Margaret Jane Clarke, 1916

In His Majesty's High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man
COMMON LAW DIVISION
(Testamentary Jurisdiction)

Know all men by these presents that we James Harrison
Clarke of Barfield Selborne Drive
in the borough of Douglas
gentleman Robert John Clague
of Ridgway Street in the borough 
of Douglas corn and seed merchant
and John Hattersley Clarke of Atholl 
Street in the borough of Douglas agent 
are jointly and severally and any two of us jointly bound unto our
Sovereign Lord the King in the sum of Five hundred
pounds to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to our said Lord
the King, his heirs and successors, we bind and oblige ourselves jointly and
severally, and any two of us jointly, our Executors and Administrators,
firmly by these presents.

As witness out subscriptions the 17th day of
October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine
Hundred and fourteen

THE CONDITION of our obligation is such that, if the
above-named Jams Harrison Clarke
--------------------------------- (hereinafter called "the Executor")
who seeks to obtain a grant of Probate of the last Will and Testament of
Margaret Jane Clarke
Late of No 59 Bucks Road in the
Borough of Douglas spinster
 
But now deceased, who died on or about the 10th day of September
1914, at No 59 Bucks Road aforesaid
do, when lawfully called on in that behalf, make or cause to be made a true and
perfect inventory of all and singular the personal estate and effects of the said
deceased which have or shall come into his hands, possession, or
knowledge or into the hands of any other person for him and the 
same so made exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, into the proper Registry in
that behalf whenever required by law so to do:  And the same personal estate
and effects of the said deceased which shall at any time come into the hands or
Possession of the Executor, or into the hands or possession of any other person
or persons for him or which without default might have come into the hands
or possession of the Executor, do well and truly administer according to law,
that is to say, do pay the debts and liabilities of the said deceased, so far as the said
personal estate will extend and the law bind the Executor, then this obligation
to be void and of no effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue.

At a Court holden at Douglas				}   James H. Clarke
 the 17th day of October 1914				}   Robt. J, Clague
							}   John H, Clarke
The executing parties to the forgoing bond		}
Acknowledge the same to be their Act and Deed	}
	Before me,
		Francis J. Johnson
		Reg. of Deeds
 


This is the last Will and Testament 
of me Margaret Jane Clarke of 
No 59 Bucks Road in the borough 
of Douglas spinster-------------------
I revoke all wills and testamentary 
dispositions heretofore made by me 
and I appoint my brother 
James Harrison Clarke executor 
hereof----------------------------------
I devise and bequeath all the 
real and personal estate whatsoever 
and wheresoever of or to which 
I shall at my death be 
seised possessed or entitled 
or over which I shall have 
any power of appointment 
or disposition by will unto 
my sister Hannah Lynam 
and her heirs executors 
administrators and assigns 
absolutely for her sole and 
separate use independently of 
 
any husband and of his 
debts control and engagements
Witness my name hereunto 
subscribed this twenty ninth day 
of August one thousand nine 
hundred and fourteen---------

             Margaret Jane CLARKE
Signed and acknowledged 
by the said Margaret Jane Clarke as and for 
her last Will and Testament
in presence of us who 
in her presence at her 
request and in presence 
of each other have 
hereunto subscribed 
our names as witnesses

T. A. KELLY
T. STEVENS