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Newfoundland Wills
Estate Files Index
1824-1930
Miscellaneous

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

These indexes transcribed from the LDS FHL Microfilms 2056192 & 2070896

Do not treat the data presented here as a primary source of information for your research.
You should verify any information you find here by referring to the original documents.

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SURNAME	GIVEN	YEAR	REMARKS
Index to Estate Files (1824 - 1930) from LDS Microfilm 2056192 *
BUCKLEY	John	1824	St. John's, Planter
KERRIVAN	Maurice	1827	Torbay
BARRY	Thomas	1828	Dildo Cove, Trinity
CAHILL	Lawrence	1828	Torbay, Cooper
DENNING	William	1828	Port de Grave, Merchant, wife Margaret
DWYER	Thomas	1828	Hr. Grace, Fisherman
FLAVIN	Cornelius	1828	Hr. Grace, Fisherman
FORAN	John	1828	St. John ’s, Carpenter
FRAYNE	Richard	1828	Spandiard’s Bay, Carpenter
FURLONG	John	1828	St. John’s , Fisherman
GREEN	Richard	1828	St. John's , Fort Major
HENNESSEY	Thomas	1828	Hr. Grace, Fisherman (died 1821)
JAMASON	Patrick	1828	Brigus, Seaman
KILLEGREW	Edward	1828	Bay of Roberts Point , Cooper
LEGROS	Peter	1828	Cape St. Francis, Fisherman
LEGROS	William	1828	Cape St. Francis, Fisherman
MCDONALD	John	1828	St. John's, Fisherman
MURPHY	Patrick	1828	Broad Cove, Farmer
MURRAY	John	1828	Adam's Cove, Fisherman
RAY	James	1828	King’s Cove
VERGE	John	1828	Trinity
ASH	Nicholas	1829	Carbonear, Planter
AYLWARD	Michael	1829	St. John’s , Fisherman
BENNETT	George	1829	St. John's, writing clerk
BOHAN	David	1829	St. John’s , Fisherman
CHAMBERLINS	Walter	1829	Brother John of Merrasheen
DAWLEY	Patrick	1829	Rider’s Harbor, Fisherman
EAGAN	Carberry	1829	Hr. Grace, Shoreman
FORD	Gerard	1829	Bonavista
FORWARD	Charles	1829	Carbonear, merchant
GORDAN	Samuel	1829	Musquito, Planter
GUSWELL	Matthew	1829	Portugal Cove, Planter, wife Elizabeth
HANNABURY	Michael	1829	Bareneed, Planter
HEANEY	Patrick	1829	St. John's, Schoolmaster
HEARN	Ellen	1829	St. John's
HIGGINS	Daniel	1829	Bay de Verde, Planter
HILL	Nathaniel	1829	St. John’s , Carpenter, wife Emlym
HOWELL	Richard	1829	Carbonear, Planter
JORDAN	Robert	1829	Ferryland, Fisherman
KENNEDY	Cornelius	1829	Carbonear, Fisherman
KENNEDY	Patrick	1829	St. John's, Fisherman
KIRWIN	Denis	1829	St. John’s , Fisherman, wife Bridget
MACKEY	Cornelius	1829	St. John’s , Planter
MANGEN	Cornelius	1829	St. John’s , Fisherman
McCARTHY	John	1829	St. John’s , Fisherman
MOVELLE	Lewis	1829	Marasheen, wife Elizabeth
MURPHY	Patrick	1829	Adams Cove, Planter
MYHAN	Patrick	1829	St. John’s , wife Mary
BARTLETT	Ann	1830	Brigus, widow of William
BARTLETT	William	1830	Brigus, Planter
BRINE	John	1830	St. John’s , Fisherman
BUSSEY	George	1830	Port de Grave, Planter
CAREW	John	1830	St. John’s , Fisherman
CULLETON	Thomas	1830	St. John’s , Shoemaker
COTTER	James	1830	Ragged Hr., sons Edward & Simon COTTER
CUDDIHY	James	1830	St. John’s , Fisherman, uncle: David CAREW
DAW	George	1830	Port de Grave, Planter
DEMPSEY	Lawrence	1830	St. John’s , uncle: James DEMPSEY
FEWER	James	1830	Fermuse, Merchant
FOGARTY	Timothy	1830	Torbay , Planter, wife Mary
