douglas (Gellings Court (#111, rent 3d)
  2. He sold the tholtan to Robert Quine and the garden to John Clague
  3. Higgin was a mariner and the husband of Jane Mc ylroy. They married in 1703 in Douglas, so Jane would have been born 1675-80
  4. Jane was the daughter of Hen McYlroy & Amy McYlroy als Joyner als Watson. She was under age when her mother died in 1689; her father died later in the same year
  5. She had two Joyner step-siblings: Robert & Alice
  6. Jane inherited a cottage allotment in Douglas from her father (#110, 4d rent) - in LA 1700, allotment #91 with a 4d rent was jointly tenanted by Hen & John Mcylvorrey, presumably the same (renumbered) cottage allotment, Hen presumed to be her father
  7. Jane and Phil had children Margaret (1704), William (1706), Jane (1708), Philip (1711), Emma (1719) of whom two survived to adulthood
  8. In 1730 Douglas Household Survey: Philip & Jane Higgins, 1 child & 1 servant; Robert Joyner (widowed) alone; Alice Graham (widowed) 1 child
  9. Jane Higgin als Mcylroy was buried 17th September 1736, Braddan
  10. The Edward Fletcher mentioned in Jane's will probate was the husband of her daughter Jane (married 1733)
  11. Two burials of a Philip Higgin are recorded in the Braddan parish register, 1741 & 1769, Jane's husband and son
  12. Philip snr was a mariner and Philip jnr was a hairdresser and wigmaker
  13. Phil Higgin snr did not leave a will but the LV 1743 records the fact that he made a gift of two cottages in 1736 to his son, Phil jnr, soon after Jane died. Their total rent was respectively 2s 7½d, and 20½d, for cottage allotments #48 (Higgin share = 12d rent) & #52 (Higgin share = 3d rent) (TBF might be NSS May 1743 #43)
  14. Phil jnr was also lucky enough to be also left cottages by Mariot Smith and Margaret Kelly in the 1750s
  15. Philip jnr married Elizabeth Peel 1741 (d1750), Mary Halt 1751 (d1761) then widow Sarah Merydew als Scott 1761 (d1795) - brother in law Edward Fletcher was witness to this third wedding
  16. Philip jnr had four children Mary 26th January 1742/3, Philip 4th March 1743/4, Jane 25th February 1746/7, Jane 25th June 1752, of whom only Jane survived her father so in less than a century, Jané's little family was "daughtered-out"
    17. This contract is for cottage allotment #108, described as "a house and garden" of 4d rent which Jane, Phil's wife, inherited on the death of her parents Henry Mcylrey & Amy Mcylroy als Joyner als Watson in 1689
  17. Two years previously, Phil had purchased cottage allotments #48 & #52, so the family was on the move
  18. NOTE: Be aware that cottage allotment numbers changed over time as Douglas expanded. Rent and neighbours are key elements in confirming whether the tenants (ie Phil Higgin) have changed properties or whether they have remained stable while the allotment number from one LA to the next has changed

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