William Shimmin, 1870

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Malew 
1869 
No 48
I William Shimmin of the Ballabeg in the parish of Malew being of sound
disposing mind memory and understanding do make my last will and testament
in manner following.
I commit my soul to Almighty God and my body to Christian burial.
I leave and bequeath to my daughter Esther wife of John Gawne and to my sons
William and Edward her half brothers one pound sterling each as a legacy.
I leave and bequeath to my five daughters namely Ellinor, Jane Maria,
Isabella Mary, Eliza and Emily Louisa full sisters of the said William and
Edward and half sisters of the said  Esther Gawne the sum of three hundred
pounds sterling each as legacy to be  payable to them
respectively upon attaining the age of twenty one years or upon being
married (the same to be for their own exclusive use and benefit and not
to be liable or subject to the control or liabilities of any husband that
they or either of them may have, their receipt alone notwithstanding
coverature to be sufficient in law for the said legacies and all matters
and transactions connected with such legacies) but if my wife Mary Shimmin
shall survive me and intermarry again or die before my said
five daughters her children before named shall respectively attain the
said age of twenty one years or be married then and in that case the said
legacie shall be payable at such intermarriage or death to such of the
said children as shall then have attained the said age of twenty one
years or be married aforesaid and the whole of the said legacies shall
bear interest at five per centnum per annum from the day of such
intermarriage or death of the said Mary Shimmin But so long as any of
the said children shall continue to live with their mother the said Mary
Shimmin the legacy or legacies of the child or children so continuing to
live with her shall not be payable nor bear interest.  And I do direct that
if any of my said five daughters Ellinor, Jane Maria, Isablla Mary, Eliza
and Emily Louisa shall die before attaining the age of twenty one years
or without being married that the legacy bequeathed to the child or children
so dying shall be divided equally amongst the surviving sisters
of the full blood children of my present marriage with the said Mary Shimmin
I leave and bequeath to my said wife Mary Shimmin a sum of
seven hundred pounds which sum John Duggan and James Kewley trustees named
in a certain indenture or Deed of Sale in trust of my lands called Thalloo
ne glooie - Grenaby - Stockfield, Ballaby Mill called Grenaby Mill
and Island called Kitterland granted to them by me the said William
Shimmin and Mary my said wife and bearing equal date with this my will,
are to raise by way of mortgage or security  upon the estate or parcels
of land with the houses and buildings thereon, Mill and Island called
Kitterland, all in the said Deed more particularly described to be by her
the said Mary Shimmin disposed of at her decease to and amongst allh er
children before named males and females or such of them as she may think
proper and in such way and manner as she may see fit to direct.
I leave devise and bequeath to my said wife Mary Shimmin all that parcel
of land situate in the said parish of Malew called Thalloo ne Glooie
purchased by me some time since from by son in law John Gawne of the Rowany
and Esther his wife and which is reserved out of the said sale in trust to
the said John Duggan and James Kewley to have and to hold unto her and her
heirs and assigns forever with all easements hereditaments and appurtenances
to the same belonging or appertaining .
I leave the said Mary Shimmin all the rest of my property moneys goods
chattels and effects of every kind and description whatsoever moveable and
immoveable and do hereby appoint her executrix of this my last will and
testament according to law.  Hereby revoking and making null and
void all wills by me heretofore made and declaring this only to be my
last will and testament and debarring all other claimants if any there
can be with six pence legacy.  In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name this 8th day of June 1861.  William Shimmin Witnesses:
John Clucas
James W. Kewley

At an Eccl Court held at Castletown 17th day of June 1870 Mary Shimmin widow
sworn executrix with pledges being Edward Shimmin of Grenaby
and John Clucas of Castletown who have entered into the usual bond.