David Gelling, 1778

[There are 11 pages, including 2 separate accounts of Inventory
 of 3 pages each.  The Inventories have not been transcribed, 
other than the totals]

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                   KK Lonan 

                    At a Chapter Court holden at
                    Douglas Novr 10th 1778

     David Gelling having departed this life on or about 
the 17th Day of October last past Intestate.  The Court upon 
receiving Intelligence thereof hath Decreed his [“three” x'd out] four children 
                                            & Mary
namely John, David, [“and” crossed out] Elinor ^ Gelling together with the 
Child or Children of which Bahee Gelling his Widow is now 
insient joint admon of all his goods and chattels movable & 
immovable whatever, who being all under age, John 
Gelling, Wm Cooilleish & Daniel Mylchreest their Uncles by 
their Father’s Side are sworn their Guardians & Supervisors & 
consent that the sd Widow shall have the [Tuition?] of the 
Dead’s Part of the sd Children and their goods; whereupon she 
is likewise sworn Guardian of the sd children, to return 
a perfect Inventory of the Goods and Effects of the sd Intestate 
to the Registry of the Court and to pay his Debts so far 
forth as the sd goods will extend and the Law shall bind 
her & hath given Pledges in Form of Law namely 
John Kelly of Baldrine and John Fargher both of KK Lonan.

                            Decretum este
                              John Moore
                              Ev. Christian

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A perfect Inventory of the Goods & Effects of David Gelling 
of Barroose in the Parish of KK Lonnan who Departed 
this life 15th of Octr 1778.  appraised by four sworn 
men viz Philip Moore, James Kneale Philip Cowin 
& Wm Cowin as follows ---

[3 pages of Inventory with 120 items - Too long to transcribe.]
[At the bottom of the 3rd page:]

		        	Deads Part	    £14-16-1
				Decease’d Apparel     3-5-0
		The whole amount of the Deads part  £18-1-1

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At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas 
Nov 10th 1778 ---
Returned by Bahee Gelling the Widow & Guardian
				Ev Christian  Dep Regr

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[ Another Inventory, which looks like an improvement
on the first one, repeats for another 3 pages for 151 items – 
not transcribed.  ]

[The last item is:]
To Cash                                          11-12-9
                                                 _______
                                                 52-7-3
                                                 26-3-7 ½
                        The dec’d apparel         3-4-6
                        The deads part          £29-7-7 ½


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The Widow of the Late Dec’d David Gelling to Phi: Cottier
  [ list of 8 items totaling  Mx £ 0-10-2]
  [ another list totaling  Mx £1-3-6]
 The dec’ds funeral charges  £1-13-8

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          At a Chapter Court holden at
          Douglas 10th Nov’r 1778
      Returned by Bahee Gelling the Admorx in True….
                             Ev. Christian  Ex Reg…

Deads’ part of Inventory           £29-7-7 ½
Deduct funeral expenses		     1-13-8
Which divided by 4		   £27-13-11 ½
Rest for each Child		    £6-10-6

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In addition to the Inventory of David Gelling [of Bar=]
=roose in the Parish of KK Lonan who departed [this life]
15th Oct 1778 as followeth

To the Deads part of a mortgage on a certain } 
concern in Douglas                           } £20- [smudge]

To Land Lords Rent payable at the Deceas’ds  }
Death w’ch his widow hath discharged since   }
and now the Deads part thereof ought to be   }
deducted w’ch is                             } £1 – [smudge]

				    [total:   £ 19 [smudge]

                   Expenses to be Deducted

To the [Sumn’r?] for several days attending  }
at appraising the goods and selling part     } £0 – 3 –[smudge]
thereof					     }   
To ascribe for writing the Inventory and     }
helping the auctioneer when selling the      } £0 – [smudge]
goods                                                               }
					       _____________
                                               £0 – [smudge]

		   Remains clear	      £18 –10 – 8

	      Returned at Malew Decem 16th 1780
	      Returned by Danl Mylchreest 
              the Guardian & Bahee Gelling 
              the Widow

				Calco H Heywood
				    E D Reg