CATHARINE QUAYLE als MYLREA 1792 Castletown

Castletown

In the name of God Amen, I Robert Quayle jnr of Castletown merchant and Catharine Quayle otherwise Mylrea my wife taking into consideration the uncertainty of this life do make our joint last will and testament in manner following. That is to say First we commit our souls to almighty God and our bodies to the earth. Secondly we jointly bequeath to our only infant child Catharine Quayle the sum of one thousand pounds to be possessed by her when she shall attain to the age of twenty-one years or upon the day of her marriage by and with the consent and approbation of the survivor of us whichever the said days shall first happen but the said sum to be still subject to the contingency hereinafter mentioned and it is our will and we hereby direct that our said infant shall be maintained, clothed and educated by the survivor of us in full satisfaction for the interest of the said sum which is to be remain in such survivor’s hand until the said Catharine Quayle the infant shall attain to the age of twenty-one years or be married by and with the consent of the said survivor as aforesaid and we do appoint the survivor of us sole guardian of our said infant child until she shall attain to the age of twenty-one years and in case our infant shall happen to die before she shall …. to the age of twenty-one years or without issue we bequeath the sum of five hundred and thirty pounds part of the said legacy of one thousand pounds to the testatrix Catharine’s mother Mrs Ellinor Mylrea widow executors and assigns forever and we bequeath the sum of four hundred and seventy pounds the remainder of the said sum of one thousand pounds bequeathed to the said infant to other testator Mr Robert Quayle his executors and assigns forever – And lastly we jointly bequeath and devise to the survivor of us all out lands, houses and the residue of our goods, chattels, cash, credits and effects whatsoever and we do hereby jointly nominate and appoint the survivor or longer liver of us sole executor or executrix of this our joint last will and testament - in witness whereof we have hereunto subcribed our names this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two. Robert Quayle jnr, Cath Quayle X

Signed and duly published and declared by the testator and testatrix above named as and for their joint last will and testament in the presence of us David Harrison, Chas Joyner jurati]

At a Chapter Court holden at Castletown the 8th day November 1792 Catharine Quayle one of the testators having departed this life Robert Quayle the survivor is sworn executor in Court in form of law as also guardian and supervisor of the said child who is underage and hath given pledges for the payment of debts and legacies namely Mr John Lace and Mr James Kelly both of Castletown.

Probatum est

Ewan Christian, William Clucas

NOTES

  1. Deemster/Archdeacon/MHK/Attorney General; and once possessors of the Dollough estate
  2. Daughter of Rev. William Mylrea & Ellinor als Gell, baptised 1768 in Andreas
  3. Married Robert Quayle 28th April 1791. One child Catherine baptised in August 1792, two months before Catharine died
  4. Robert was a merchant/brewer in Castletown
  5. Older sister Lucy married John Quayle in 1783 in Andreas. John was Robert's brother
  6. The size of the bequest to the daughter of £1,000 suggets the level of wealth now possessed by the family, and the fact that half was to be given to Catharine's mother (Ellinor Gell) if the child should die might indicate that the sum was Catharine's marriage portion
  7. Catharine was buried 20 October 1792 in Malew. She was 23 years old

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