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Newfoundland Wills
Estate Files Index
1892 Probate Year
from "Le to W"

Estate Files contain information for people who died intestate
and a surviving relative petitioned the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

This index transcribed from the LDS FHL Microfilm 2057390

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NAME OF DECEASED		DIED	OTHER INFOMATION
SURNAME	CHRISTIAN
LEONARD	Catherine	Oct. 29, 1892	of Barren Island, widow, brother John SHEA, sister Margaret MURPHY
LIDDY	Ellen	July 27, 1891	of St. John’s, widow, granddaughter Isabel MURPHY
LINDSAY	James	July 8, 1892 intestate	of St. John’s, sons Archibald and George
McLOUGHLAN	Catherine	Oct. 3, 1892	of St. John’s, spinster, sister Mary
McNAMARA	Joseph	March 20, 1890	of Oregon, USA, in Oregon, USA, wife Sarah, 3 daughters, 2 sons (one is William)
MURPHY	Benjamin	May 22, 1892	of St. John’s, cooper, has a nephew Benjamin MURPHY
MURPHY	Moses	May 1891	of Portugal Cove, St. John’s, wife Margaret
McNEIL	Maria	May 16, 1892	of Carbonear, widow, late husband was Israel L. McNEIL
MAAHEN	John	Feb 26 1879	of St. Mary’s, fisherman, son George
MALONE	John	Feb 11, 1880	of Portugal Cove, wife Mary, son Thomas
MANNING	Anne	about 1889	of St. John’s, widow, died just after the will was made July 19, 1889,niece Anne LAWLOR, brother Thomas SUMMERS, sister Elizabeth BOGGAN,
MERCER	James	Sept 2, 1892	of St. John’s, fisherman, wife Louisa
MORISON	William	March 16, 1892	of St. John’s, 6 children, son Donald
MULLINS	Thomas	Dec 27, 1891	of St. John’s, merchantile agent, In his will he mentions that Kate MULLINS and Theresa MACKAY resided with him.
MUNDEN	Ann	May of 1892	of Twillingate, widow, granddaughter Elizabeth Ann RYALL (wife of Robert RYALL)
SHANNON MUNN	John		infant of Flora le MESSIRVER BOWRING his mother (her late husband was William PUNTON MUNN formerly of Hr. Grace, merchant). The petition concerns his guardianship.,
MURRAY	Mary	March 20, 1892	of St. John’s, husband John
NORMAN	James C.	June 30, 1892	of Cupids, fisherman, nephew James NORMAN, brother Nathan NORMAN
O’DRISCOLL	Ann	July 5, 1889	of Mobile, widow, sons Patrick C. O’DRISCOLL and Rev. Michael O’DRISCOLL
OKE	Robert Lammay	Dec. 21, 1891	of St. John’s, cabinetmaker, mother Mary Jane Harris OKE
PARSONS	George	May 6 1886	of Clown’s Cove, Carbonear, wife Susannah, son Oreshes?, daughter Delphine JOYCE (wife of James JOYCE)
PARSONS	Melvina	October 1877	of Hr Grace, spinster, brothers Nathaniel and Moses PARSONS
PARSONS	Robert	Aug 24, 1891	of Codey’s Point, near Bay Roberts, planter, wife Rachel
PARSONS	Susannah	June 20, 1891	of Clown’s Cove, widow of George
PERRY	Rose	died Aug 26, 1891	of “The Drook” in Trepassey Bay, husband Joseph
PURCELL	John	Feb 17, 1892	of St. John’s, builder, wife Margaret
PETRIE	Alexander	July 29, 1892	fisherman and gentleman of Bay of Islands, wife Georgina
QUINN	Mary		of New York, USA. According to the petition of Marion BRANSFIELD of NY, USA, William MAHON, formerly of St. John’s (dealer) died in St. John’s in 1831. He had land valued over $5,000. He gave this to his sons for life. William MAHON Jr, last of his surviving sons, died Nov 1884, Mary QUINN, daughter of said testator, died in NY, USA.
RAMSEY	Louisa	Mar 25, 1892	of St. John’s, husband Adam
ROBBINS	William		of Colliers, fisherman, wife Mary, petition written by his daughter, Mary SKINNER (wife of Henry SKINNER of St. John's)
