Extract from Shewood's Plan of 1849 - Douglas Head Road
Extract from Shewood's Plan of 1849 - Douglas Head Road
The sequence of property transactions involving Fort Anne can serve as an example of the complexity of such arranngements - here they are organised in calendar order of deed and not that of the court through which they passed.
The various parties concerned include the Taubmans of the Nunnery - John Taubman (1723-1799) made considerable money from the running trade, his son John (1747-1822) was involved with early banking on the IoM, his heiress Isabella married Alexander John Goldie(d 1848), their son John(1804-1852) changed the family name to Goldie-Taubman by Royal assent in 1824. Thomas Whaley is considered elsewhere, Maria Courtney would appear to be relatively unknown to researchers tho one states she was a cousin of Capt Hugh Moore fellow traveller with Whaley to Jerusalem; Sarah Ann St John(1792-1845) was daughter of Ambrose St John(1760-1822) , but better known as companion to Sir Wm Hillary(1771-1847).
Thomas Stowell(1764-1821) who appears to have been advisor to Mary Whaley was Clerk of the Rolls and noted as a very able lawyer.
The various abreviated names are
| ERD Oct 1821 215 | dated 23 Jan 1798;recites that John Taubman by deed dated abt 28 Mar 1796 sells for £21 + ground
rent of £3 3s(British) to Maria Courtney a parcel of the Nunnery How where the buildings called Fort Ann are now
erected plus a parcel in front thereof down to the sea shore - in whole 2ac and whereas deed has since been lost or
mislaid - sd John Taubman agrees to regrant sd premises thus for the sd £21 already paid + annual charge of £3
3s that plot of the Nunnery How whereon the builds called Fort Ann are now erected; Witt Tho Stowell, Redmond Stowell |
| ERD May 1798 45 + SSM May 1798 33 noted as enrolled |
dated 23 Jan 1798;Thomas Whaley(Douglas) + Maria Courtney ack indebted for £635(British) at 5%
interest from John Taubman(Nunnery) and gives as security all those houses + concerns on a part of the Nunnery How called
Fort Ann together with a small adjoining plot puchased by Maria Courtney from sd John Taubman bearing equal date [ERD
Oct 1821 215] together with the good will of the two leases dated 28 Mar 1796 + 23 Jan 1798; Witt Tho Stowell, Richmond
Stowell |
| SSS May 1811 50 | [incorrectly captioned Malew - should be Braddan][Abbey]dated 23 Jan 1798;John Taubman(Nunnery) sells
for 5s + ground rent £1 1s to Maria Courtney a parcel of land on south side of the herring house of Robert Heywood
being part of that plot called the Bowling Green adj the gardens in the possession of George Redfern on the west or
NW and the sd Bowling green on the east containing 83yrds in length + 30yrds in breadth; Witt Valentine Goold, Tho Stowell |
| CTD Mic 1801 4 | [Douglas]dated 1 Jul 1801; honbl Mary Whaley(widow Thomas Whaley,Fort Ann) acks indebted for £1000(British)
from Major John Taubman(Nunnery) and gives as security all thos houses,buildings etc + gounds in Kk Braddan known as
Fort Ann subject to an annual ground rent £4 4s; Witt John Nelson Scott, Jas May |
| SSS May 1813 27 | dated 30 Jul 1801;recites that Thomas Whaley(late of Douglas) + Maria Courtenay(Douglas, both now decd,
did pass their jt bond dated 23 Jan 1798[ERD May 1798 45] to Major John Taubman(Nunnery) for £635(British) + said
Maria Courtenay did by a deed annexed to sd bond transfer to sd John Taubman all those houses + concerns known as Fort
Ann wch if sd bond was not paid within 8months it should be in power of sd John Taubman to cause sd premises to be sold
by public auction - sd Maria Courtenay died soon thereafter and by her will devised the sd premises amongst her children
by sd Thomas Whaley whom she appointed their guardian who prevailed upon sd John Taubman to advance a further £101(British)
towards finishing of sd buildings - sd Thomas Whaley by deed dated 23 Sep 1799 transfered sd premises called Fort Anne
to sd John Taubman and whereas the principal + interest + charges amounting to £858 becoming due + in arrears