GADEN	George	1830	St. John's, wife Emma
GARLAND	Henry	1830	Lower Island Cove
GUSHUE	John	1830	Bair Cove
HAYES	Catherine	1830	Brigus, wife of Michael Hayes
HENESY	Michael	1830	Carbonear, Planter
HITCHOCK	Henry	1830	Old Perlican
HOLLETT	Samuel	1830	Adam’s Cove. Planter
KELLY	John	1830	Blackhead Bay , Fisherman
KELLY	Michael	1830	St. John's, Fisherman
VIGOREUX	Lt. Col	1830	St. John's (?)
BELLEY	John	1831	Hr. Grace, Cooper
BISHOP	John	1831	Bay Roberts, Fisherman
BRENTON	Thomas	1831	Burin, wife Elizabeth; children: Thomas Jr., William, James, George, Charles, Samuel, Mary Ann, Henry
BRITT	John	1831	Hr. Grace, Planter
CAHILL	Thomas	1831	St. John's, Blacksmith
COLLINS	William	1831	Trinity Bay , relatives: Elizabeth COLLINS, John COLLINS
DOHERTY	Michael	1831	St. John's, Dealer
DONOGAN	William	1831	Carbonear, Physician
EVOY	John	1831	Capelin Bay, Fisherman
FLEMING	Michael	1831	Riverhead
GOULD	James	1831	Carbonear
HALLIDAY	David	1831	St. John ’s, Tailor
HILLIER	Edward	1831	Greenspond, Planter
KING	Daniel	1831	Port de Grave, Planter
MERCER	Thomas	1831	Bay Roberts
PARSONS	Jonathan	1831	St. John’s
PHIPPARD	William	1831	St. Mary’s
POPE	William Stafford	1831	Guardianship of his 3 children by former wife Sarah (William-9, Richard – 8, Sarah – 7)
POWER	John	1831	Belle Isle ??? Missing papers
RYAN	John	1831	St. John’s , Cooper, wife Norah
SLADE	Thomas	1832	Marshall ’s Folly, Planter
SPRACKLIN	Mary	1831	Cupids
STRETTON	Mary	1831	Hr. Grace
TAFE	Richard	1831	St. John’s , Fisherman
TERRINGTON	John	1831	St. John’s
TURNER	John	1831	Keels, Bonavista Bay
WALSH	James	1831	Cupids, wife Eileen (missing papers)
Index to Estate Files (1831 - 1930) from LDS Microfilm 2070896 *
BUSSEY	George	1831	Port de Grave, Planter
FINNEY	Bryan	1831	St. John’s , Publican, children: James & Dan ?
GILLAM	Joseph George	1831	Hr. Grace
GORMAN	Edward	1831	Missing papers
HARNEY	John	1831	Drowned in Labrador Aug 22, 1831 ; no relatives in NL; letter written by Patrick HARNEY
HENNESSEY	Judith	1831	St. John's, Widow
KENNEDY	Pierse	1831	St. John's
KICKHAM	Charles	1831	St. John’s , Planter
LANNIGAN	William	1831	Hr. Grace, Fisherman
MALACHY	Michael	1831	Bay Bulls
NOSEWORTHY	Thomas	1831	Cupids, Fisherman
PITTMAN	John	1831	Duricle, Placentia Bay
RIELLY	James Francis	1831	St. John's, Carpenter
WILSON	Alfred	1831	St. John's, Druggist
BROOKS	Robert	1832
BULGER	John	1832
CHANCEY	John LL	1832
COLE	Stephen	1832
COOKE	Richard	1832
DANSON	Thomas Anbrose	1832	[sic] Ambrose
ENGLISH	James	1832
FIFIELD	John	1832
FINN	Thomas	1832
HOSKIN	Ann	1832
LENDEN	Jane	1832
McKINNON	John	1832
MAHER	John	1832
MORRISON	James	1832
MURPHY	Michael	1832
PHIPPARD	Ann	1832
SLADE	James	1832
TUFF	William	1832
BYRNE	John	1833
CASEY	John	1833
CAREW	John	1833
EWER	Rev. Thomas	1833
GAMBLE	Thomas	1833
HAMILTON	Owen	1833
JARMEN	Elizabeth	1833
MADDEN	John	1833
MADDOX	Luke	1833
NOWLAN	Simon	1833
CASHEEN	Patrick	1834
CAWLEY	James	1834	name in Index book but no number
CHAMPION	Scott	1834
CROUCHER	Robert	1834
CROWLEY	Patrick	1834
DEVINE	Henry	1834
DOYLE	Miles	1834
HEALEY	Denis	1834
MORRIS	John	1834
WELSH	John	1834
CULLINAN	James	1835
DUNIEF	Thomas	1835
ENGLAND	William	1835
