Mary Jane Hamilton Quayle, 1892

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Malew 
1892 
No 203
The humble petition of John Quayle, Mark Hildesley Quayle and George
Harrington Quayle Esquires The Rev Daniel Fleming, Wilson Quayle, Jonas
Lindow Burns Lindow Esquire and Mary Burns Lindow formerly Quayle his wife
and Sarah Katherine Quayle Emily Quayle and Edith Quayle spinsters. Sheweth
as follows:
1.  That Mary Jane Hamilton Quayle late of Bridge House Castletown
widow of Mark Hildesley Quayle Esquire formerly Clerk of the Rolls for
this island departed this life on the 22nd day of July 1892 having
previously made her last will and testament dated  the 20 day of
December 1890 whereof she appointed your petitioners Sarah Katharine Quayle
and Mark Hildesley Quayle executors.
2.  The only next of kin of the testatrix the said Mary Jane Hamilton
Quayle are your petitioners except your petitioner Jonas Lindow Burns
Lindow.
3.  It is necessary that the said will be proved.
Wherefore your petrs humbly pray a hearing hereof and that probate of the
said will may be granted to your petitioners Sarah Katherine Quayle
and Mark Hildesley Quayle the executors thereof and that your
petitioners may have such other relief as is meet and they will pray.
J. Gell for the petrs
This is the last will and testament of me Mary Jane Hamilton Quayle of
Bridge House Castletown widow of Mark Hildesley Quayle Esquire late
Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man - I being of sound mind memory and
understanding at the making hereof and revoking all wills by me
heretofore made.
I bequeath as follows:
1. To my son John two old silver candlesticks and one half of the best
silver forks both large and small.
2.  To my son Mark Hildesley the other two silver candlesticks.
3. To all my children except my daughter Mrs Burns Lindow all the old
ornamental china usually kept on the chiffonier and chimney piece in my
drawing room and the whole of the set of blue Indian  china dinner ware
and tea service also the eighteen old glass goblets the  shallee maborit
and the eleven ------ glasses also all my pictures portraits and books.
Also the old mahogany chairs (of which there are two armchairs and ten other
chairs )  the four black-wood chairs the round table made out of one piece
of wood in the library, the Indian chest in the hall, the cedar wood table
in the dining room, and the two old fire screens. In the division of these
articles my son John to have the first  choice except that as to my pictures
and books not being the family pictures and portraits and old books my said
daughters are first to have such of them as they may severally choose.
3.  But with respect to the several articles bequeathed as aforesaid to my
son John in case he should die in my lifetime then I bequeath all such
articles to such one of my issue as may be the heir at law of my son John
and as such entitled to his real estate such heir being substituted for my
said son in all respects with respect to the said articles.
4.  To my son Daniel Fleming Wilson all my shares or stock in the said
Mills Company Limited.
5.  To my son George Harrington the sum of one hundred pounds but on
condition that for six calendar months after my deceased everything in the
house shall be allowed to remain exactly in the same state as at my decease.
6.  To my servant William Cannell in addition to my will  one to him the
sum of one hundred pounds.
7.  To my servant Mrs Robinson if in my service at my deceased an addition
to any wages one to her the sum of twenty pounds.
8.  Within six calendar months after my decease it be decided to restore as
previously the two houses now used as one house occupied by me I direct my
executors to lay the necessary cost of making such restoration out of my
personal estate.
9.  I bequeath to my executors my horses, carriages, farming stock, and
implements and all other articles which may be in the offices yard or
elsewhere on my premises other than in the dwelling house itself in
trust to make sale thereof and divide the proceeds equally amongst all
my children except my son John and my daughter Mrs Burns Lindow.
10.  I  devise and bequeath the house and premises in Douglas Street
Castletown which I purchased from Mrs Catherine Atkinson to such of my
daughters as  shall be living and unmarried at the time of my decease
and the survivors and survivor of them not subject to the proviso that in
case any of such daughters marry her share shall revolve upon the others or
other of them in like manner as if the daughters marrying and died and such
others or others were the survivors or survivor But in case all my daughters
shall have married in my lifetime than I devise the said house and premises
to my son Mark Hildesley.
11. I devise and bequeath the residue of my estate and real and personal to
such of my daughters as shall be living and unmarried at the time of
my decease but in case all of them shall have previously married then I
devise and bequeath such residue to all my children except my son John and
my daughter Mrs Burns Lindow.
12.  I nominate and appoint my daughter Sarah Katharine and my son Mark
Hildesley executors of this my will.
13.  In case there be any doubt or difference as to any of the articles or
effects bequeathed hereby or as of the division or distribution thereof
the decision of my executors with reference thereto shall be sufficient
to determine such doubt or difference and shall be final.
14.  In case I should leave in a letter addressed to my daughter Sarah
Katharine any direction as to any  application of any of my effects
otherwise than as hereinbefore bequeathed it is my wish that each my
directions  shall be observed and in trust that all my children will feel
bounds to carry out or concur in  carrying out the same.
15.  It is declared the other half of the best silver forks large and small
belong to my son Mark Hildesley that the silver teapot tray and
teaspoons belong to my daughter Sarah Katharine and that six dessert knives
and forks and a butter boat belong to my son George Harrington.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this twentieth
day of December in the years of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.
                   MJH Quayle.
Witnesses:
Rachel Roberts
James Gell

[She died 22 July 1892
Executors sworn Sarah Katharine Quayle of Bridge House and Mark Hildesley
Quayle of Norfolk House Norfolk Street in the City of London England Esquire
Solicitor]