the sd John Taubman for £858 assigned sd deed to Thomas Stowell(Douglas); and as sometime ago sd Thomas Whaley
also died leaving his widow the Honorable Mary Whaley testamentary guardian of his children by sd Maria Courtenay -
sd Mary Whaley also sworn guardian of sd children by IoM Chancery Court; the premises called Fort Anne being in a very
unfinished state, the sd Thomas Stowell with consent of sd Mary Whaley put the premises for sale by public auction at
which Mary Whaley was highest bidder at £2500(British) - Thomas Stowell for the consideration of the sd £858
transferred all his right title to sd Mary Whaley;Witt Jas May, Hy Smith |
| ERD May 1813 87 | dated 3 Dec 1812;John Taubman(Nunnery) and Mary Whaley(widow + exex of Thomas Whaley) proprietor of certain
houses + concerns adj estate of the Nunnery [see SSS May 1811 50], have deemed it convenient to make following exchange:
Taubman for consideration of £182 14s(British) being being the difference in value + £1 18s ground rent
sell to Mary Whaley a part of the Bowling Green adjoining the road leading to Fort Anne from the gate at the west end
of said road on the south, by the railing from the wall to the ditch erected by Forbes + Callow leading down to the
sea on the west, the sea on the north and to the purchaser's own lands of Fort Anne in the east; Mary Whaley sells those
3 small gardens now or lately in possn of George Redfern bounded by the road leading to Fort Anne on the south, the
sd Redfern's garden on west and the wall commonly called Whaley's Wall by the herring houses on north and sd land called
the Bowling Green on east; Witt Thos A Corlett, John Clague |
| ERD May 1828 478 |
dated 27 Jul 1822;recites that Thos Whaley + Maria Courtney (then both of Douglas) gave B + S dated 23
Jan 1798 [ERD May 1798 45] giving as security Fort Anne, now sd John Taubman in consideration of sd principal, interest
+ charges + 5s assigns sd bond to Mary Whaley(widow of sd Thomas Whaley) and quit claims any right by deed dated 23
Oct 1820 [SSS May 1821 39]and notes that Taubman + Mary Whaley on 31 Jul 1801 [SSS May 1813 27] settled accounts re
estate of Thomas Whaley whereby the sd £635 + interest + charges was charged against st Mary Whaley; the B + S
dated 31 Jul 1801 has lapsed in law and Mary Whaley minded to pay all principal, interest + charges and gave as security
until sd sum of £1000 + interest + costs repaid the sd Fort Anne, now John Taubman for sd payment transfers to
sd Mary Whaley all his right title to sd Fort Anne; Witt Alexr John Goldie, John Caesar Gelling[notary public] |
| ERD Oct 1827 463 |
dated 20 Jun 1826;recites that Maria Courtney by deed dated 23 Jan 1798 purchased from John Taubman about
2ac of the Nunnery Howe as described in sd deed for £21 + ground rent £3 3s and bequeathed by her last will
+ testament the sd purchased lands equally to her four children Thos, Richard, Ann + Sophia Isabella Whaley and if any
die under 21 yrs of age without issue then their share equally to the survivors and whereas the sd Thos Whaley died
intestate without making any disposition of interest in his proportion and whereas sd Thos Whaley being illegitimate
his right + interest in sd premises became forfeit to the Duke of Atholl as Lord of the sd said Island of Mann - but
assents that will of sd Maria Courtney be carried into effect and the surviving brother and sister should possess the
property and thus he quit claims any right to premises known as Fort Ann unto Sophia the wife of Robert Taylor, otherwise
Whaley for her own use and for the use of Richard Whaley her brother being the only surviving children; Witt Robt Charles
Carrington |
| ERD May 1828 471 |
dated 24 Jul 1827;Mary Whaley(widow,Dublin) sells for £1000(English) to Robert Taylor + wife Sophia
Isabella als Whaley (dau of my late husband Thomas Whaley) that tenement etc called Fort Anne - payment (or a bond)
to be made to Richard Whaley brother of the sd Sophia Isabella; Witt John Drinkwater, Wm Leece Drinkwater |
