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Transcribed by Judy Benson & Ivy Benoit. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors

Newfoundland will books volume 12 page 548 probate year 1924

William Gill T. Martin

In re: WILLIAM MARTIN. DECEASED.

This is the last will of me William Gill T. Martin of St. John’s Newfoundland draper and I revoke all former wills by me made

  1. (I) I give devise and bequeath all property of whatsoever kind (including money and choses in action) that I shall die possessed of to my wife Susie Mundun Martin to use and enjoy as she sees well (both the corpus and the income) during her life including the right to dispose of by her last will any of my estate remaining undisposed of at her death but if she fails to dispose of by will of the said remaining estate (if any) then said remaining estate shall go to my adopted daughter Thurza Frecker now known as Dorothy Martin
  2. (2) Should my said wife predecease me I give devise and bequeath all my said property to said Dorothy Martin
  3. (3) If my said wife survives me I appoint her sole executrix of this my will but if she predecease me I appoint the said Dorothy Martin sole executrix of this my will.

    4. In witness whereof I have set my hand to this my will this day of September 1919. WILLIAM G. T. MARTIN.
    Signed by the Testator William Gill T. Martin as and for his last will who in our presence who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
    Jas. J. McGrath.
    T. Scanlon McGrath.

    CORRECT, William F. Lloyd Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat April 19/24 Horwood C.J. Probate granted to Susie Mundun Martin April 19/24 Estate sworn at $2112.44

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