DANIEL MYLREA to JOHN TAUBMAN snr

SURRENDER - 1787 (Braddan)

Whereas Daniel Mylrea of the town of Douglas with the consent of Leonora his wife did by Bond and Security bearing date the 29th day of June 1785 for securing the repayment of five hundred and seventy pounds lawful money of Great Britain with the interest which should become due thereon grant, demise and mortgage unto John Taubman of Castletown esq all that the whole of his one third interest and share in a certain Herring House and concerns situate near Douglas and known by the name and under the firm of Messrs Heywood, Mylrea and Company’s Herring Houses and Concerns together with all his interest in and to the stock in trade boats, smacks, goods, chattles, rights, credits and effects as of right belonging to him the said Daniel Mylrea as one third concerned in the said company to hold unto him the said John Taubman, his executors, administrators and assigns the said mortgaged premes until the said principal sum with the interest, costs and charges to become due thereon should be fully paid and satisfied and in case the same was not repaid at the end of twelve months the said John Taubman was authorised and empowered to sell and dispose of the said mortgaged premises or such part thereof as he should see proper to pay off and discharge the amount of the principal, interest, costs and charges due on the said Bond and Security as by the same may more at large appear

And whereas the said Daniel Mylrea failing in the payment and discharge of the said demand was summoned before the worshipful Thomas Moore esq, Deemster of this Isle, and his worship was pleased to grant an execution against the said Daniel Mylrea for the sum of six hundred and four pounds six shillings and four pence currency aforesaid being the amount of the principal, interest costs an charges due on the said Bond and Security with costs …. which was soon after delivered to Thomas Cain of Middle Sheading in Distrein upon the said Daniel Mylrea one third share and interest in the said Herring house and premises given in security as aforesaid and the said Coronor accordingly executed the said Execution and publically proclaimed in the usual form that he would proceed to sell the property and effects on the 16th day of September 1786 by public auction in order to raise money to pay off and discharge the amount of the said Execution and several persons having agreeable to the Coroner’s said publication attended the said action as well as the said Daniel Mylrea and John Taubman

It was proposed and agreed by the said Daniel Mylrea and John Taubman to avoid the extraordinary charge and expense that would accrue by a public sale by the coroner that the said Daniel Mylrea should sell and convey unto the said John Taubman certain parts and parcels of the said premises passed in security as aforesaid to wit all that his one entire third of the said Herring House, messuage and premises herein before mentioned together with his third of a parcel of ..conwood, herring barrels and other small matters in payment and discharge of the said execution for six hundred and four pounds, six shillings and four pence and growing interest as well as in discharge of a former execution for twelve pounds twelve shillings currency aforesaid land rent due unto the said John Taubman and accordingly in pursuance of the said mutual agreement the said Daniel Mylrea did on the said 16th day of September 1786 execute and deliver unto the said John Taubman a certain Deed or Sale of the said Herring houses, messuages and premises relation being thereunto had, may, mandfully and … at large … in order to confirm … agreement more effectually into execution