| SSS Oct 1832 40 |
dated 17 Jun 1831;Robert Taylor + wife Sophia als Whaley sell for £1400(British) to Thomas Lowey
the tenement called Fort Ann as purchased by him from Mary Whaley by deed dated 24 Jul 1827 where sd concerns more fully
laid out in a deed of sale + agreement between sd Mary Whaley and John Taubman(Nunnery) dated 3 Dec 1812, together with
all grates, fixtures etc alread delivered to sd Thomas Lowry by Wm Ormsley; Witt Horatio A Carrington, Wm Ar Ormsly;
annexed note dated 23 Mar 1831 that Robt Taylor complaineth agst Thomas Lowry and showeth he is sufficiently seized
of lands + premises (+ grates, looking glasses, bells and greenhouses) of Fort Anne opposite to entrance of Douglas
harbour + authorised Major John Ormsley(Douglas) to sell + dispose of same by public auction at Dixon's hotel on 20
Oct 1830 who entered into an agreement with Thomas Lowry(Liverpool) for £1400 a memo of which agreement dated
21 Oct 1830 between Ormsley(temporary resident at Fort Anne) + Thomas Lowry was witnessed by John Taggart (surveyor,
Douglas) [Taylor resided in London] - Taylor notes that Lowry has complained that the title is defective Will Roper
acting for complainaint |
| SSS Oct 1832 41 |
dated 21 Aug 1831;Thomas Lowry senr (Liverpool) sells for £1400 to Thomas Lowry junr that temement
called Fort Anne as purchased from Robt Taylor dated 17 Jun 1831; Witt Fredk L Gelling, H B Watts |
| SSS Oct 1832 42 |
dated 31 Dec 1831;Thomas Lowry junr(Fort Anne) sells for £1500(British) to Sarah Ann St John(spinster,
Douglas) that tenement called Fort Anne as conveyed from from Robt Taylor + wife to Thomas Lowry senr by deed dated
17 Jun 1831 and thence to Thomas Lowry junr by deed dated 31 Aug 1831; Witt Will Roper, H B Watts; |
| CTD Hil 1832 62 |
dated 31 Dec 1831;Sarah Ann St John(spinster, Douglas) acks indebted for £900(British) at 5% from
Thomas Lowey junr - the same being part of consideration money of certain premises called Fort Anne purchased from sd
Thomas Lowey by deed baring equal date, gives as security the whole of Fort Anne;Witt Will Roper, H B Watts |
| CTD Hil 1832 61 + SSS May 1834 55 |
dated 11 Jan 1832;Lieutenant General Alexander John Goldie(Nunnery) sells for 5s + £6 ground rent
to Sarah Ann St John(spinster, Douglas + proprietor Fort Anne) a parcel of ground pt of Nunnery Howe adj Glen leading
to the Nick Vane cont 1440 sq yrds and any right to sd glen; Witt Wm Hillary baronet, H B Watts |
| SSM May 1834 81 | tba |
| SSS May 1834 62 | dated 23 Dec 1833; recites that Sarah Ann St John by B + S dated 31 Dec 1831 ack'd indebted for £900 at 5% interest from Thomas Lowry junr giving as security those lands + premises called Fort Anne and whereas sd Thomas Lowry junr died some time ago and Thomas Lowry senr appt administrator who by assignment dated 30 Aug 1833 assigned for £931 7s 6d sd deed to James Holmes and whereas sd James Holmes by deed dated 31 Aug 1833 [SSM May 1834 81] assigned for same sum sd deed to James McCrone as trustee under a deed of Chancery dated 16 Apr 1811 and whereas sd Sarah Ann St John wishes to sell part of the field called the Bowling Green field given as security and requests James McCrone to discharge sd part of field from any claim and offers a parcel of ground purchased from A J Goldie by deed dated 11 Jan 1832 in lieu - to wch McCrone agrees ; Witt Jas Holmes, Geo Geneste |
| SSS May 1834 62 |
dated 23 Dec 1833; recites that Sarah Ann St John by B + S dated 31 Dec 1831 ack'd indebted for £900
at 5% interest from Thomas Lowry junr giving as security those lands + premises called Fort Anne and whereas sd Thomas
Lowry junr died some time ago and Thomas Lowry senr appt administrator who by assignment dated 30 Aug 1833 assigned
for £931 7s 6d sd deed to James Holmes and whereas sd James Holmes by deed dated 31 Aug 1833 assigned for same
sum sd deed to James McCrone as trustee under a deed of Chancery dated 16 Apr 1811 and whereas sd Sarah Ann St John
