William Pitts
Stewart Pitts
Cecil Pitts
Harold Pitts
Children of George & Augusta Louisa Pitts
          1886

SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND
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BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this nineteenth day of June in the 49^th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-six, Personally appeared John T. Neville of St. John's in the Central District of Newfoundland, Inspector of Public Buildings, James S. Pitts of same place, Merchant, and Alexander M. MacKay of same place, Superintendent of Anglo American Telegraph Company -

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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 John T. Neville shall duly and faithfully act as Guardian of the Estate and Effects of William, Stewart, Cecil and Harold Pitts of Brixdon, Surrey, England, Minors under the age of twenty-one years, 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.

Signed and Sealed                              J. Neville
in the presence of                               James S. Pitts
Geo. J. Adams                                  A. M. MacKay
Comissioner

1866

Estates of
William Pitts
Stewart Pitts
Cecil Pitts
Harold Pitts
Children of George &
Augusta Louisa Pitts
Minors

Letters of Guardianship
granted to
John T. Neville of
St. John's, Inspector of
Public Buildings

June 19^th 1886
Sureties
James S. Pitts
Alexr M. MacKay

Bequests to children of George A. Pitts.

William Pitts died Nov. 10^th A.D. 1884.

          I bequeath to the children of my deceased son George Pitts who shall survive me the sum of Two Thousand pounds sterling in equal shares to each.
I bequeath to my grandson William Alison Pitts, my gold watch and chain.

*
Arthur W. Pitts died on or about the fifth day of September A.D. 1885.

          I bequeath to the four children of my late brother George A. Pitts the sum of fifty pounds sterling each, which amount I desire shall be deposited in the Government Savings Bank at interest for each of them, and shall be paid to each with its accumulated interest upon his or her attaining the age of twenty one years. In the event of the death of any one of said children before attaining twenty one years, the said legacy to him or her shall go to the survivors of them equally, and be paid to them upon attaining twenty one years. In the event of all of said four children dying before attaining twenty one years of age, I desire that the amount bequeathed to them as aforesaid shall be equally divided among the male children of my sisters Selina, Mary Julia, Lydia Gertrude and Fanny Cochrane, who shall be living at the time of the death of the last survivor of the said four children.

* I direct that the specific pecuniary legacies of this my will shall be paid to the several legatees as follows viz:
One third within twelve months from my death [Nov 10/85]
One third within two years [Nov 10/86]
and One third within four years from my death - [Nov 10/88].

Bequests of
William Pitts
and
Arthur W. Pitts
to the children
of the late
George A. Pitts

In the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland

In the matter of the Estate of
the children of the late
George Albert Pitts, infants

London, England }
to Wit                   } Augusta Louisa Pitts of Brixton, London aforesaid Widow maketh oath and saith as follows:

1. I am the Widow of George Albert Pitts, late of St. John's, Newfoundland, Engineer, deceased, and the Mother of the children of the said deceased whose Estate is under the Guardianship of this Honourable Court.
2. The said George Albert Pitts died in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
   The names and ages of the children of the said deceased are respectively as follows:
   William Allison                    age                    12 years
   George James Stuart          age            nearly 8 years
   Cecil Vaux                           age            nearly 6 years
   and Harold Readwin          age            nearly 5 years
3. Since the death of my said husband, I have lived with my own Father and Mother at Brixton aforesaid, and the said children have all lived and are living with me.
4. Save and except the legacy of two thousand pounds sterling bequeathed to the said children under the will of the late William Pitts of St. John's Newfoundland, and list of Arthur William Pitts of the same place of fifty pounds sterling each to the said children and to me of one hundred pounds sterling, neither the children nor I have any money, property or estate of any kind whatsoever, nor have I any means whatever of maintaining or educating or helping to maintain or educate the said children. Since the death of my said Husband, the said children and I have been maintained and provided for solely by my said Father with the exception of an occasional gifts from the late William Pitts until his death in 1884, and, the sum of one hundred pounds sterling which I have received from the Executor of the Will of the said William Pitts on account of the legacy to the said children.
5. The means of my said Father (in his 74^th year) owing to heave losses are limited, and derived entirely from his own earnings as a Geologist chiefly.
6. of the said children the eldest only has gone to school and for the last two years to St. Olave's Grammar School in Southworth.

