In the Supreme Court

In re

Richard Patrick Voisey

deceased.

OATH OF ADMINISTRATOR

Administration granted to
Mary Ann Voisey
On the 26^th. Day of March
A. D. 1918

Value of Estate $125.14

Sureties

Vol. 7 Folio 220

To The Honourable the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, or one of the Honourable the Judges thereof:

      The Petition of William F. Lloyd, King's Counsel, His Majesty's Attorney General, made on behalf of the Newfoundland Regiment Pay and Record Office, and in accordance with the provisions of the Soldier's and Sailor's Wills Act, 1917, "humbly sets forth as follows:
Private Richard Patrick Voisey of St. John's, # 1462 First Newfoundland Regiment - - was killed in action - - on the 14^th - - day of April, 1917.
      Said deceased left him surviving his mother Mary Ann Voisey of Haggerty Street, St. John's; his brothers, John Voisey, R. N. R., Leo Voisey, 1^st. Newfoundland Regiment, William Voisey, Edward Voisey and Alfred Voisey; and his sisters, Minnie Voisey, Bride Voisey, Maud Voisey and Florence Voisey.
      He died intestate, and at the date of his death was possessed of no assets within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, save only those specified in the Inventory hereto annexed (marked "A"), which said assets do not exceed in value the sum of five hundred dollars.

In the top left corner is written
Fiat
March 22, 1918
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Judge

      No Probate or Administrationto the Estate of the Deceased has been granted to any person.

      Your Petitioner designates Mary Ann Voisey, mother of said deceased as the person to whom administration is to be granted; and humbly prays that Letters of Administration to the Estate and Effects of the said Deceased may be issued to her , and as in duty bound your Petitioner will ever humbly pray, etc.
       Dated at St. John's , this 19^th day of March , 1918.

W F Lloyd
H. M. Attorney General.

In the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
In the Estate of
Richard Patrick Voisey Deceased.

I, Mary Ann Voisey of St. John's, in the Electoral District of St. John's West in the Island of Newfoundland, widow, make oath and say that Richard Patrick Voisey late of St. John's, in the Electoral District of St. John's West in the Island aforesaid, volunteer deceased died intestate; that I will well and faithfully administer the estate and effects of the said deceased, by paying his just debts and distributing the residue of his estate and effects according to law; that I will exhibit a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said estate and effects, and render a just and true account thereof whenever required by law so to do; that the said deceased died at France on the 14^th day of April; one thousand nine hundred and seventeen; and that the gross value of the said estate and effects of the deceased is One hundred and twenty five 14/- dollars, and no mopre, according to the best of my knowledge, information and belief

Sworn at St. John's
on the 26^th day of March           Mary Ann Voisey
D. 1918, before me,

D. Q. Kent
Clerk

Notes: 

Richard Patrick Voisey was one of possibly 12 children of Richard Voisey and his wife Mary Ann Gibbs. Nine siblings are listed in the will and his mother Mary Ann. I can document the following:

John Joseph Voisey = John Voisey in document b. 17 May 1883. John appears to have married, lost his wife and then married a widow Catherine nee ???? Walsh.

Mary Elizabeth Voisey = presumably Minnie Voisey in document  b. 23 Sep 1884

Richard Michael Voisey = b. 26 Feb 1886  not mentioned in document. possibly this is Richard Patrick as his declared age when joining the army in 1915 was 27.

William Patrick Voisey = William Voisey in document b. 13 Mar 1887

Edward Joseph Voisey = Edward Voisey in document. b. 03 Apr 1888 Edward may have married Margaret Simms.

Brigid Ann Voisey = Bride Voisey in document. b. 01 Jan 1889 Bride may have married David Simms.

Hannah Rose Voisey = presumably dead as not mentioned in document b. 08 Nov 1889 twin sister to Albert

Albert Joseph Voisey = Alfred Voisey in document b. 08 Nov 1889 twin brother to Hannah

Florence Voisey = Florence Voisey in document. b. Abt. Feb 1898 Florence married Frederick LeGrow

Maud Voisey = Maud Voisey in document b. ?????

Leo Michael Voisey = Leo Voisey in document. Leo was killed in action in France six months after his brother in October 1917. His war records indicate that he was presumed to be missing from Oct 1917 until presumed dead in May of 1918

At this stage my suspicions based on a fair amount of research place the father of Richard Patrick Voisey as most likely Richard Tucker Voisey, born to Richard Voisey and Elizabeth Tucker? on 13^th August 1857 and baptised at St. Thomas Anglican Church. Richard Tucker Voisey if I am correct, died in 1916 and is buried with his wife Mary Ann Gibbs and son Leo. Mary Ann Gibbs is believed to have died in 1954.

If I am also correct in my research and deductive reasoning, Richard Voisey who married Elizabeth Tucker?? was a son of Richard Voisey from Buckfastleigh in Devon and his wife Catherine Jennings. Richard Voisey who married Elizabeth Tucker? is believed to have died as a Catholic on 29 Feb, 1904 but was baptised at the Anglican Cathedral in 1835.

All of the children of Richard Voisey and Elizabeth Tucker? were baptised at St. Thomas Anglican Church and the children pretty well all appear to have converted to the Catholic faith.

The war records for Richard Patrick Voisey can be found online at http://www.therooms.ca/regiment/soldier_files/Voisey_Richard_Patrick_rnr-1580.pdf

The war records for Leo Michael Voisey can be found online at http://www.therooms.ca/regiment/soldier_files/Voisey_Leo_Michael_rnr-1305.pdf

The equivalent will for Leo Michael Voisey is listed here but as of January 2011 has not been transcribed and posted online. http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/1estate-v-idx.shtml