Lucy Quayle, 1824

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         Malew
The humble petition of John Quayle of Castletown Esq and James John
Quirk a minor by R. Cunninghame Esq his guardian.
Sheweth:  That Mrs Lucy Quayle mother of your petitioner John Quayle
and grandmother of your petition James John Quirk some time lately departed
this life intestate leaving your petitioner her only surviving
next of kin.
That it is absolutely necessary that administration of her estate hold be
forth with obtained and your petitioners being desirous that the same should
be granted to person approved of by your petitioners having
agreed and do propose Mr Frederick Gelling to be administrator of the
said estate for the mutual benefit of your petitioners - he having consented
to accept the said administration.
That the said estate is under two thousand three hundred pounds British.
Wherefore your petitioners pray a hearing of this petition and that
administration be granted to the said Frederick L. Gelling of the said
estate in form of Law and your petitioners will pray.
 John Quayle and Robt Cunninghame as guardian

Ordered that this petition do come on to be heard at a court to be holden at
Douglas on Friday the 15 October 1814 whereof all parties are to have due
notice.
Given this 14th October 1824.        Will Roper

At a Court holden in Douglas the 15th of October 1824.
Frederick L. Gelling in this petition named is sworn well and truly to
administer the estate of Lucy Quayle deceased to pay all her just debts and
funeral expenses so far forth as her goods will extend and the law
bind him and to return a full true and perfect inventory of the said
deceadents goods and effects and of his proceeding in the premises into the
Episcopal Registry of this Isle when thereto lawfully required and to these
ends Thomas Gelling of Douglas and Robert Cunninghame Esq of Castletown have
entered into a bond unto the Lord Bishop and his successors in the penalty
sum of four thousand six hundred pounds British.  Will Roper.
John Quayle Esquire maketh oath on the Holy Evangelists that he has caused a
calculation on to be made of his late motheršs Mrs Lucy Quayle's estate and
that the same is under the sum of two thousand three hundred pounds British
as he believes.
Witness his subscription this 15th Oct 1824.
                                                   John Quayle
Sworn before me:  Robert Kelly.