DANIEL MYLREA to WILLIAM KERRUISH

SALE - 1777 (Ballaugh)

Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Mylrea of the town of Douglas in the Isle of Man, gentleman, nephew and heir at law of Daniel Mylrea esquire late of Castletown in the said Isle, Deemster, deceased, and also executor and residuary legatee named in the last will and testament of the said Daniel Mylrea deceased by and with the consent and approbation of Leonora Mylrea otherwise Heywood my wife for and in consideration of the sum of fifty pounds to be paid unto me at the execution of these presents by William Kerruish of the parish of Ballaugh in the said Isle have granted, bargained and sold, aliened and confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien and confirm, unto him the said William Kerruish his heirs and assigns forever all that croft or parcel of land whereon Daniel Kerruish and the said William Kerruish dwell or reside situated in the parish of Ballaugh containing by the survey thereof five acres three roods and thirty-four perches be the same more or less of such annual Lord’s Rent as shall be settled thereon by the Setting Quest with all profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, ways, waters, watercourses, easements, liberties and appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises belonging, or in any wise appertaining and also the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders of the said premises and of every part thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever of me the said Daniel Mylrea of, in and to the said premises and part thereof to have and to hold the said parcel of land and all and singular the premises above mentioned and every part of the same with the appurtenances unto him the said William Kerruish his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behalf of him the said William Kerruish his heirs and assigns from the twelfth day of November instant forever he the said William Kerruish his heirs and assigns yielding and paying yearly and every year the annual Lord’s Rent with all boons, suits and services due and payable out of the said premises and I the said Daniel Mylrea do covenant, promise and agree to and with the said William Kerruish that I the said Daniel Mylrea my heirs and assigns shall awarrant and defend the said premises and their appurtenances unto him the said William Kerruish his heirs and assigns against the claim, challenge or demand of all person and persons whomsoever and for the true and faithful performance of this Deed of Sale I the said Daniel Mylrea and Leonora my wife do bind and oblige ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators in the penalty of one hundred pounds sterling. As witness our names this 29th day of November 1777. Daniel Mylrea, Leonora Mylrea Signed and delivered in presence of Philip Garrett, John Cannell

29th November 1777 Mr Daniel Mylrea and Mrs Leonora Mylrea acknowledge this Deed of Sale to be their proper and voluntary act and deed and to be paid the consideration therein mentioned. Before me Thomas Moore

We the Setting Quest of Ballaugh do settle and proportion the within and before going Deed of Sale to bear and pay the yearly Lord’s Rent of two shillings and this we return for our answer this 15th May 1778. William Corlett, John Craine, John Corlet, Thomas C.....

At a Baron or Sheading Court holden at Peeltown for Michael Sheading the 22nd day of May 1778 The within written Deed of Sale being acknowledged before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against it the same therefore is allowed of, for and in the name and behalf of the most noble John, Duke of Atholl, Lord of the Manor of Mann and the Isles and confirmed by this Court. John Quayle, William Gawn

[Ref: NSS May 1778 #24]

NOTES

  1. Daniel Mylrea was the son of Thomas Mylrea & Rose Savage, baptised Peel 1750
  2. His was the Deemster/Archdeacon/Attorney General line of Mylreas; Dollough estate
  3. Daniel's father died in 1759 and Daniel received a significant inheritance at the time
  4. His bachelor uncle (Daniel the Deemster) died 1775, leaving Daniel his main beneficiary. This is one of many parcels of the heriditary Mylrea estate which Daniel sold at this time, returning about £3,000
  5. These sales signalled the end of Mylrea ownership of the fabled Dollough, occupied by the Mylrea clan since records began

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