Will of John Torr Gillard
from Newfoundland will books volume 7 pages 127-128 probate year 1902

Last Will and Testament of
John Torr Gillard of St. John's
Broker deceased.

      This is the last will and testament of me John T. Gillard of St. John's Broker.
First. I revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Second. I will devise and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth all my freehold land together with the dwelling house and stable thereon situate on Barnes Road in St. John's.
Third. I will and bequeath to my said wife Elizabeth the sum of Two Thousand dollars.
Fourth I will and bequeath to my said wife Elizabeth all my household furniture plate pictures and books.
Fifth. I will devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal to my executors to hold the same upon trust to pay the income arising therefrom unto my said wife, Elizabeth during her lifetime.
Sixth. After the death of my said wife Elizabeth my said executors shall hold the said rest residue and remainder of my estate upon trust in the first place to pay thereout the sum of Ten thousand dollars in such manner as my said wife shall by her will direct (or in the event of my said wife making no testamentary disposition of the same then to pay the said sum of Ten thousand dollars unto my nephews Sydney Knowles and Cecil J. Luscombe or their heirs in equal proportions) in the second place to pay the sum of Two thousand five hundred dollars to the Church of England Asylum for widows and orphans in St. John's, the sum of Two thousand five hundred dollars unto the Methodist Orphanage in St. John's, the sum of Two thousand five hundred dollars unto the Belvidere Roman Catholic Orphanage in St. John's and the sum of Two thousand five hundred dollars to the Convalescent Home in St. John's, and in the third place to pay the balance remaining out of the said rest residue and remainder of my said estate unto my nephews Sydney Knowles at present of Highwick, Coventry Road Yardley, Birmingham and Cecil J. Luscombe at present of Burton on Trent or their heirs in equal proportions.
Seventh: I appoint John Bray Ayre of the firm of Ayre and Sons of St. John's Merchants and my said wife Elizabeth executors of this my last will and testament and I bequeath to the said John B. Ayre the sum of five hundred dollars as a slight acknowledgment of his trouble in acting as executor of this my will as aforesaid. (Sgd) Jno. T. Gillard. Signed published and declared by the said John T. Gillard as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses at St. John's this 29^th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine. (Sgd) Herbert Knight (sgd) C. H. Renouf.

      I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will and Testament of John T. Gillard deceased

D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Jos I. Little
C. J.
Probate
granted on the
24^th day of
January 1902
to John Bray
Ayre and
Elizabeth Gillard
the Exors.
Value of
Est. $47,529.06