wishes to sell part of the field called the Bowling Green field given as security and requests James McCrone to discharge
sd part of field from any claim and offers a parcel of ground purchased from A J Goldie by deed dated 11 Jan 1832 in
lieu - to wch McCrone agrees ; Witt Jas Holmes, Geo Geneste |
| SSS May 1837 47 | [Douglas - head] dated 14 Nov 1836;James Newton(Harold Tower) for a ground rent of £18 5s 6d(British) sells to Sarah Anne St John(Fort Anne) a parcel of land part of Harold Tower adj Fort Anne on NW, bounded by road leading from Fort Anne to Douglas Head and on other by the sea shore - in security for payment of sd ground rent StJohn gives the premises known as Fort Anne except that part called the Bowling Green - StJohn to enclose sd demised part with a boundary wall (not to exceed 9ft high)+ a tower (+ detail as to wall + tower wrt views) - StJohn to have liberty within 7yrs to purchase ground-rent at 20yrs payment; Witt Wm Hillary, Edward Caryl Fleetwood ; annexed plan [see SSS May 1837 46] |
| SSS May 1837 46 | [Douglas - head] dated 23 Dec 1836; James Newton(Harold Tower) for a ground rent of £16 12s 6.5d(British) sells to Sarah Anne St John a parcel of land part of Harold Tower adj a parcel of land lately purchased by sd Sarah StJohn from sd James Newton by deed dated 14 Nov 1836 [SSS May 1837 47] on the NW bounded on end by road leading from Fort Anne to Douglas and on other by the sea shore and sd James Newton on SE - Sarah StJohn gives in security for payment of sd ground rent that dwelling house + lands called Fort Anne except that part called the Bowling Green - by this deed now unnecessary to construct the boundary wall mentioned in earlier deed tho the restrictions mentioned there to still apply - Sarah St John has liberty within 7 yrs to redeem + pay off the ground rent at 20yrs rent; annexed plan; Witt James Darkin, Charles Horton |
| SSS May 1846 74 |
dated 3 Feb 1846;recites that Sarah Ann St John(spinster, Douglas) did by deed dated 31 Dec 1831 grant
a B + S to Thomas Lowry junr for £900 giving as security a mansion houses etc called Fort Anne and whereas sd
John[sic] Lowry died intestate and father Thomas Lowry appt administrator who by deed dated 20 Aug 1833 assigned sd
deed to James Holmes who by deed dated 31 Aug 1833 assigned sd deed to James McCrone (trustee appt under court of Chancery
under a deed dated 16 Apr 1811 between Caesar Bacon , Ann Bacon + Cath Bacon and Richard Murray; and whereas Sarah Ann
StJohn by deed dated 23 Dec 1833 passed a B + S for £268 12s 6d on sd Fort Anne except a strip 88yrds in length
at west end of a field called the Bowling Green pt of field adj Glen leading to Nick Vane; James McCrone d abt 1840
where upon James Holmes by deed dated 23 Dec 1840 was appointed trustee whereby the two deeds passed by Sarah StJohn
were united and on 7 Mar 1842 he obtained execution agt sd Sarah Ann St John for £1200 ; Sarah StJohn died shortly
afterwards having appt Sir William Hillary exor - Holmes assigned sd two deeds to James Newton by deed dated 31 Oct
1845 who obtained execution agt sd Sir Wm Hillary for £178 3s 87d interest + for £845 + £211 8s 3d
- all placed in hands of coroner who sold by auction sd Fort Anne + the two parcels of land at which James Quirk agent
for James Newton was highest bidder at £1300; Witt James Spittall, G W Dumbell |
| ERD Oct 1846 114 |
[cancelled]dated 26 Aug 1846;James Newton(Cheadle Heath, Cheshire) + wife Mary Ann ack indebted for £900
at 4.5% interest from James Holmes(banker, Douglas) and give as security those houses etc known as Fort Anne together
with those two parcels of land situate between sd Fort Anne and Harold Tower purchased from John Cannell(Coroner) by
deed dated 3 Feb 1846 [SSS May 1846 74] together with Harold Tower (now in occupation of James Quirk as tenant); Witt
Thomas Bevor, Richd Scholes; discharged 27 Sep 1852: Wm Okell to whom Jas Holmes assigned deed by ass dated 20 Aug 1846
[?date as part lost in binding] acks full repayment by James Newton |
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