The second boy I have not been able to send to school at all; or, for two years able to keep a nurse for the younger ones when health failed me.
I consider that with the utmost economy and with all the assistance I can personally give, the cost of the necessaries of life for the said children and of an ordinarily good and sound education cannot be less than one hundred and fifty pounds sterling a year.

Augusta Louisa Pitts

Sworn before me at London,
England aforesaid this 16^th
day of August Anno Domini 1886.
Alfred Hales
Commissioner for the Supreme
Court of Newfoundland.

Supreme Court
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In the matter of the
Estate of Children
of George A. Pitts,
deceased, Infants
and Wards of Court.
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Affidavit of Augusta
Louisa Pitts for
allowance for
maintenance, Education
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Filed 24 Nov/86
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Winston Morison
Solicitors

Memo as to Estate of late G. A. Pitts children.

Amount of 1^st Installment of legacy                    3200
paid by (to?) H?? J. Pitts to widow                      480
Balance received by Guardian                               2720
1887          2^nd Installment of legacy                    3200
Jan 14          Interest to date at Savings Bank       40.80  5960.80
Due to Mr. Readman for support of
four children for two years at
estimate in affidavit 150 per ann                           1440
Paid to Mrs. Pitts by Executor                                480
Balance due to Mr. Readman      960.
Available amount of estate for future use             5000.

Allowance to Mrs. Pitts & four children until eldest
can leave school say at 17 or 5 years @£150        3600.

Third installment of legacy due 1888                    3200.
                                                                                 8200
Allowance to Mrs. Pitts & three children until second
can leave school at £120 for 4 years                      2304.

Allowance to Mrs. Pitts & two children until third can
leave, 2 yrs at £90                                                      864.

Allowance to Mrs. Pitts & one child until youngest
can leave school, 1 yr at 60                                      288

Balance without any allowance for interest
the aggregate of which would be a considerable amount  1144
(penciled in
about $1600)                                                            8200.  8200.

?? suggests ????? to me that it is not desirable to
make arrangements for time subsequent to the
oldest boys leaving school.

J. Neville
Guardian

Supreme Court

In the matter of the guardianship of the Estate of William Allison Pitts, George James Stuart Pitts, Cecil Vaux Pitts and Harold Readwin Pitts, minors -

On hearing Mr. Winter ?. ?. counsel for Wm T. Neville, the guardian of these estates, and upon reading the affidavit of Augusta Louisa Pitts, Mother of said minors, and on ?????? to the Will of the late William Pitts, it is ordered that the said Guardian shall appropriate and apply the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds per annum out of the amount of the bequest to said children, under the will of said late William Pitts, for their support, maintenance and education. This allowance is so to be applied by the Guardian until the eldest of said children shall attain the age of seventeen years, when, or in the event of the death of either of the minors, application must again be made for the further direction of the Court.
Judges Chambers, 14^th day of January 1887

T ?? Carter
Ch. J
J. J. Little
C.J.