ROLLS	Emily	March 8, 1887	of Codroy, husband John
ROTHWELL	Edward	June 30, 1892	of St. John’s, merchant, wife Jessie
RYALL	Catherine	May 6, 1888	of St. John’s, husband Samuel
RYALL, Jr.	William	June 17, 1892	of St. John’s, carpenter, wife Mary, father William RYALL
SAUNDERS	Edward	April, 1892	of Change Island, planter, sons Samuel and James
SHEA	James	1890	of Torbay, wife Ann
SILLARS	Archibald		of St. John’s. Power of attorney to Margaret SILLARS ARNOTT and Sarah ARNOTT of Glasgow. (several letters) Archibald had a will in 1873 that people are now making claims about.,
SKEANS	Ellen	July 7, 1892	of St. John’s, husband William, laborer
SMALL	Simon	May, 1892	of Twillingate, wife Naomi
SMITH	Alexander	Sept 25, 1892	of St. John’s, stone cutter, daughters Helen SMITH, Isabella MUIR, Catherine TEMPLETON, Barbara GRACE, and his son was Robert SMITH
SMITH	William	Dec. 31, 1875	of St. John’s, mason, sons Alfred, John and William; daughters Laura, Mary Ann and Emily (wife of William COOK)
SOPER	Pricilla	June 1891	of St. John’s, widow, son Thomas SOPER in Catalina
SPENCE	Amy	Sept 28, 1891	of St. John’s, husband John SPENCE
St. JOHN	James	1887	shipwright of Conception Harbor, died at Port Saunders, Hawke’s Bay in 1887 ,
STEPHENS	Catherine	July 8, 1892 intestate	of St. John’s, widow, died intestate in a fire July 8, 1892 (no next of kin known), petition of Donald MORISON of St. John’s, solicitor.,
STEPHENS	Thomas	Oct 5 1882	of Brigus, wife Ann, children: Henry, Emily, Alfred, Mary Ann, John, Jane and Sarah.
STABB	Henry Hunt	May 17, 1892	of St. John’s, doctor of medicine,, son Frederick A. STABB
STARKES	John	Apr 30, 1890	of Nippers Hr., planter, children (Uriah, Jane, Ishmael, Sarah, Lilly, Bessie?, Tanner?, Hedley?, Stanley) wife Emma
STONE	Thomas	June 26, 1891	of Catalina, merchant, wife Leonora
SULLIVAN	David	Aug 22, 1892	of Hr. Grace, foreman, mother was Mary O’NEIL (wife of John O’NEIL)
TAYLOR	Sarah	Mar 10, 1892	of St. John’s, husband Alexander (merchant)
THISTLE	Henry	Feb. 29, 1892	of Carbonear, fisherman, niece Eliza POWER, brother Francis THISTLE
THOMSON	Alexander B.		late of Halifax, NS, traveling agent, brother William THOMSON of New York, USA ,
THOMSON	Barbara		of Little Bay, widow (Looks like all the paper work is missing. No other information given.)
THORNE	Robert	Dec 21, 1891	of St. John’s, Master Mariner, wife Eliza
VATCHER	Stephen	Oct 24, 1891	of Burgeo, planter, drowned Oct 24, 1891 left 10 children: John, James, Richard, Joseph, George, Stephen, Jemina, Ellen, Sarah Jane, Martha. ,
WALSH	John	June 1891	late of Halifax, NS, formerly of Carbonear, laborer, son Patrick, sister Margaret POWER of Carbonear (wife of Pierce POWER)
WALSH	Patrick	May 16, 1891	of Stock? Stork? Cove, Bonavista, fisherman, (Maurice WALSH was made the executor of the will).
WATKINS	William	March 17, 1892	of Herring Neck, planter, sons William and George
WHELAN	Catherine	Aug 20, 1892	of Pouch Cove, spinster, brothers David and James WHELAN
WHELAN	William	Sept. 19, 1892	of Carbonear, planter, niece Margaret, nephew Stephen WHELAN, brother Edward WHELAN
WILEY	Patrick	March 18, 1892	of St. John’s, gentleman, brother Robert WILEY
WITHYCOMBE	Susannah	Nov. 11, 1889	of St. John’s, widow, nephew William Robert WITHYCOMBE

Page Transcribed by Colleen Haynes (April 2004)

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Wednesday February 20, 2013 AST)

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