Will of Robert Clarke
from Newfoundland will books vol 11 page 510 probate year 1920

In re Robert Clarke       deceased

I Robert Clarke of the Town of Brigus Planter, District of Port De Grave realizing the uncertainty of life and being of feeble health but of sound mind memory and judgment do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to witt

• First I give devise and bequeath to my son Robert my house and furniture [except the organ which belongs to my daughter Gertrude] he is to have and to hold as long as he lives in it or as long as he wants to hold it but if he sells it and half of the land with house the money is to be equally divided between my two sons and my two daughters and my son William is to have the first offer to buy it
  there is to be a home for my two daughters while they remain unmarried
  My house and land is not to be sold to John Clarke or any of his relations or his wife or any of her relations or to anyone that would pass it over to that family
  it will be illegal and the sale will be canceled
  I also give to my son Robert four hundred dollars to have and to hold onto my son Robert his heirs and assigns forever

• Second I give and bequeath to my daughter Gertrude the sum of four hundred dollars
  Bond of the United towns Electric Company also the Nfld Government War Loan Bond of one hundred dollars

• Third I give and bequeath to my son William half of the meadow between William's house and the Gushue and Percys fences
  the fish store and stage by the water side belongs to my son William but if Robert remains in Brigus he is to have the same use of the wharf as William
  the right of way from the waterside to the old house by way of my dwelling house must not be stopped to any of the family
  the big store by the waterside and the old house by the hill to remain unsold for the use of the family after my death
  there is to be one twenty dollar gold piece for each of my two sons and two daughters and what ever gold remains is for my daughter Gertrude
  all the moneys in Bank or elsewhere after my death is to be equally divided between my two sons and my two daughters

I hereby nominate and appoint William J. Clarke and Robert A. Clarke the executors of this my last will and testament and revoke all other and former wills made by me
in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of April nineteen hundred and twenty Robert Clarke

Signed sealed declared and acknowledged by the above named testator to be his last will and testament in our presence and we each at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses     John Gushue     James Chalker

Correct William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat Sept. 2/20
Horwood CJ
Probate granted to
William J. Clarke
Sept. 2/20
Estate sworn at
$3680.00

We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.