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Manx Genealogy

Re: james scarff
In Response To: Re: james scarff ()

found deed NSS Oct 1800 28 - [misfiled under SSS in museum][damaged RH margin] dated 12 May 1796;James Scarff(Raa, Kk Lonan) sells for £70 to John Moore(Kk Lonan)a parcel of qtrland of Raa rent [partly lost + 1d] + a parcel of intack called the Mony rent 2d - two parcels contiguous - bounded on north by Wm Kneale, Danl Kermode on southeast, James Kneale on south and the glebe on the west + northwest, together with another parcel of intack called Largy Allow undivided between me and James Kneale - my proportion being 0.5d rent - possession at decease of myself + my present wife Mary; Witt Edward Cain, Thos Clucas x (dead by 1800); James signs

Thus wife Mary in 1796 - probably the Mary bur 1802 but sounds as tho Mary is a second wife ?