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Manx Genealogy

Re: Inheritance question, 1700s

The will of Gilbert Callin:
bur 13 Apr 1690;ch Philip, Jony, Mariod + Wm Callin (last 3 jt execs) - some ua Thos Skillicorn supv wth the chils at age on ye fa's side and Aunt + uncle on ye mother's side Wm + Margt Keggeen;Witt Tho Skillicorn + Gilbt Skillicorn
Thus would appear that the childrebn are orphans in today's usage - the earlier usage was if either parent was dead;
If might be the case that the eldest child (I presume Philip) was from an earlier marriage - Thos Skillicorn would I guess be husband to Gilbert's sister ?