(from MM / LDS 0106390 )
Kirk Andreas John Cleator the younger perished by sea at the herring fishery on or about the 11th day of August intestate. The court upon intelligence thereof hath decreed his five children namely John, James, Cath & Ellin ^or Alice^ Cleator with the child or children whereof the intestates widow is now ensient joint adminrs of all his goods & chattels moveable & immoveable whatsoever who being all under age, their uncle & aunts on the deads part namely William, Margt & Alice Cleater are sworn supervisors, and by their consent the deads part of the children & their goods is committed to Margt Cleater their mother, who with sd supervisors are sworn to bring a perfect inventory to the registry - pledges in behalf of the widow for payment of debts & forthcoming of the children's goods are Wm Cleater aforesd of Jurby & Danl Cormode of Kk Andrews decretum est Ja Wilks John Moore solvit 10d Kk Andrews the 5th January 1771 We whose names are hereunto subscribed being a jury of four men sworn by John Radcliffe summner of the said parish to value a certain parcel of land for the use of John Cleator a child under age whose father perished by sea about the beginning of August 1769 we have valued the sd land to the yearly sum of seven shillings & six pence on the deads part and this is our verdict as witnesses our names and marks the date above written Daniel Cormode James Garret William Sayle William Killip Kk Michael Mar 1 1771 The jurors acknowledged yhe above return before me Ja Wilks Kk Patrick Oct 15 1775 John Cleator within named has this day acknowledged to have recd of his mother Margt Cleator the rent of the land ... Kk Patrick Oct 15 1775 John Cath & Alice Cleator three children of thr intestate have this day acknowledged ...
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