James Corkish, 1873

James Corkish
Rushen
1873
No 69
To His Worship Richard Jebb Esquire
       Vicar General
       etc  etc   etc
            The humble Petition of
            Catherine Corkish
Sheweth,
        That James Corkish of the
   parish of Rushen your Petitioner's
   late husband departed this life
   on or about the 6th day of November
   1872 intestate, and it is necessary
   that letters of administgration of
   his estate and effects should be
   granted.
        That the only next of kin
   of the said Corkish are his
   four children Thomas Catherine
   James and Christian  and your
   Petioner
            Wherefore your Petitioner
            prays a hearing hereof
            and that letters of
            administration of the
            estate and effects of the
            said James Corkish may
            be granted to your Petitioner
            or to some other fit and
            proper person - and that
            your Petitioner may have
            such other relief as is
            meet and she will
            pray etc
                 .... Gill
                 for Petr

Ordered that this Petition do come on
                  Ecclesiastical
to be heard at an Archdeacons ^ Court
to be held at Castle Rushen on Friday
          at 11 oclock in the forenoon
the 24th day of October 1873 ^ Whereof
all proper parties are to have due
and lawfull notice.
          at Castletown
       Given ^ this 20th day of
October 1873
                   R. Jebb

There follows two printed, standard forms, dated 24^th October, 1873, granting Administration to Catherine Corkish and bonding Thomas Qualtrough and John Watterson, all of Port St. Mary.