ANN MYLREA als HOWLAND
Will - 1778 (Ramsey)
Maughold
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Ann Mylrea als Howland of the town of Ramsey who departed this life on or about 7th of this inst June 1778 and who was of sound mind and memory at the making hereof:
First, she committed her soul to God and her body to a Christian burial
Item She left and bequeathed to her loving and dutiful son William Mylrea all her right, title, interest and property of, in and unto their dwelling house and all the rest of her title on the Mooragh in said concerns
Item She left and bequeathed that her said son William Mylrea should pay unto each of his sisters viz Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth and Catherine Mylrea ten shillings each
Item She left and bequeathed unto her said daughter Margaret a bed and sheet
Item She left and bequeathed unto her husband John Mylrea all the rest of her worldly goods of what kind or denomination soever
Lastly she nominated, constituted, ordained and appointed her said son William whole and sole executor of this her last will
Witnesses present James Gill my mark X, Thomas Vondy my mark X ] jurati
At the Chapter Court holden Lezayre November 18th 1778 ....witness yet as no objection has been offered thereto, the executor is sworn in Court in form of law and hath given pledges for the payment of debts and legacies namely James Gill, one of the witnesses & William Kissack of Ramsey
12d Probatum est
John Morre
Ev Christian
October 30th 1779
John Wattleworth enters a claim against the executors of Ann Mylrea for the sum of 20 and craves the law. Ev Christian ....
NOTES
- Ann Howland married John Mylrea in Maughold, 1749
- She was baptised 20th August 1720, Maughold, the daughter of Pat Howland and Dorothy Curlett
- John Mylrea was a cooper in Ramsey as was Dorothy's father
- Best guess is that Ann Howland’s husband, John Mylrea, was a youngest son of William Mylrea & Katherine Cowle, born in 1725 at Ballaugh. Like his older brother Nicholas Mylrea snr, he was obliged to strike out on his own while his oldest brother Thomas inherited the family estate (Ballacooiley) from his uncle John who died without issue. Nicholas snr had been fortunate enough to be able to purchase land from Thomas and start his own Mylrea family estate (Ballacorraige)
- Children of John & Ann - Ann (baptised 1750), Margaret (1752), Elizabeth (no record of baptism between 1752 & 1756), William (1756), Catherine (1763); also John (1753-1758) & Mary (1755) who must have died given that they're not named in Ann's will
- The Mooragh mentioned in Ann's will was a stretch of land near Ramsey so Ann Howland brought land into her marriage to John
- The history of this property is that it was composed for in 1704 by Edmund Curlett, Dorothy's father. In 1709, it was inherited by the Curlett children - Simon for half, with Simon, Dorothy, Margaret & Ann having the other half. Dorothy Curlett married Patrick Houlden 30th November 1719, and died in 1728. Her daughter Ann was 8 years old when inherited her mother's share
- A Lib Vast Entry in 1795 transfers her share of the #63 cottage allotment left by Ann to husband John & son William
- The share in #63 was mortgaged by son William in 1834 to Patrick Howland and after William's death, sold in 1846 to Ewan Kinrade because the mortgage was never repaid
- Son William seems to have died in impercunious circumstances, alone and without possessions some time prior to 1844
- Ann's grandson William jnr was also cooper like his father and great grandfather and went to live in Liverpool with his family. After he died in 1856, his widow and their two youngest children migrated to Australia
Associated Documents
- 1733 Will: William Mylrea (father-in-law?)
- 1758 Will: Katherine Stephan als Cowle, Mylrea (mother-in-law?)
- 1778 Will: Ann Mylrea als Howland
- 1800 Lib Plit: William Mylrea vs Cowle & others (son)
- 1844 Will: William Mylrea (son)