Emily Tenison, 1849

      Braddan 1849
The humble petition of Elizabeth Harriot Tenison and Emily Margaret Tenison
both of the town of Douglas spinsters
Sheweth:  That petitioner's mother Emily Tenison sometime ago
departed this life having first duly made and published her last will and
testament and certain codicils thereto whereby she devised certain property
to petitioners.
That petitioners are desirous of having the said will proved and some fit
and proper person appointed and sworn administrator In trust to the estate
and effects of the said Emily Tenison with the said will and
codicils annexed.
Wherefore petitioners pray a hearing hereof and that your worship may
be pleased to grant administration to the estate and effects of the said
Emily Tenison with the said will and codicils annexed unto petitioners or
some other fit and proper person and petitioners will pray.
Ordered that this petition be heard at Douglas on Friday 15th June 1849
where all parties to have notice.
Given this 15th June 1849    T. A. Corlett.

At an Eccl Court held in Douglas the 15th June 1849 cont'd by consent of
parties to next court     T. A. Corlett.

At an Eccl Court held in Douglas the 26th Oct 1849 upon hearing this
petition in presence of the parties or their  advocates and upon
examining Mary Anne Bridson one of the subscribing witnesses to the
will of Emily Tenison I am  of the opinion the due execution of the said
will by the testatrix as well as the due execution of the codicil thereto
annexed has been proved and that probate ought to be granted thereon as
prayed for and the same is to ordered and adjudged accordingly.
T. A. Corlett

It is my wish that the plate books left me by my mother Elizbeth Harriot
Byne and my brother George Byne shall continue in my husband Barton Tenison
keeping so long as he lives and after his demise shall be equally divided
between my surviving children
to avoid any confusion or dispute  I leave lists in my own handwriting of
the articles that exclusively belong to me and separate ones of those
that belong to my husband.
When the time for division shall arrive, I suggest that the books should
be divided ----- for ----- the eldest child to have the first choice and
the others in rotation down to the youngest.  Any silver articles that
cannot be divided they had best ---- lots for  but of spoons and forks
they  are to have an equal number of each.  The plated tea service and tea
kettle given me by my father George Byne senior to remain in charge of my
husband Barton Tenison for his life and at his death I leave them to
my daughter Elizabeth Harriot as being the eldest but should she die
before her father, then to the eldest surviving child at his death.  The
oak bookcase to remain with my husband during his life and then to
become the property of whichever of my daughters she be unmarried at their
father's death but should they be both married at this period, I
wish my daughter Harriot to take charge of it until my son William
Barton settles in life it is then to be his and should my son George
Byne survive him and have a settled home then to be his. It is my request
that it shall always be in the possession of one or other of my own
children the longest liver only to have the power of disposing of it to any
other person than a brother or sister.
Inventory of items not typed very hard to read.