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Newfoundland Wills
Estate Files Index
1893 Probate Year
from "A to Fol"

Estate Files contain information for people who died intestate
and a surviving relative petitioned the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

This index transcribed from the LDS FHL Microfilm 2057390

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NAME OF DECEASED		DIED	OTHER INFOMATION
SURNAME	CHRISTIAN
ANTLE	Charles	Nov 18,1892	of Tilt Cove, wife Caroline
ANTLE	John	Aug 26, 1893	of Brigus, fisherman, niece Belinda PEARCEY, no other next of kin
ASHBURNE	Thomas	Dec., 1892	of Twillingate, planter, wife Mary
AUSTIN	Henry Edwin	Dec.21, 1892	of Heart’s Content, telegraph operator, wife Marie Aline AUSTIN
BEMISTER	John	Dec. 19, 1892	of Hr. Grace, sheriff, daughter Julia CHANCEY, will dated Oct 1892.
BLACKLER	Samuel	Sept 8, 1893 intestate	of Fogo, carpenter, wife Susannah
BOYD	John	June 30, 1850	of St. John’s, gentleman, wife Mary, daughters Ann PIERSON and Margaret BAIRD (widow of late David BAIRD)
BRENNAN	John	Jan 20, 1880	of St. John’s, laborer, Petitioner was Johanna RAFTUS of St. John’s (wife of James). Johanna said she was the sole next of kin.
BRENOCK	John	May 1893	of Petty Hr. Road, farmer, granddaughter Mary Elizabeth BRENOCK
BROWNING	William BOYD	died April 11, 1893	of St. John’s, (late of New York) merchant, mother Elizabeth BROWNING
BUFFETT	Snook	March 28, 1893	of Rose Blanche, fisherman, drowned in the mouth of the harbor of Rose Blanche March 28, 1893, wife Hannah,
BUFFETT	William	March 28, 1893	of Rose Blanche, fisherman, drowned in the mouth of the harbor of Rose Blanche March 28, 1893, father Thomas BUFFETT,
CADWELL	William	about 1835	of St. John’s, sailmaker, died about 1835, daughter Louisa, age 70, (widow of Richard MATIN??). Thomas FRENCH of Morton’s Harbor wrote a petition and he said he was the son of Jane FRENCH, (wife of William, deceased). Jane was one of the daughters of William CADWELL. Robert WEATHERDON also wrote a letter of petition.
CAMPBELL	Elizabeth	Jan 15, 1892	of St. John’s, spinster, mother Mary CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL	Neil	July 10, 1891 intestate	of St. John’s, accountant, wife Mary
CANNING	William S.	Feb 1 1893	of St. John’s, wife Louisa, children May, Alfred, William
CARNELL	John T.		of St. John’s, carriage builder, wife Elizabeth Rixon CARNELL
CASHIN	Lawrence	Nov 7, 1893	of St. John’s, nephew Ignatius COLLINS, niece Joanna (widow of Joseph CORBILL)
CHALKER	John	March 11, 1893	of Brigus, Coaster, wife Selina P. CHALKER
CHEAYTOR/CHAYLOR	John	Apr 1892	of Chamberlains, son John CHAYLOR (two spellings)
CLARKE	William A	Nov 27, 1892	of Broad Cove, farmer, son William James CLARKE
CLIFT	James S.	July 16, 1877	of St. John’s, merchant, son Shannon M. CLIFT, wife Jane Sydney CLIFT
COADY	James	January 2, 1893	of St. John’s, fisherman, wife Margaret
COLLINS	William	July, 1876 intestate	of Old Perlican, planter, oldest son James, wife Theresa,
COWAN	Agnes	March 25, 1893	of St. John’s, hospital matron, sisters Betsey COWAN and Mrs. Charles HAMLYN.
COWAN	Betsey	October 27, 1893	of St. John’s, spinster, sister Jane HAMLYN
CASEY	John	May 1,1893	of St. John’s, Commissioner of the Poor, wife Mary (This included a long will.)
COFFIN	John	October 10, 1893	of St. John’s, storekeeper, wife Martha & 7 children: Alexander, Rhonda, John, Walter, Margaret, Phoebe and Robert,
COLLETT	James H.	1876	of St. John’s, storekeeper, wife Maria, son Robert
CRIB	Joseph	Oct. 25, 1892	of Rose Blanche, master mariner, wife Naomi, seven children: Charlotte-15, Jacob –13, Veronica Maud? – 11, Anne –9, Theopholis John-6, Ethel Blanche-4, Augustus George Bayly- 9 months
DALEY	Simon	Jan 19, 1893	of Ragged Hr., fisherman, wife Ann, sons: John, Michael, Simon and Richard.
DELAHUNTY	Margaret	Apr. 20,1893 intestate	of St. John’s, widow, husband died about 40 years ago, two of the 7 children are Catherine and Margaret (wife of James STEWART),
DEVEREAUX	Lawrence	January 8,1893	of Trepassey, planter, wife Ann, six children: Richard, Laurence D., John, Ellen (wife of William CURTIS), Bessie (wife of James MADDLETON? or WADDLETON?), and Bridget (wife of Richard HARTENY? HARTERY?)
DRYER	Mary Ann	Dec. 12, 1881	of St. John’s, widow, son Henry B. DRYER,
DUCHEMIN	James L.	March 26, 1893	of St. John’s, block manufacturer, wife Mary Joseph DUCHEMIN, 7 children.
DUFFETT	John	March 5, 1892	of St. John’s, storekeeper, wife died two years ago, children: Ellen, Lizzie, and Frances.
DWYER	Peter	Feb. 18, 1893	of Hr. Grace, merchant, with a will. (Petition written by Richard DWYER). Wife Bridget, son Richard, brothers-in-law Michael KEHOE and Thomas DALTON.
DAVIS	James	Jan 27, 1893	of Fox Hr., fisherman, wife Susannah, children John and Catherine
DWYER	Edward	about 1857	of Hr. Grace, fisherman died about 36 years ago (1857), son Peter
ELLARD	Edward	Sept 10, 1861	of St. John’s, cooper, wife Ann, 5 children
FARDY	Patrick	about 1880	of St. John’s, fisherman, died about 13 years ago (1880), wife Catherine, 3 daughters,
FINN	Patrick	Aug 16, 1879	of St. John’s, dealer, wife Anastasia FINN, daughters Catherine CUMMINS, Mary FINN,
FISHER	Henry Sr.	Oct 1, 1889	of Bonavista, fisherman, son Henry
FLOOD	Juliana	April 10, 1877	of, St. John’s, spinster, brother John FLOOD
FOLEY	Eliza	July 11, 1890	of St. John’s, spinster, sister Martha P. (wife of Walter VEALE)
FOLEY	Luke	about 1859	of St. John's, carpenter, died 34 years ago (1859), son James, daughters Ellen and Elizabeth

Page Transcribed by Colleen Haynes (April 2004)

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Wednesday February 20, 2013 AST)

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