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Miscellaneous Deeds, Grants, Petitions & Wills
(B)
Alexander Burke

 

Alexander Burke
          1895

Estate of Alexander Burke 1895
From LDS Microfilm #2057393

 

AFFIDAVIT
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In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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NEWFOUNDLAND }
Saint Johns   To Wit   } I do swear that I believe that Alexander Burke late of Little Placentia in the Southern District Planter deceased, died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased and pay his debts, so far as his Goods will extend: and that I will exhibit a true, full and perfect Inventory of the said Goods of the deceased, and render a true account of my Administration into the Registry of the said Court, within six months from the date hereof, or when I shall be thereunto lawfully required; and that the whole of the Goods, Rights, Chattels, Assets, Credits and Effects of the said deceased which he died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court,  do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Three thousand dollars.

So help me God

Sworn before me, at St. John's,
the 11th day of                                        John Franklin Burke
March A.D. 1895

Jos. P. Carty
Commissioner of Affidavits

 

 

Estate of Alexander Burke
late of Little Placentia
in the Southern District
Planter deceased

Admin granted to
John Franklin Burke of
Little Placentia

Dated Mar 11 . 1895

Sureties Patrick Cleary
         Andrew Hunt

Estate sworn under $3000.00

 

 

Certificate

I hereby certify that the notice on the other side hereof has been duly posted up in the office of the Chief Clerk and Registrar on and since the 6th day of the Present month and that no Caveat or other objection has been entered thereto.

          Dated at St. Johns this 11th day of March AD 1895

Jos. P. Carty
AFSC

 

 

Notice

Three days from the date hereof application will be made to the Honorable the Supreme Court or to one of the Honorable the Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate and effects of Alexander Burke late of Little Placentia deceased to be granted to John Franklin Burke son of said deceased.

          Dated at St. Johns this 6th day of March AD 1895
(Initials in margin)
J.P.C.
Charles H. Emerson

Solicitor for Applicant

 

 

Consent

I Ellen Burke of Little Placentia in the Island of Newfoundland Widow of the late Alexander Burke hereby consent to Letters of Administration to the Estate of my late husband being granted to my son John Franklin Burke.
Dated at Little Placentia this 2nd day of March AD 1895.
Ellen Burke
Witness
Andrew Hunt

Newfoundland
Little Placentia
I Andrew Hunt of Little Placentia aforesaid make oath and say that I was present and did see Ellen Burke widow of the late Alexander Burke sign the above consent.
Sworn before me at                              Andrew Hunt
Placentia this 2nd
day of March AD 1895

 

Consent

I Alice Howley Wife of Edmund Howley of Saint Johns hereby consent to Letters of Administration to the Estate of my late Father Alexander Burke being granted to my brother John Franklin Burke.
Dated at St. Johns this 7th
day of March AD 1895.                              Allice Howley

Witness
Charles H? Emerson

Newfoundland
St. Johns          I Charles H. Emerson of St. Johns aforesaid Solicitor make oath and say that I was present and did see Alice Howley sign the above consent.
Sworn before me at St.                              Charles H. Emerson
Johns aforesaid this 7th
day of March AD 1895

Geo. I. Adams
Comm'r SC

 

 

Consent

I Elizabeth Dunphy of Placentia wife of Patrick Dunphy hereby consent to Letters of Administration to the Estate of my late Father Alexander Burke being granted to my brother John Franklin Burke.
Dated at Jersey Side Placentia this 2nd day of March AD 1895
Witness
Andrew Hunt                                        Elizabeth Dunphy

Newfoundland
Placentia ?          I Andrew Hunt of Placentia aforesaid make oath and say that I was present and did see Elizabeth Dunphy wife of Patrick Dunphy sign the above consent.
Sworn before me at                              Andrew Hunt
Placentia this 2nd day of
March AD 1895

?? O'Reilly
Commissioner of Affidavits SC

 

Consent
I Catherine Burke of Little Placentia Spinster hereby consent to Letters of Administration to the Estate of my late Father Alexander Burke being granted to my brother John Franklin Burke.
Dated at Placentia this 2nd day of March AD 1895
Witness
Catherine Burke
Andrew Hunt

Newfoundland
Placentia
I Andrew Hunt of Placentia aforesaid make oath and say that I was present and did see Catherine Hunt duly sign the above consent.

Sworn before me at                              Andrew Hunt
Placentia this 2nd
day of March AD 1895

?? O'Reilly
Commissioner of Affidavits SC

 

 

To the Honorable the Supreme Court or to one of the Honorable the Judges thereof.

The Petition of John Franklin Burke of Little Placentia in the Southern District of the Island of Newfoundland.

Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioners father Alexander Burke late of Little Placentia aforesaid Planter died intestate at that place on or about the third day of June Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and ninety three.

That the said Alexander Burke left him surviving his Widow Ellen Burke and the following children namely; William who is, and has been absent from this Colony for twenty five years past. Alice wife of Edmund Howley of St. Johns Agent; Eliza wife of Patrick Dunphy Master Mariner; Catherine and your petitioner.

That the said Alexander Burke at the time of his decease was possessed of property of the probable value of Three thousand dollars.

That no Administration to the said Estate has been applied for by, nor granted to any other person.

That by a paper writing hereto annexed the above named parties, with the exception of the said William, consent to Letters of Administration

to the said Estate being granted to your Petitioner.

Your Petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Administration to the Estate of the said late Alexander Burke be granted to him

And as in duty bound your Petitioner will ever pray &c &c.

Dated at St. Johns this 11th day of March AD 1895

John Franklin Burke

Newfoundland
St. Johns          I John Franklin Burke at present of St. Johns the petitioner named in the foregoing Petition make oath and say as follows; that the contents of the same are just and true in every particular to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sworn before me at St                              John Franklin Burke
Johns aforesaid this
11th day of March
AD 1895.
Jos. P. Carty
Comm'r SC

 

 

In the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland

In the matter of the Estate
of Alexander Burke late
of Little Placentia Planter
deceased

Petition for Administration

Fiat

J.J. Little
J.

 

 

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered That on this Second day of March in the 59th 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 ninety five personally appeared John Franklin Burke of Little Placentia Trader Patrick Dunphy of Little Placentia Planter and Andrew Hunt of Little Placentia Farmer and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of Six thousand dollars to be had, made and levied on his 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 Franklin Burke as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of Alexander Burke late of Little Placentia deceased, do make or cause to be made, a just, true, and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of him the said John Franklin Burke as such Administrator or to the hands or possession of any other person, or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the 2nd day of September next ensuing the date hereof; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him the said John Franklin Burke or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his said Administration, on or before the 2nd day of March which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and ninety six and afterwards from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, which shall be found remaining upon the said Administration Account, the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, shall and do pay and dispose of in due course of Administration, or 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                              John Franklin Burke
in the presence of                              Patrick Cleary
?? O'Reilly

Comm'r of Affidavits                        Andrew Hunt
Supreme Court

 

 

Page Transcribed by Gordon Bennett

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Friday June 22, 2018)

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