Elizabeth Walsh
          1899

Estate of Elizabeth Walsh 1899
From LDS Microfilm #2057448

AFFIDAVIT
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In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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NEWFOUNDLAND
St. Johns To Wit          I Patrick J. Walsh of Topsail Farmer do swear that I believe that Elizabeth Walsh late of Topsail Road widow deceased, died without a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased and pay her debts, so far as her 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 of which she died possessed, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Four hundred dollars.

So help me God

Sworn, at St. John's,                                        Patrick J. Walsh
this 27^th day of September
A.D. 1899

Before me

D.F. Kent
Commissioner of Affidavits, Supreme Court

1899

Estate of Elizabeth Walsh
late of Topsail Road
in the Central District
Widow deceased

Letters of Administration granted to
Patrick Walsh of Topsail, Farmer

Dated 27^th September 1899

Sureties Thos. Fitzgibbon
Edward Brennan

Estate sworn under $400.00

The Hon'r Jos. J. Little Chief Justice
Geo. H. Emerson Judge
D. Morison Judge

Geo. J. Adams
A.C.S.C., Chief Clerk and Registrar

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered That on this 26^th day of September in the 63^rd 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 nine

Personally appeared Patrick Walsh of St. Johns, Farmer, Thomas Fitzgibbon of same place, grocer, and Edward Brennan of same place, 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 Eight hundred 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 Patrick Walsh as Administrator of the Estate and Effects of Elizabeth Walsh late of Topsail Road, Widow, 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 Patrick Walsh 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 26^th day of March 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 her death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him the said Patrick Walsh 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 26^th day of September which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand nine hundred 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.

Patrick Walsh
Signed and sealed
in the presence of                                        Thos. Fitzgibbon
D. F. Kent                                                   Edward Brennan
Com'r S.C.

Certificate

I hereby Certify that the Notice on the other side hereof written has been posted in my office from the day of the date thereof until this day and that no Caveat or other objection has been filed thereto.
          Dated at St. Johns this 26^th day of September AD 1899
Geo. J. Adams
Actg C C&Reg'r
per D. F. Kent
A.C.S.C.

Notice

Three days from the date hereof Application will be made to the Honorable the Supreme Court or one of the Honorable the Judges thereof for Letters of Administration to the Estate and effects of the late Elizabeth Walsh widow deceased to be granted to Patrick J. Walsh, son of said deceased.
          Dated at St. Johns this 22^nd day of September AD 1899
F. Morris
Solicitor for Applicant

To the Honourable the Supreme Court or any of the Honourable the Judges thereof.

The Petition of Patrick Walsh of Topsail Road, Farmer, humbly sheweth as follows :-

1. That Elizabeth Walsh late of Topsail Road, widow of the late Denis Walsh deceased died at that place on or about the first of November in the year 1879 intestate.
2. That the said deceased left her surviving eight children; five sons and three daughters, all over the age of twenty one years.
3. That five of the said children have since died.
4. That the consent in writing of two of the children and two of the grandchildren next of kin of said deceased to your Petitioner obtaining letters of administration to the Estate of said deceased is hereto annexed.
5. That at the time of her death the said deceased was possessed of property within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court of the probable value of four hundred dollars.
6. That neither Probate to any last will or Letters of Administration to the Estate of said deceased has yet been granted to any person.

          Your Petitioner therefore prays that your Honorable Court may grant him Letters of Administration to the Estate and effects of said deceased and as in duty bound he will ever pray.

          Dated at St. Johns this 30^th day of September A.D. 1899.

Patrick J. Walsh

Newfoundland
St. Johns, S.S.
I Patrick Walsh the Petitioner named in the foregoing Petition make oath and say that the several matters and things therein set forth are just correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Sworn to before me at St. Johns
aforesaid this 29^th day of September
A.D. 1899

D. F. Kent          Patrick J. Walsh
Com'r S.C.

In the Supreme Court

Newfoundland
Probate Side
In the matter of the
Estate of late Elizabeth
Walsh deceased
We the undersigned children and next of kin of the late Elizabeth Walsh widow deceased do hereby consent and agree to Patrick J. Walsh our brother and son of aforesaid deceased being appointed administrator of the Estate of the said Elizabeth Walsh.
          Dated the 23^rd day of September AD 1899

Witness: William Byrne
               Patrick J. Walsh
               Margaret Halley
               Elizabeth Walsh
               Statia Neville

In the Supreme Court
Newfoundland

Newfoundland
St. Johns SS

          I William Byrne of St. Johns Topsail Road Farmer make oath and say that I was present and did see the above parties sign the above written consent on the day of the date thereof.
Sworn before me at St. Johns                    William Byrne
at St. Johns aforesaid this 27^th
day of September AD 1899
D. F. Kent
Com'r S.C.

1899

In the Supreme Court
Probate Side

Petition of Patrick
Walsh of Topsail Road
Farmer Praying for a
grant of Letters of
Administration to the
Estate of late Elizabeth
Walsh widow of late
Denis Walsh deceased

Fiat
J. J. Little
C. J.