(These first five pages were included with the Nathaniel Rabbitts file and came up in order. They are for Ruxtons but there are no Ruxton names on the index pages so I made an entry for it. - Ivy)

Estate of William Ruxton & Catherine Ruxton
1885 From LDS Microfilm #2057616

Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
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Be it remembered, That on this 25^th day of May in the 48^th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United King-dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty five Personally appeared William Ruxton of St Johns Engineer James Rodger of same Clerk and Joseph Wilson of same place Confectioner and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal sum of Four thousand five hundred and^twelve pounds^dollars of good and lawful money of Great Britain^Newfoundland to be had, made and levied on their Goods, Chattels, and Effects, jointly and severally, if default is made in any of the conditions following:

Now the Condition of this Obligation is such That if the above bounden William Ruxton shall duly and faithfully act as Guardian of the Estate and Effects of William Ruxton and Catherine Ruxton of a Minors under the age of twenty-one years, and shall and do pay and dispose of such Estate in such a manner as the said Court shall direct, then this obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.

                              William Ruxton

Signed and Sealed  }                                 James Rodger
in the presence of   }
Geo. J. Adams                                         Joseph Wilson
Comm^r

1885
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Estate of William Ruxton
Catherine Ruxton

Letters of Guardianship
Granted to William
Ruxton
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Sureties:
James Rodger
Joseph Wilson
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Dated
25 May 1885
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To the Honourable the Supreme Court of Newfoundland or one of the Honourable the Judges thereof

The Petition of William Ruxton of Saint Johns Engineer

Humbly Sheweth

That William Ruxton and Catherine Ruxton Children of petitioner of the ages respectivelyof three years and one year are Entitled to and possessed of the Sum of five hundred and Sixty four pounds Currency Equal to two thousand two hundred and fifty six dollars. That the said amount is now deposited at interest in the Commercial Bank of Newfoundland in the names of the said Children.
That it is necessary that a guardian of the said Estate of the Said Children be appointed

          Petitioner therefore prays that he may be appointed guardian of the Estate of said Children according to law
          And as in duty bound he will Ever pray &c
          Dated at St Johns this 25^th day of May AD 1885

William Ruxton

Supreme Court

Newfoundland   }
St Johns to wit   } William Ruxton of Saint Johns Engineer the petitioner named in the foregoing Petition maketh oath and Saith that the Several things therein Contained and Set forth are correct and true

Sworn before me at     }                              William Ruxton
St Johns this 25^th        }
day of May AD 1885   }
Otto Emerson
Comm^r
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Supreme Court

In the matter of the
Estate of William
and Catherine Ruxton
Infants.

Petition of William
Ruxton for Letters of
guardianship

Fiat - on Securing
satisfaction to the Master(?)
being given.

W. Pinsent
C.J.