Know all men by these presents that I the said Daniel Mylrea the aforesaid causes and divers other considerations me hereunto moving but more especially for and in consideration of the said two several demands for which executions were granted and executed and aforesaid the one for six hundred and four pounds six shillings and four pence and the other for twelve pounds twelve shillings currency aforesaid together with the further sum of six pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence being an arrear of interest and costs making together the sum of six hundred and twenty-three pounds twelve shillings and one penny currency as aforesaid to me the said Daniel Mylrea already paid and satisfied the receipt whereof and every part thereof I do hereby acknowledge to have received from John Taubman in manner aforesaid have given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do give, grant, bargain and forever absolutely sell, ratify and by these presents confirm unto him the said John Taubman, his heirs and assigns all that the whole of my third part, right and property in and unto the said herring houses, buildings messuages and premises called and know by the name and firm of Messrs Heywood, Mylrea and Company’s herring houses with their and every of their rights, members and appurtenances thereunto belonging nor in any wise appertaining situate, lying and being in the parish of Braddan on the Howe side of the said town of Douglas being Abbey land and part of the Nunnery estate of such annual rent as the Setting Quest shall proportion thereon together with all the goods, chattels and effects, bargained and sold unto the said John Taubman by the said Deed of Sale dated the 16th day of September aforesaid to have and to hold unto the said John Taubman, his heirs and assigns the hereby granted messuages, buildings, herring houses, lands and premises with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances together with the other goods, chattels and effects mentioned in the said Deed, Bargain or Sale from me the said Daniel Mylrea my heirs, executors administrators and assigns forever in as full and ample a manner to all intents and purposes as fully and effectually as the said Daniel Mylrea have hitherto held possess and enjoyed the same hereby divesting myself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns from having or claiming any right or title in or to any of the said herring houses buildings messuages and premises aforesaid with every their rights and appurtenances together with the goods, chattels and effects aforesaid and hereby investing him the said John Taubman, his heirs and assigns with the full, whole and sole title in and unto all and singular the said hereby granted and bargained premises and for the true and faithful performance hereof I the said Daniel Mylrea do hereby and oblige myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns in and under the penalty and forfeiture of thirteen hundred pounds currency aforesaid to be levied and paid according to the laws and customs of this isle. In witness whereof I the said Daniel Mylrea have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 7th day of February 1787. Daniel Mylrea

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Ann Kewn, Norris Moore

… November 1787 Daniel Mylrea acknowledged the foregoing Bill of Sale to be his proper act and deed and that he received the consideration money therein nominated. Before me John Cosnahan

At an Abbey Court holden at the house of William Moore near Ballasalley the 30th day of May 1788

The beforewritten Deed of Sale having been acknowledged before the High Bailiff of Douglas and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against it the same is therefore allowed of and confirmed. Thomas Moore, Richard Clague

28th June I do hereby certify that the beforegoing is a true copy of the original deed … enrolled at the … of John Taubman esq the grantee. Richard Clague, Clerk to the … of his Grace the Duke of Atholl

[Ref: Enrolled Deeds 1787 Braddan #1]

NOTES

  1. Coup de grace!
  2. Daniel Mylrea was the son of Thomas Mylrea & Rose Savage, and baptised in Peel 1750
  3. His was the Deemster/Archdeacon/Attorney General line of Mylreas; once possessors of the Dollough estate
  4. He should have been a wealthy man at age 25 when he sold off the Dollough, the Mylrea family estate in Ballaugh left to him by his bachelor uncle, Daniel Mylrea (Deemster)
  5. Daniel was in business in Douglas with Robert Heywood, his brother-in-law, and John Taubman snr. These men were also from Deemster families
  6. Daniel & Robert Heywood were also recorded as shipowners, in 1781, importing goods to Liverpool from Barbados (Ref:Wilks); other documents show that Heywood, Mylrea & Co traded as money lenders for a time
  7. An earlier document shows that Daniel borrowed money from Philip Cottier in 1782 against the family home in Peel, only a few years after he sold off the Dollough, and a subsequent mortgage in 1785 with John Jonathan Lee reveals further debt against the Peel house. In 1795, Daniel borrowed from the Duke of Athol in 1795 to clear these debts against the Mylrea house
  8. In the current contract, Daniel was obliged to hand over his share in the Herring Curing business to clear his debt to John Taubman incurred two years earlier when he mortgaged his share to John Taubman snr

Associated Documents

From Summary of Wills, A Manx Notebook

1799-1 E921 jw TAUBMAN John Castletown;wife Esther; only son John; dau Christian Cunningham w/o major Wm Cunningham (large bequests); gdaus Margt,Isabel + Dorothy Taubman daus of John; gson Major John Taubman; gson John Christian s/o dau Margaret Christian decd; gson Robert Cunningham; names Nicholas Christian s/o Fancis Christian decd; servant David Radcliffe;witt Joshua Redfern,John Cowin John Crellin

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