In the Supreme Court

In re
Hugh W Martin
         deceased

OATH OF ADMINISTRATOR

Administration granted to
Catherine Martin
on the 17^th. Day of April
1912

Value of Estate $324.00

Sureties John Rowe
Joseph Roper

Vol 6 Folio 369

TO THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT OR ONE OF THE HONOURABLE JUDGES THEREOF:

The petition of Catherine Martin, of St. John’s in the Island of Newfoundland, widow,

Humbly Sheweth:-

1. That your petitioner’s late husband Hugh William Martin, of St. John’s aforesaid, cooper, died at St. John’s aforesaid on or about the 22^nd. day of January A.D. 1912, leaving him surviving as next –of-kin your petitioner and five sons and one daughter.

2. The said Hugh William Martin, deceased, died without making any Will.

3. Hereto annexed marked “A” is a just and true inventory and valuation of the property of the said late Hugh William Martin, deceased, at the time of his death as far as your petitioner can at present ascertain.

4. No Probate of any Will of or Letters of Administration to the Estate of the said late Hugh William Martin, deceased, have been granted to any person.

     Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Honourable Court will grant to her letters of Administration to the Estate of the said late Hugh William Martin, deceased.

AND AS IN DUTY BOUND WILL EVER PRAY, &C.

NEWFOUNDLAND,

St. John’s _ to wit:

I, Catherine Martin, of St. John’s aforesaid, widow, the petitioner named in the foregoing Petition, make oath and say that the matters and things therein contained are just and true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Having been first read over and explained to the deponent who seemed perfectly to understand the contents thereof)

Simon Butler
      Clerk

Notes for the transcription:

From my research, Hugh William Martin was born in Harbour Grace 12 Dec 1849, the son of Frederick Martin and Emma Unknown. Frederic died suddenly in 1857 at age 45. He was a son of Robert and Mary Martin and this line ties back to Guernsey in the Channel Islands thanks to published research and collaboration by Evelyn Martin Randall in British Columbia.

Hugh married Catherine Howell at the Wesleyan Parsonage in St. John’s about November 1876. Catherine was born about 1854 and died 24 November 1914.

They had seven children. Emma Maude, William Frederick, John, Mahala Neville, Ralph, Charles Patrick and Robert Hamilton. One of the two daughters had died by the time of Hugh’s death. At this time, who died is not known.