To all to whom these presents shall come: I, Augusta Louisa Pitts at present of Brixton in the County of Surrey, England, Widow, send Greeting. Whereas, by and under the Will of William Pitts, late of Saint John's in the Island of Newfoundland, Merchant, a legacy of two thousand pounds sterling has been bequeathed to the children of my late husband George A. Pitts, formerly of Saint John's aforesaid, engineer and son of said testator and whereas the said children are now minors of the ages of Ten, Six, Four and Three years respectively, and whereas I am informed that it is necessary that a Guardian or Guardians of the estate of the said children being minors should be appointed to receive, hold and apply the said legacy for their use and benefit and that it is necessary to apply to the Supreme Court of the said Island for the appointment of said Guardian and generally for the order and direction of the said Court in respect of the said legacy and the interests of the said children Now, therefore, know all Men by these presents that I, the said Augusta Louise Pitts, as mother and next of kin of the said children, minors as aforesaid have made, constituted and appointed by these presents do make, constitute and appoint James S. Winter of St. John's aforesaid Queens Counsel and Donald Morison of the same place, Barrister at Law and each of them my true and lawful attorneys and attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf and on behalf of the said children, minors as aforesaid, to apply to the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, or a Judge thereof or other competent tribunal in that behalf, for the appointment of such person or persons as Guardian or Guardians of the estate of said children and each of them as to the said Court or Judge or other tribunal shall seem meet and upon such terms and conditions and subject to such orders and directions in the premises as to law and practice may ascertain and to sign execute and deliver all such petitions, bonds, agreements, undertakings and documents whatsoever as shall be necessary or expedient in the promises and generally in all matters relating to the said Legacy and the claims interest and estate of the said children in so far as I have or may have the right or power in that behalf to act for me and in my name and on my behalf as fully to all intents and purposes as I could do if personally present. I hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my paid Attorneys or Attorney shall lawfully do or cause or suffer to be done in the premises by virtue hereof
          Witness any hand and Seal at Brixton aforesaid this ninth day of March Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-five.

Signed, Sealed                              Augusta Louisa Pitts
and Delivered in
presence of

T. A. Readman F.G.S
5 Crowhurst Road, Brixton,
Surrey, England

POWER OF ATTORNEY
from
Augusta Louisa Pitts
to
James S. Winter O.C.
and
Donald Morison

DATED
(no date entered)

To the Honourable the Supreme Court of Newfoundland or one of the Judges thereof.

The Petition of Donald Morison of St. John's, Barrister at Law.

Humbly sheweth

          That under and by the Will of the late William Pitts of Saint John's, a legacy of two thousand pounds sterling has been bequeathed to the children of George A. Pitts, deceased son of said William deceased, which legacy is in the terms following viz
"I bequeath to the children of my deceased son George Pitts who shall survive me the sum of  Two Thousand pounds sterling in equal shares to each."
That said children legatees as aforesaid are now living with their mother Augusta Louisa Pitts at Brixton Surrey in England and are of the ages respectively of Ten, six, four and three years.
That said mother has authorized your Petitioner and his partner in business, the Honourable James S. Winter and each of them by Power of Attorney, to apply to the Court for a Judge and take such other steps as may be necessary for the appointment of a Guardian of the Estate of the said children and each of them
That Mr. John T. Neville of Saint John's, Inspector of Public Buildings, has at the request of said mother signified his willingness to accept the said office of Guardian of the estate of said Children respectively.
That as far as Petitioner is aware the said children or any of them are not possessed on any other property or estate and that it is necessary to make provision for their maintenance and education out of said legacy
Petitioner therefor prays that the said John T. Neville may be appointed Guardian of the estate of the said children and of each of them and that such further order in the premises may be made as may be deemed expedient
And petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c
Dated at Saint John's this fifth day of June A.D. 1885

D. Morison

SUPREME COURT

NEWFOUNDLAND
Saint John's
to wit          } Donald Morison of Saint John's aforesaid, Barrister at Law, the Petitioner named in the foregoing petition, maketh oath and saith that the several matters and things set forth in the foregoing Petition are correct and true.
(GJA)

Sworn before me at                              D. Morison
Saint John's this eighth
day of June A.D. 1885

Geo. J. Adams
Commissioner

SUPREME COURT

In the matter of the Estate
of the Infant Children of late
George Pitts, deceased.

Petition for Letters of Guardianship

Fiat
On sufficient account
satisfactory to the
?????? being given.
N. J. Pinsent
A.J.