KNOWLAN	Michael	1835
MANUEL	Joseph	1835
MARSH	Richard	1835
SKINNER	Lt. Col. Thomas	1835
PARSONS	Robert Junior	1835
BARRON	Lawrence	1836
BARTER	Thomas	1836
LAMBERT	David	1836
MULLINS	ELLEN	1836
OVER	James	1836
WITHERS	James	1836
KERWIN	Thomas	1837
WILLIS	Thomas	1837
BARRETT	Timothy	1838
QUINN	John	1838
HEANY	Sarah	1839	4282
HAILEY	John	1839
ANDREWS	William	1841
JACKSON	William B.	1841
MURPHY	Lawrence	1841
COUGHLAN	Jane	1842
EDGAR	Matthew	1842
HEARN	William	1842
THOMPSON	Andrew A.	1842
KEREVAN	Thomas	1843
SPACKLIN	Samuel	1843
MOORES	Henry	1844
ROBERTS	Moses	1844
SKARDON	James	1844
BARNES	Richard	1846
MITCHELL	John	1846
HOWLEY	Richard	1847
LANFORD	Charles	1847
SCOTT	Elizabeth	1847
ELLIS	John	1848
FLYNN	William	1848
WHAITE	William Postle	1848
BARRETT	Susanna	1849
PARSONS	Ann	1849
BARTLETT	Abraham	1852
FLOOD	John	1853
SHEET	Sarah S	1853
BARTLETT	Abraham	1854
LYNCH	Francis	1854
PACK	Robert	1854
PENDERGAST	Mary	1854
STICKLAND	John	1854
CORBAN	William	1855
ABBOTT	William	1857
BARRON	John	1857
BARRON	Mary	1857
BARTLETT	Moses	1857
BARTLETT	William	1857
GILL	Sarah	1857
KEARNEY	John	1857
ADAMS	Thomas	1858
BARRON	Mary	1858
BARTER	Jones	1858
BARRY	William	1858
CONDON	Richard	1858
LOCKYER	William G.P.	1858
MURPHY	John	1858
MASTERS	Elizabeth & William	1858
MORRIS	Edward	1858
SHIVARY	John	1858
ANTLE	John	1859
BARTER	John	1859
BARTON	Maria	1859
DARNEY	John	1859
DARLING	Lawrence	1859
FOLEY	William	1859
SNELGRAVE	Grace	1859	[sic] Snelgrove
BOND	John	1860
COLTON	Edward	1860
FISHERMAN	John	1860
GOSSE	Robert	1860
NORRIS	Fitzpatrick	1860
WIER	Richard	1860
BURRY	Edward	1861
DUSSAN	William	1861
FOX	John	1861
SANDRIGAN	John	1861
SAUNDERS	Robert	1861	? [sic] Landrigan
HEDGES	John	1862
BARNES	William	1862
DROYER	Daniel	1862
DONOHUE	Michael	1863
HALL	Bridget	1863
PENDERGAST	Thomas	1863
HANLAHAN	John	1864	?[sic] Hanlan, Hanrahan
HUSTON	John	1864
BARTER	John	1865
BARTLETT	William	1865
ROW	William B.	1865
AVERY	George Oborne	1866	[sic] Osborne
BATCOCK	John	1866
BRANSCOMBE	William	1866
KELSON	William	1866
ANGELL	John	1867
BARNARD	Mary	1867
BARNARD	Patience	1867
CONDON	David	1867
KELLIGREW	Catherine G.	1867
LYDALL	Ann	1867
PARSONS	William	1867
POWER	Charles	1867
SNOW	Henry	1867
CHAFE	Thomas	1868
CROOME	James	1868	?
DUNN	Henry	1868
LANDEY	Richard	1868
MERCHANT	Valentine	1868
MOORE	Charles	1868
DEVEREUX	Mary	1869
FARGO	Wheaton	1869
FOWLER	Ann	1869
WHILTEN	George	1869	?[sic] Whitten
BARTLETT	Ann	1870
CARTER	Frederick B T	1870
McCARTY	James	1870
MERNER	Patrick	1870
MULLEY	Patrick	1870
PERCEY	William	1870
STOWE	Henry	1870
WHITTEY	James	1870
BARKER	Robert	1871
CASEY	Maurice	1871
HODDER	James	1871
MURRAY	John	1871
PICKFORD	Thomas	1871
BARTLETT	Joseph	1872
BLUNDON	Robert	1872
BROOKING	Thomas	1872
McGEE	John	1872
PELEN	Stephen	1872	?[sic] Phelan
SAFFER	Phillip J.F.	1872
BARNES	William	1873
CADDIGAN	Walter	1873
PENDERGAST	Edward	1873
BARTLETT	Patience	1874
BENIGAN	John	1874	[sic Berrigan?]
BRENSTONE	Henry	1874
COOK	Hannah	1874
FITZGERALD	John	1874
GELLAND	Joseph	1874
HATCHINGS	George	1874
KEATING	Margaretta	1874
MORRIS	Mary	1874
WEIR	Thomas	1874
CONNOLLY	Thomas	1875
MORTIMER	William James	1875	Carbonear, Master Mariner
