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Seventh child of Thomas Fargher of Shenvalley and Elizabeth Quayle who married Malew 1742; the children of this marriage were
Quayle baptised Malew 17 July 1755 and buried Kk Braddan 23 Feb 1810 had a career as a mariner working out of Liverpool and captained three slaving ventures between 1784 and 1787 having previously served as chief mate on the Vulture between 1782 and 1784. James Irving, whose correspondence to his wife has survived and which gives an important insight into the Slaving trade, was the surgeon on board the Vulture trading between Liverpool and the West Indies. Quayle would appear to have worked for William Boats of Liverpool and when in May 1784 Quayle Fargher was given command of his first ship the Jane he took on James Irving as surgeon - other officers under Quayle contained several Manx, including John Quirk and William Harrison, and on Quayles next voyage Irirving would appear to have been the only non-Manx officer.
Father Thomas Quayle played an important part in establishing St Marks and along with Hugh Cosnahan was one of the two trustees, described in one deed as advocate at law (and I think MHK) he had mortgaged a third of his estate of Shenvalla and some smaller parcels in Marown, when he died in 1781 by a joint will with wife Elizabeth left their purchased lands to son John (who was also heir at law). Thomas wanted burial at the newly built St Marks - his widow Elizabeth was buried there in 1806 - her will of 1806:
dated 1 Mar 1798;widow Thomas Shenvalla; sons John & Quayle; gdau Esther Kinley; gch John, Wm Thomas + Quayle Clucas, Elizth + Cath Clucas; daughters Margt Clucas + Elizth Kinley - jt exexs;1806 codicil mentions gson Clave Clucas.
Quayle's brother Thomas served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy - there is an account of him joining HMS Bellerophon in 1790 and dying 'in the prime of his life' in 1794 - Thomas left his brother Quayle his title to Shenvolly and a parcel of land in Marown called Bwooily Willy.
John Fargher who inherited Shenvalla borrowed several smaller sums in 1785 from various people including from Miss Esther Quayle (presumeably paid on behalf of Quayle who was at sea at the time) - he was noted as dead by 1806 apparently unmarried.
Quayle married Esther Quayle at Kk Braddan on 8 Sep 1785 - noted as Captain Quayle Fargher and Mrs Esther Quayle [daughter of Wm Quayle & Mary/Molly Moore & grand daughter to Philip Moore senr of the Hills] - witnesses were his brother Thomas Quayle, her brother Moore Quayle and Elizabeth Lightfoot - no children noted to this marriage. Like several other Manx captains he invested the considerable sums earned from a successful voyage in property - in Jan 1789 he, via his agent Moore Quayle, purchased Snugborough in Braddan for £500 from a coroner's auction[SSS May 1791 76] - this property was originally that of Philip Moore senr (of the Hills) gfather to Esther Quayle - there was some dispute post death of Quayle Fargher that the property had actually been settled on Philip Moore junr but Esther retianed possession. Quayle also purchased the various mortgages granted by his father Thomas and brother John from the mid 1790s through to the early 1800s whilst at Snugborough - by 1809 he owned, via lapsed mortgages a third of the family estate of Shenvalley plus other parts of the estate - in 1809 obviously aware of impending death he passed these in trust to brother in law Mark Quayle, then a merchant in Liverpool, to hold in trust for him and to be transferred to his widow at his decease - [will and SSS May 73 + 74]
Suzanne Schwartz "Slave Captain: the Career of James Irving in the Liverpool Slave Trade" 2nd ed Liverpool University
Press 2008 (ISBN 978-184631-067-6)
Frances Wilkins "Manx Slave Traders" Kidderminster 1999
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