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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
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Norah Staunton
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Will of Norah Staunton from Newfoundland will books volume 14 pages 449-450
probate year 1929
In re DECEASED.
NORAH STAUNTON.
I, Norah Staunton of St. John's in the Island of Newfoundland, spinster hereby
revoke all former wills codicils and testamentary dispositions heretofore made
by me and declare this to be my last will and testament.
- I appoint the Royal Trust Company St. John's afsd, to be the executor of
this my will
- I give devise and bequeath unto Mrs Kate Kavanagh wife of Patrick J Kavanagh of St. John's aforesaid my land and dwelling house situate on the East Side
of Cochrane Street in St. John's aforesaid and at present occupied by me for
her own use and benefit absolutely.
- I give devise and bequeath unto my executor my two pieces or parcels of
land and dwelling-house situate on the North side of Gower Street in St. John's
aforesaid and numbered respectively ten and twelve together with all and singular
my household furniture and effects contained in the dwelling house at present
occupied by me all moneys in hand and in Bank and all singular the rest residue
and remainder of my estate and effects UPON TRUST to sell call in and convert
into money the same or such portions thereof as do not already consist of money
as soon as may be deemed advisable after my decease and to stand possessed
of the proceeds of such sale calling-in and conversion and of all other moneys
belonging to my estate upon and subject to the following trusts, that is to
say; (A) to pay all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses; (B) to
pay to the Belvedere Cemetery Committee St. John's aforesaid the sum of One
Hundred ($100) Dollars for the care maintenance and preservation of the grave
monument and burial plot of my father mother sister and myself. ( C) to pay
to the Rt Rev Monsignor McDermott of St. John's aforesaid or in the event of
his predeceasing (predeceasing) me to the Vicar-general for the time being
of the Roman Catholic Cathedral Parish St. John's aforesaid the sum of two
hundred ($200) dollars for masses for the repose of my soul and the souls of
my father mother and sister; (D) to pay to His Grace the Most Rev E. P. Roche Archbishop of St. John's aforesaid the sum of Four hundred ($400) dollars for
his own personal use and benefit absolutely (E) to pay to His Grace the Archbishop
of St. John's aforesaid the sum of one thousand ($1000.) Dollars for the use
and benefit of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's aforesaid;
(F) to pay to the Rt Rev Monsignor McDermott of St. John's aforesaid the sum
of One thousand ($1000.) Dollars for his own use and benefit absolutely; and
(G) to pay and divide the balance remaining over to and between St. Michaels
Orphanage, Belvedere aforesaid and Mount Cashel Orphanage St. John's aforesaid
equally share and share alike.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto
my hand subscribed at St. John's aforesaid this twenty third day of November
A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty eight.
NORAH STAUNTON.
SIGNED PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the above named testatrix as and for her last
will and testament in our presence who in her presence at her request and in
the presence of each other all three being present at the same time have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses the said will consisting of two pages of
which this is the second page and having been first read over and explained
to the said testatrix.
Chas D. Muir.
C. J. Fox.
CORRECT
William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
W. J. Higgins
March 21/29.
Probate granted
Royal Trust Co
on the 23rd day
of March A.D. 1929
Value of Estate
$6,572.75
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