MILLEY	Richard	1875
MORRIGAN	Ellen	1875
MORRIGAN	James	1875
MURPHY	Catherine	1875
AUGELL	Samual	1876	[sic Samuel]
MUNDEN	Azariah Percey	1876	Brigus
TEO	Mary	1876
ASH	Francis	1877
BLACKER	James	1877
GUY	Edward	1877
IRWIN	Walter	1877
KEEFE	Bridget	1877
LYONS	William	1877
MARTIN Jr.	Jonathon	1877	Hr. Grace
MUNAN	Thomas	1877
NICHOLAS	John Jacob	1877
PEACOCK	James	1877
SAMSON	William	1877
NICHOLAS	William	1878
POWELL	John	1878
POMPHREY	John	1878
BARRY	Bridget	1880
CARRINGTON	George	1881
CLAPP	John Squarey	1881
HASSEY	James	1881
ANDREWS	Michael	1882
BULLEY	Jane	1883
SHEAN	John	1883
CURTIS	William	1884
FUNCHEON	John	1884
MOORES	Edward	1884
PLOWMAN	John	1884
TURNER	William	1884
HALL	Archibald	1886
HALL	Katie	1886
HALL	Martin Luther/ HALL	1886
MARTIN	Frederick	1886
MORGAN	Richard	1886
PURCELL	William	1886
SHOLWELL	Jane	1888
SHOLWELL	Richard	1888
STEALEY	Mary	1888
DALEY	John	1890
RIELLY	William	1890
BOYDEN	Isabella	1891
CANTWELL	Nicholas	1891
DAVIS	Edward P.	1892
SILLARS	Archibald	1892
THOMPSON	Barbara	1892
BENNETT	Charles F.	1894
CAREW	Mary	1894
PATTEN	James	1895
WATTS	Mary C.	1895
LACEY	James	1896
MERCHANT	Valentine	1896
KITCHIN	George	1897
GIBBS	James	1898
SILLARS	Archibald	1899
WALSH	James	1899
DOUGHERTY	Margaret	1900
GLEESON GLEESON	Catherine Mary Ellen	1900
CAVANAGH	William	1901
RYAN	John	1901
WALSH	Richard	1901
CUDDIHY	Catherine	1902
MURPHY	Thomas	1902
PERCEY	Stephen	1902
COOPER	John	1903
KAVANAGH	Thomas	1903
QUINTIN	Ethel	1904
BUTLER	Stephen	1906
COISH	Samuel	1906
WILSON	Mary	1906
SCLATER	Robert	1906
BUTLER	William	1908
GOSSE	SAMUEL	1908
WHELAN	James	1909
HILL	John	1911
KENDALL	Rachel E.	1911
TELFORD	James	1911
KEOUGH	William	1912
PHELAN	Edward	1912
STAFFORD	Mary Ann	1912
MILES	James	1913
NOSEWORTHY	Sarah	1913
PIERCY	James	1913
BROWN	Fred	1914
DRYER	Henry B.	1914
MUIR	William	1914
NORMORE	John	1914
HYDE	Jane	1915
NEVILLE	John	1915
BROCKER	Edgar	1916
McDONALD	John P.	1916
SMITH	Mary G.	1916
BARTLETT	John	1917
HODGE	Harvey	1917
LEARNING	Samuel	1917
O'NEIL	Mary	1917
BARNES	Herbert	1918
BARTON	Willis	1918
GILBERT	Alexander	1918
PEARCEY	Jacob	1918
POND	Thomas	1918
RANDELL	Loyal	1918
BARFORD	George	1919
BOLGER	Philip	1919
BOLLARD	George	1919
BUTT	Samuel	1919
CHAYTOR	Henry	1919
HUNT	Mary	1919
LIPPETT	Edward	1919
STRICKLAND	Ingrain	1919
WILLIAMS	Hugh	1919
BRADBURY	Ruth	1920
HARVEY	Augustus	1920
WAKELY	Henry	1920
LOEN	Hong	1922
MUNROE	James	1922
POWER	Thomas	1922
WILTON	Daneil	1922
LUDER	George	1923
BURSEY	George	1924
EALES	Emma Cole	1924	?Earles
SMYTH	Ellen	1924
WILTSHIRE	William	1924
MATTHEWS	John	1925
RYALL	Thomas	1925
RYAN	Frank	1925
RYAN	Joseph	1925
CHARD	William	1927
HOLWELL	Charles	1927
ROWE	Maria	1927	St. John's (died March 20, 1913)
WEBB	John	1927
WEBB	Rebecca	1927
CLEARY	Patrick	1928
DACRES	Sir Richard	1928
FRASER	Donald and Bruce	1929
FARRELL	Michael	1930
RHODES	Richard	1930
SLEATER	Charles	1930
SMITH	Tilden	1930
STRICKLAND	Robert	1930

*Transcribed and Contributed by Colleen Haynes (August 2004)
*Transcribed and Contributed by Joanne Connors (August 2004)

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

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