Daniel Creer, 1900

This is the Last Will and Testament
of me DANIEL CREER of Homeside Cottage Greeba in the parish
of German Farmer. I appoint my son EDWARD CREER and my son
in law JOSEPH CALLISTER (hereinafter called "my trustees")
to be the Trustees and Executers of this my Will. I hereby 
revoke all wills and Testamentary writings by me at any time 
heretofore made and do declare this only to be my Last Will 
and Testament. I bequeath to my daughter SARAH all my house-
hold furniture and household effects she paying thereout to
LILY JANE CREER who lives with me, the sum of FIVE POUNDS.
I leave to the said LILY JANE CREER the sum of FIFTY POUNDS
I leave and devise to my Trustees the residue of my 
estate real and personal upon trust to sell and convert the same
into money as soon as convenient after my death and after 
paying my debts and all costs charges and expenses in 
connection with the sale thereof and the winding up of my
estate including my funeral and testamentary expenses to
divide the net proceeds equally between my children and the
children then living of any of my children who may be then
dead.
IN WITNESS whereof I the said DANIEL CREER
have hereunto subscribed my name this the second day of
September one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine (1899)
Daniel Creer
his X mark


Signed published and declared by
the said Testator DANIEL CREER as 
and for his Last WILL and TESTAMENT
in the presence of both us present 
at the same time who in his presence 
at his request and in the presence of 
each other hereto subscribe our 
names as witnesses the same having
been first read over and explained
to Testator who perfectly understood
the same
   	JJ Creer
	Robert H Cubbin




To Her Majesty's High Court of Justice
Common Law Division
Testamentary Jurisdiction
To His Honour Sir James Gell-King ???
Her Majesty's First Deemster and Judge of this Division
The Humble petition of Edward
Creer of Ballapaddag in the
parish of Braddan and of
Joseph Callister of the parish 
of Marown

Sheweth
That Daniel Creer of Glass 
Cottage Greba in the parish of German
died on the 8th day of January 1900
having first duly made and published
his last Will and Testament dated
the 8th day of January whereof
he appointed your petitioners the
executors.

That it is necessary that
probate of the said will should
be granted to your petitioners
wherefore your petitioners 
humbly pray a hearing 
and that your honour may be 
pleased to grant probate of
the said will to your
petitioners
anticipating with ???? pray
J J Creer
Advocate for petr


Ordered that this petition do come to be heard at a
Court to be held at Douglas on Monday the 15th day of 
January 1900, at 11 oclock forenoon. Whereof all proper 
parties and persons are to have due and lawful notice.
Given at Douglas this 10th day of January 1900 
Thos Kneen





In Her Majesty's High Court of Justice
of the Isle Of Man
Common Law Division Testamentary Jurisdiction

At a Court holden in
Douglas on the 15th
day of January 1900

The annexed papers writing dated
the 2nd day of September
1899 having been proved to be
the Last Will and Testament of
Daniel Creer late of Homeside 
Cottage Greeba in the parish 
of German Farmer deceased who
died on the 8th day of January 
1900 Edward Creer of Ballapaddag
in the parish of Braddan a son 
of the Testator and Joseph Callister
of Ballaglomery in the parish of 
Marown a Son-in-Law of the
Testator the Executors therein named
are sworn well and truly to fulfil
and execute the Same and to 
administer the personal Estate of 
the Said deceased according to Law
Thos Kneen
A Judge of the Law Court